Here’s a cool bit of history: This easy 4.4 mile hike, which skirts the lakeshore and winds through aspen forests with beautiful views of the amazing peaks around Twin Lakes, takes you to InterLaken, a former resort that was once …
Lake Hartenstein is within an easy distance from downtown Buena Vista and is accessed by the Denny Creek Trailhead, one of the major entry points of the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness area. This trailhead leads not only to Lake Hartenstein but …
This area is know as the Alpine Tunnel Historic District which consists of a 200′ wide right of way along 13 miles of the original Denver, South Park and Pacific rail bed between the town sites of Quartz and Hancock. …
Today was a busy day: an easy hike, a beautiful drive, and good food and beer! *laughs I started out with a hike on the “Narrow Gauge Trail”. It’s a very easy 4.4 mile hike out and back – although, …
Here’s another trail from “”The Local’s Adventure Guide to Mellow Mountain Trails – 27 Fun Day Hikes in Salida and Buena Vista”. The Davis Meadow Trail winds 3.6 miles out and back and takes about 2 hours. It goes through …
I’ve been doing a few easy hikes since I got here last week but I decided I really needed to get a comprehensive trail guide so I purchased a book called, “The Local’s Adventure Guide to Mellow Mountain Trails – …
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