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Torreys Peak by way of Kelso Ridge
I did my first 14er (14,000 foot mountains, the term typically refers to those found in Colorado). It was Torreys Peak, but I was coaxed into doing it the semi-hard way: by taking the Class 3 route over Kelso Ridge. It was a fun time with a little bit of scrambling over scree fields, a…
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Carpenter Peak
Today I hiked up Carpenter Peak, which is a ~7100ft mountain in the Colorado front range. It is accessible via Roxborough State Park. I have been to this state park before, but last time I was here I was kind of underwhelmed with the trail we chose. Carpenter Peak turned out to be a good…
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Kenosha Peak
This past weekend, I hiked in Colorado’s Lost Creek Wilderness and summited a “12er” – Kenosha Peak. It was a really swell time through a beautiful pine forest, alongside a creek (which ended up swelling as the sun warmed up snow fields at higher altitudes and increased runoff), up to above the tree line with…