June 2025 As I left Frisco and Peak One Campground, I knew that the added elevation as I headed towards Leadville would mean colder temperatures. Still, I was a little shocked as I approached 11,318 foot Fremont Pass and crossed the snow line. The lakes around the pass and the old mine tailings ponds wereContinue reading “Halfmoon Creek”
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Peak One
May 26th, 2025 It is Memorial Day, 2025. The U.S. Forest Service Campsite where I have been for the last week is beginning to empty. Most campers who have come up for the holiday weekend are packing up and heading back onto I-70 for the trip through the tunnel and back down to Denver andContinue reading “Peak One”
Back to the High Country
May 19th, 2025 I left Interstate 25, heading straight west through the city of Boulder. I followed Canyon Boulevard paralleling the walkable mall of Pearl Street and started up the narrow winding Boulder Creek Canyon. As I approached the mountain town of Nederland, I met cars heading down to Boulder, probably going to work. ItContinue reading “Back to the High Country”
St. Vrain
May 5th, 2025 I usually reserve a site at St. Vrain State Park when I visit my son near Boulder. St. Vrain is outside of the town of Longmont, just north of Boulder. The park contains a number of small lakes and ponds clustered along the St.Vrain River which exits the front range of theContinue reading “St. Vrain”
The Sawtooths
June 15th, 2024 I left the Ketchum, Idaho area near sunrise on June 6th. I climbed the winding road to Galena Pass and then dropped down into the Sawtooth Valley. I was headed for somewhere around Stanley, a popular tourist town at the base of the Sawtooth Mountains. Because of the popularity, I was aContinue reading “The Sawtooths”
Starting All Over 