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Arapaho Pass Trail
Starting at the Fourth of July trailhead, the Arapaho Pass trail climbs roughly 1600 feet in just over 3 miles, as it heads towards the pass. Continue reading
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Pawnee Pass Trail D
Isabelle Glacier Trail to Pawnee Pass One of the most beautiful trail segments in Boulder County. The trail begins to climb in earnest after leaving Lake Isabelle. Shortly down the path, it crosses a very large snowfield diagonally, working along … Continue reading
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Pawnee Pass Trail C
Jean Lunning Trail to Isabelle Glacier Trail In this trail segment, the trees really begin to thin out. From the junction with the Jean Lunning trail, it is mostly uphill, switching back over a fairly large stream on fairly stable … Continue reading
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Pawnee Pass Trail B
Located in the Indian Peaks Wilderness just west of the Brainard Lake Recreation Area, this trail segment completes a loop around Long Lake in conjunction with the Jean Lunning Trail. It is most easily accessed from the Long Lake Trailhead. Continue reading
Pawnee Pass Trail A
Located in the Brainard Lake Recreation Area in Roosevelt National Forest, this segment connects the Long Lake Trailhead with the northeast corner of Long Lake. Continue reading
Pawnee Peak and Mt. Toll
A LONG day of hiking. I started at the Long Lake Trailhead (no pun intended…) at about 6:45am and finished at the Mitchell Lake Trailhead at around 3pm. The start of the hike was relatively even – it is amazing … Continue reading
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Meyer’s Homestead Trail
Part of the activities for the Pack 278 Camp Patiya outing, I led this hike. It was pretty hot, so we ensured that all of the cubs had water with them. Almost all of the 35 folks who stayed overnight on Friday joined us. Continue reading
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Jean Lunning Trail (Long Lake)
We got a late start to the hike, having spent most of the morning packing for our Cub Scout camping trip to Camp Patiya just off of Flagstaff Road outside of Boulder. On the way up, the clouds were a … Continue reading
Mt. Audubon
I got an early start, as the weather forcast for nearby Ward, CO called for scattered thunderstorms as early as 11am, as opposed to the more traditional 2pm storms. Fortunately, these storms materialized much later in the day, although the … Continue reading
Green Mountain
Almost an escape from the 95 degree temperatures at home, it was about 10 degrees cooler at the trailhead, and quite a bit more on the trail itself. (At least while in the woods…!) The trail taken was a lollipop … Continue reading
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