OTHER HIKES and GET OUTS of NOTE…
1995 (1)
-VAIL DOWNHILL RIDE 9/1/95 w/ Coop & friends “No Fear” for them “Fear” me
1996 Hikes (5)
-MOUNT SANITAS 9/15/96 with MJ 4 yrs old
MJ’s first HIKE, 4 ½ yrs old, 2.5 miles 1,200 ft of elevation gain
http://www.totalboulder.com/resources/63.html
-HALL RANCH 9/28/96 with MJ
-HARNEY PEAK 7/6/96 also on 6/24/00
7,242 ft, 6 miles, 1,100 ft of elevation gain. South Dakota State High Point
****Got me started hiking Coop, Steve Fairley, Darrin and Scott Oschner also w/ Herms
http://www.geocities.com/south_dakota01/harneypeak.html
-MESA TRAIL SOUTH TRAILHEAD loop 10/20/96 with MJ 3.4 miles
-SOUTH BOULDER PEAK 11/10/96 with Coop
8,549 ft, 8 miles, 2,900 ft of elevation gain. “Work Hard, Play Hard”
http://www.totalboulder.com/resources/68.html
1997 Hikes (6)
-HALLS RANCH RIDE 4/17/97 with Joe Baggett
-WALKER RANCH RIDE 4/19/97 with Joe Baggett http://www.totalboulder.com/resources/62.html
-VEEDABOO, WY RIDE 5/26/97 snowing sideways with Craig and Joe
-PEACEFUL VALLEY RIDE 6/7/97 with Joe, First Header over the handle bars
-EAGLE POINT PARK 6/16/97 with MJ and Mom
http://www.dbq.com/parks/eagle.html
-GRAND TRAVERSE RIDE VAIL 8/25/97 Coop & Missy in Vail
http://vail.snow.com/popup.summer.biketrails.asp
1998 Hikes (4)
-MCULLOUGH GULCH 8/15/98 below Quandary w/ Robert & Herms 7-8 miles
-HORSETOOTH 9/27/98 in Fort Collins solo
http://www.angelfire.com/film/beyondthewall/horsetooth.html
-QUARRY HIKE from NCAR in the snow Ansel Adams 12/20/98 solo
-ANNE U. WHITE 12/26/98 w/ Herms 6,600 ft, 1.5 miles, 560 ft of elevation gain
1999 Hikes (17)
-GREEN MOUNTAIN 1/17/99 with Darrin
5,800 ft, 3 miles, 1,400 ft of elevation gain http://www.totalboulder.com/resources/69.html
-*“HOW TO” CAMPING TRIP with Darrin 5/28-5/30/99 near Red Feathers, Walden, Moose, Grand Lake, Lake Granby, Rollinsville Duct tape bumper.
-BEAR LAKE 6/20/99 9,475 ft, .5 mile, 0 ft gain, with MJ in Rocky Mt NP
-ALBERTA FALLS 6/20/99 9,400 ft, 2.2 miles, 160 ft of elevation gain, w/ MJ in RMNP http://www.coloradoguide.com/recreation/Detail.CFM?Trekking__ID=2567
-ST. MARY’S GLACIER 6/26/99 with MJ
http://hikingincolorado.org/stmary.html
-1ST CAMPING TRIP 7/2/99 Turquiose Lake, Balltown, CO Independence Pass, -Maroon Bells, Paonia State Park, Black Canyon, Needle Rock, over Grand Mesa
-MALLORY CAVE 8/29/99 with Mark Herman 6,820 ft, 2.2 miles, 740 ft of elevation gain
http://www.totalboulder.com/resources/66.html
-OUZEL FALLS 9/11/99 with Darrin
9,450 ft, 5.4 miles, 950 ft of elevation gain Colorado Classic Hike
http://www.aria-database.com/waterfall/fallsmonth/10-00.html
-PIKES PEAK STATE PARK, EFFIGY MOUNDS Nat’l Mon. 10/4/99 Mom & Dad
-CRYSTAL LAKE CAVE, MINES OF SPAIN, LITTLE MAQ. MOUNDS, JULIEN -DUBUQUE’S GRAVE 10/5/99 with Coop
-BACKBONE STATE PARK 10/6/99 with Coop & Greg
-GEORGE WYTH STATE PARK 10/8/99 Day of Coop & Missy’s wedding
-VALLEY STATE PARK Maryland 11/6/99 solo
-ROXBOROUGH STATE PARK 11/13/99 Short hike w/ MJ & Marisa
-GARDEN OF THE GODS 12/18/99 solo Great Photo day
-NYMPH LAKE in the snow 12/24/99 with MJ ½ mile
-DINOSAUR RIDGE 12/31/99 with MJ
2000 Hikes (21)
-ROYAL ARCH 1/22/00 with Herms 6,950 ft, 3 miles, 1,270 ft of elevation gain
http://www.totalboulder.com/resources/57.html
-PAWNEE BUTTES 1/23/00 solo
5,200 ft, 3 miles, 220 ft of elevation gain, Colorado Classic Hike
-CASTLEWOOD CANYON STATE PARK 1/29/00 with MJ
http://parks.state.co.us/Castlewood/trails.asp
-SEVEN FALLS, GARDEN OF THE GODS 2/20/00 with MJ
-SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN & BUMMER’S ROCK 2/26/00 with MJ
-COLORADO NAT’L MONUMENT 4/19/00 solo rim drive
-ARCHES Nat’l Park, DELICATE ARCH, 4/20/00 3 miles 480 ft gain
-LANDSCAPE ARCH w/ Coop & Missy
-CAMP AT HATCH POINT 4/21/00
-CAPITOL REEF Nat’l Park 4/21/00 drove thru on the way to Bryce
-BRYCE CANYON Nat’l Park 4/21/00 with Coop and Missy
-ZION Nat’l Park 4/23/00 with Coop and Missy
-MESA VERDE Nat’l Park 4/24/00 solo
-GREAT SAND DUNES Nat’l Park 4/24/00 solo
-BLACK CANYON of the GUNNISON Nat’l Park south rim 6/17/00 solo saw a bobcat
-DEVIL’S TOWER Nat’l Monument 6/25/00 with Herms
-MOUNT AUDOBON 7/4/00 solo (Colorado ranking 457)
13,223 ft, 8 miles, 2,700 ft of elevation gain Colorado Classic Hike
http://gorp.com/gorp/publishers/pruett/hik_bldr.htm
-LAKE ISABELLE 7/8/00 with MJ 10,838 ft, 7 miles, 317 ft of elevation gain and beyond
-ARAPAHO PASS 8/12/00 with Robert 11,906 ft, 3 miles, 1,785 ft of elevation gain
-RATTLESNAKE GULCH TRAIL 11/4/00 with MJ Eldorado SP
http://www.totalboulder.com/resources/67.html
2001 Hikes (11)
-ST. JOHN’S VIRGIN ISLANDS 5/7/2001 Snorkel at Waterlemon Cay, sea kayak, Ram’s head hike “Get Up, Get Out and Do Something”
-RIFLE FALLS, STEAMBOAT & PEARL LAKE STATE PARKS 5/25/01 with MJ “This is the most beautiful State Park Ever!” –MJ We saw a pine martin, Tombstone & Sunrise Vista Trail http://parks.state.co.us/Rifle_Falls/environment.asp
-JAMES PEAK 7/1/01 with Coop (Colorado Ranking 403)
13,294 ft, 7 miles, 2,187 ft of elevation gain
-ADAMS FALLS and beyond 7/5/01
Did with MJ, Coop, Missy, Joe, Lynn, Aaron, and Aimee in RMNP
-FOREST LAKES 7/21/01 with MJ
10,680 ft, .5 miles, -320 ft decent Wildflowers everywhere
-CANYONLANDS Nat’l Park DRUID ARCH & CHELSER PARK 9/1/01 solo
12.6 miles, 7 ½ hours http://home.earthlink.net/~rigibson/druid.html
-CANYONLANDS Nat’l Park 9/2/01 solo
several short hikes in the Island in the sky, Mesa Arch, Upheaval Dome, etc.
-PIKES PEAK SP, WYALUSING SP, YELLOW RIVER FOREST 10/8/01
-BALD MT. & PINES TO PEAKS 12/23/01 solo 7,161 ft, 1 mile, 240 ft of elev. gain
-WHITE ROCKS 12/23/01 solo 5,415 ft, 6 miles, 305 ft of elevation gain
-BEAR PEAK 12/24/01 solo 8,461 ft, 5 mile, 2,861 ft elevation gain
2002 Hikes (24)
-49 PALMS 3 miles in JOSHUA TREE NAT’L PARK 1/25/02 with Coop
http://cs.lasierra.edu/~wclarke/jt/49palms.html
-RYAN MOUNTAIN 5,461 ft, 3 miles, 1/26/02 with Coop
-WAIPI’O VALLEY 4/21/02 4 miles, 900 ft elevation gain, with Scott Briechle
-VOLCANO NP KILEAUA IKI CRATER 4/26/02 4 miles, 400 ft elevation gain
-GREEN SAND BEACH 4/26/02 5 miles with Scott Briechle
-BARR LAKE State Park 5/4/02 5 miles with MJ
-DOUDY DRAW 5/5/02 solo (several times this year)
6,220 ft, 6.6 miles, 540 ft of elevation gain 1 hr 45 mins.
-CASTLEWOOD CANYON State Park HIKE 5/18/02 with MJ
6,600 ft, 6 miles, -400 ft, Colorado Classic Hike
http://parks.state.co.us/Castlewood/trails.asp
-MUELLER State Park OUTLOOK RIDGE HIKE 5/25/02 with MJ
http://parks.state.co.us/Mueller/trails.asp
-FLORRISSANT FOSSIL BEDS Nat’l Monument BOULDER CREEK 5/25/02 MJ 8,550 ft, 3.2 miles, 150 ft of elevation gain Colorado Classic Hike
-BEAR, NYMPH, DREAM, & EMERALD LAKE 6/1/02 with MJ in RMNP
10,080 ft, 3.6 miles, 605 ft of elevation gain Colorado Classic Hike
http://www.coloradoguide.com/recreation/Detail.CFM?Trekking__ID=2564
-GEM LAKE 6/8/02 with MJ in Rocky Mountain Nat’l Park
8,830 ft, 4 miles, 1,090 ft of elevation gain, did some cool rock hopping as well
http://www.mtnds.com/hikes/mrh/mrh10.html
-HALLETTS PEAK and FLATTOP MOUNTAIN 6/29/02 solo in RMNP
12,713 ft & 12,324 ft, 10 miles, 3,250 feet of elevation gain. Colorado Classic Hike
-HANGING LAKE & SPOUTING ROCK 7/18/02 MJ, Coop, Joe, Lynn, A & Aimee
7,250 ft, 2.4 miles, 1,150 ft of elevation gain. Colorado Classic Hike
http://www.wiu.edu/users/mfbhl/hanging-lake.htm
-PAWNEE PASS 7/20/02 attempted w/ Coop
12,550 ft, 9.2 miles, 2,030 ft of elevation gain.
Made it about 11,700 ft, 7 miles, 1,180 ft of elevation gain before we had to turn back in a BB-sized hail storm. http://gorp.com/gorp/publishers/pruett/hik_bld3.htm
-CARPENTER PEAK & SOUTH RIM TRAIL 9/14/02 solo at Roxborough State Park
7,200 ft, 9.5 miles, 2,000 ft of elevation gain.
-Gunnison Route into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison 9/20/02 w/ Robert
3 miles, 1,800 ft down and back up.
-BIERSTADT LAKE RMNP 10/5/02 w/ MJ
9,416 ft, 3.0 miles, 566 ft of elevation gain. Elk bugling, aspens yellow, Hallets and Longs in a clouded shadow with snow, Ansel Adams-like.
-ARTHUR’S ROCK Lory State Park 10/19/02 w/ MJ after his soccer game
7,000 ft, 3.4 miles, 1,400 ft of elevation gain.
-DEER MOUNTAIN RMNP 11/16/02 solo elk and big mule deer
10,010 ft, 6 miles, 1080 ft of elevation gain.
http://www.mtnds.com/hikes/mrh/mrh11.html
-FOUNTAIN VALLEY/LYONS LOOP Roxborough State Park 11/28/02 solo
6,200 ft, 2.25 miles, no elevation gain. Colorado Classic Hike.
Lots of mule deer and “Prayer of Jabez” Chatfield State Park and sunset photos.
-PAWNEE BUTTES 11/29/02 solo to the top of the East Butte.
5,420 ft, 3 miles, no elevation gain. Colorado Classic Hike
2003 Hikes (16)
-LANDSCAPE, WALL, PARTITION, NAVAJO, & DOUBLE O ARCH 3/15/03
w/ MJ ARCHES NP 4.2 miles, minimal elevation gain.
-DELICATE ARCH 3/15/03 w/ MJ ARCHES NP 3 miles, 480 ft elevation gain.
-BROKEN ARCH 3/16/03 w/ MJ .8 miles Arches NP
-WHALE ROCK 3/16/03 w/ MJ CANYONLAND NP 1 mile, 300 ft elevation gain
-MESA ARCH 3/16/03 w/ MJ .5 mile Canyonland
-SAND DUNE ARCH w/ MJ .5 mile Arches
-DOUBLE ARCH w/ MJ .5 mile Arches
-WINDOWS/TURRET ARCH LOOP 3/17/03 w/ MJ 1.25 miles
-GREEN MT WEST RIDGE TRAIL 4/13/03 solo
8,144 ft., 2.8 miles, 600 ft. of elevation gain
-DRY CREEK TRAIL FRONT RANGE – 132nd solo 4/20/03
5 miles, no elevation gain.
-THE CRAGS TRAIL 5/17/03 with MJ west side of Pikes Peak.
10,680 ft., 5miles, 640 ft of elevation gain. Helped a Mom find her son & dude from TX.
-GREGORY CANYON & SADDLE ROCK 5/27/03 solo
7,050 ft., 5 miles, 1,250 ft of elevation gain.
-VISTA GRANDE TRAIL w/ MJ Sugarite SP New Mexico
8,050 ft., .5 miles, 150 ft of elevation gain. MJ got nettles. Called wild turkey.
-CAPULIN VOLCANO NAT’L MONUMENT w/ MJ into crater and around rim.
7,800 ft., 1.5 miles, 600 ft of elevation gain. Hiking in the clouds.
-CLEAR CREEK CANYON TRAIL w/ MJ in Cimarron Canyon SP New Mexico.
7 miles, 1,000 ft. of elevation gain. Hike of Enchantment, 4-5 waterfalls along the stream.
-SPRAGUE LAKE w/ MJ twice in RMNP .5 miles.
1 mile, no elevation gain. Saw Baby ducks and elk calf with mother.
-ALBERTA FALLS, MILLS, LOCH, LAKE HAIYAHA, DREAM, NYMPH, & BEAR LAKE w/ MJ in RMNP. New Catch Phrase “Psyched to Hike”
10,220 ft, 10 miles, 1,340 ft of elevation gain. Hard Trail finding in the snow, ptarmigan chasing us, and sketchy snow fields on the way down to dream lake.
-SQUARE TOP LAKES w/ MJ below Square Top Mountain on Guanella Pass.
5 miles, 1,500 ft of elevation gain.
-STANLEY MOUNTAIN solo near Berthoud Pass.
12,521ft, 7 miles, 1,200 ft of elevation gain. Blue grouse
-FISH CREEK FALLS solo near Steamboat Springs. Around the falls & to Upper Falls.
5 miles, 1,000 ft. of elevation gain. 280 foot falls, the Coors beer can falls.
-HANGING ROCK with Coop at Effigy Mounds NM near Harpers Ferry, IA.
7.5 miles, 500 ft. of elevation gain. Great views of the Mississippi River.
-Maquoketa Caves w/ Coop & MJ.
2 miles, 100 ft. of elevation gain. Neat caves in limestone rock
-GEMINI PEAK 8/9/03 w/ Scott Briechle & Faust, Russ Helt, & Marc Ciufolo
14,036 & 13,941 ft, 7 miles, 2,700 ft of elevation gain. Saw a weasel & a porcupine.
2004 hikes
-CUB LAKE 6/13/04 solo 5 miles, 540 ft of elev. gain.
-ST. LOUIS LAKE 6/26/04 solo 6 miles, 1500 ft of elev. gain, 11,531 ft.
-LAKE ISABELLE 9/4/04 w/ Scott Briechle 5 miles, 388 ft elev. Gain, 10,868
-BARKER DAM 11/3/04 w/ Coop Joshua Tree NP 1.2 miles, 80 ft elev. Gain, 4,240
-WALL STREET MILL 11/3/04 w/ Coop J-Tree NP 1.2 miles, 50 ft elev. Gain, 4,300
2005 hikes
| Thurston Lava Tube | 0.08miles | | |||
| Kilauea Iki | 4.2miles | | |||
| Active Lava Flow | 7miles | ||||
| Wapio Valley | 3miles | ||||
| Rattlesnake Canyon | 3 | miles | |||
| Independence Monument | 6miles | | |||
| Garden of the Gods | 6miles | | |||
| McColough Gulch | 2miles | ||||
| Nymph, Dream, and Lake Haiyaha | 6 | miles |
-ROYAL GORGE 7/21/05 w/ MJ, I couldn’t walk across the bridge. MJ did.
-GARDEN of the GODS 7/23/05 solo 6 miles, 250 feet, Siamese Twins, etc.
2006 Hikes
-SOUTH RIM and FOUNTAIN VALLEY LOOP 5/27/06 solo, Roxborough SP, 6 miles, 600 feet.
-OUZEL FALLS 5/28/06 solo, RMNP, 6 miles, 950 ft gained to 9,450 feet Colorado Classic Hike
-GREENBELT PLATEAU/MARSHALL MESA 5/29/06 solo, Boulder 5.5 miles
-ARBOR LAKE 5/30/06 solo, Arvada saw Great Blue Heron
-MILLS LAKE & The LOCH 6/3/06 w/ Coop, RMNP, 7 miles, 2,200 ft gained to 10,180 ft.
-GREGORY CANYON & SADDLE ROCK 6/4/06 w/ Coop, Boulder, 5 miles, 1,390 ft gained to 7,050 ft.
-BEAR, NYMPH, DREAM, and EMERALD LAKE 6/13/06 solo, RMNP, 5.5 miles, 650 ft gained to 10,080 feet.
-POHLMAN PRAIRIE PRESERVE w/ Coop & MJ, 1.1 mile goat prairie, Hot/Humid
-LITTLE MAQUOKOTA MOUNDS w/ Coop & MJ, 1.0 mile, Hot/Humid
-BRIDAL VEIL FALLS Pike Peak SP w/ Coop 1 mile, doe and spotted fawn
-EFFIGY MOUNDS SOUTH UNIT w/ Coop 4 miles
-ROYAL ARCH 7/27/06 w/ Tim McCarn and DB Ellis, 3.2 miles, 1,500 ft gained
-MEDICINE BOW PEAK LOOP 7/29/06 solo, 10 miles, 1,813 ft gained to 12,013 ft.
-MOUNT AUDOBON 8/12/06 Russ & Taylor Helt, Marc Ciufolo (Colorado rank 457)
13,223 ft, 8 miles, 2,743 ft of elevation gain Colorado Classic Hike
http://gorp.com/gorp/publishers/pruett/hik_bldr.htm
QUANDARY PEAK 8/18/06 w/ SpectraLink Sales & Marketing 14,265 ft, 6.75 miles, 3,450 ft of elevation gain.
14 NATIONAL PARKS
Rocky Mountain CO
Volcano HI,
Virgin Island VI
Joshua Tree CA
Zion UT
Bryce Canyon UT
Canyonlands UT
Arches UT
Black Canyon of the Gunnison CO
Great Sand Dunes CO
Capitol Reef UT
Mesa Verde CO
Petrified Forest AZ
Grand Canon AZ
Grand Tetons WY
Yellowstone WY
9 NATIONAL MONUMENTS
Effigy Mounds IA
Devil’s Tower WY
Mount Rushmore SD
Colorado Nat’l Mon. CO
Florissant Fossil Beds CO
Puukohola Heiau HI
Pu uhonua o Honaunau (Place of Refuge) HI
Capulin Volcano New Mexico
Monument Valley AZ/UT
19 of 40 COLORADO STATE PARKS
Barbour Ponds
Barr Lake
Castlewood Canyon (Castle Rock
Crawford
Eldorado Canyon (Boulder)
Eleven Mile (Colorado Springs)
Golden Gate Canyon (Golden)
Harvey Gap (Rifle)
Mueller (Colorado Springs)
Paonia
Pearl Lake (Steamboat Springs)
Rifle Falls
Rifle Gap
Roxborough (Littleton)
State Forest (Walden)
Steamboat Lake
Yampa River Legacy
Lory State Park (Fort Collins)
Chatfield State Park (Littleton)
Other STATE PARKS
Yellow River Iowa
Pikes Pike Iowa
Blackhawk Iowa
George Wyth State Park Iowa
Backbone State Park Iowa
Maquoketa Caves State Park Iowa
Mines of Spain and E.B. Lyons Iowa
Wyalusing State Park Wisconsin
Valley State Park Maryland
Dead Horse Point State Park Utah
Sugarite State Park New Mexico
Cimarron Canyon State Park New Mexico
New Wine State Park New Vienna, Iowa
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