Tag Archives: hiking

Thomas Lakes

For my birthday hike this year we went to Thomas Lakes as the snow was still at some higher elevation hikes upvalley. The lakes were so full at Thomas Lakes! Beautiful wildflowers. This is a great hike for us as … Continue reading

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Avalanche Creek

The snow was so much more than usual this winter so the water is still running super high in our rivers and streams. The bridge across Avalanche Creek was washed away about 2.5 miles into this hike so that is … Continue reading

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Red Pine Lake

This is my first blog post about a hike I can’t drive to from my house! Most of the hiking/rafting/skiing posted here is either right in the Roaring Fork Valley or within a 4 hour drive (6 to Lake Powell). … Continue reading

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Carter Lake revisited!

Finally I got to go back to Carter Lake starting from the hard-to-find trailhead as I promised I would in my previous Carter Lake post: https://bronwynanglin.com/2012/09/25/carter-lake/ This time we went with a group of friends which was lucky as we … Continue reading

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Mountain Rescue Aspen in New HQ

If you need rescuing around here these are the guys and girls who will be doing it! An all-volunteer force, they will put their own lives at risk to get you out of pretty much anywhere. MRA just got a … Continue reading

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American Lake

Is it really three years since I hiked to American Lake? That’s crazy!!! I think last time I posted I said it is 11 miles out of Aspen but actually I think it is only about 8 miles up Castle … Continue reading

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Telluride again!!!!

Wow – having never been here in summer before this is the second time – see post before last! Just over two weeks later and still lots of waterfalls! There is a really cool hike from right in town called … Continue reading

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Light Hill

A new hike for me. About 10 minutes from my place there is open space and trails on Light Hill. I don’t know why I never went there before except there are soooooo many good hikes around here! The views … Continue reading

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Seven Castles hike

I have wanted to do this hike for a long time but wasn’t exactly sure of how to get to the trail! Seven Castles lies about 5 miles up the Frying Pan river from Basalt (which is about 18 miles … Continue reading

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Crested Butte to Aspen via West Maroon Pass

Time for our annual Crested Butte hike! Friends were hiking from Aspen to Crested Butte so we drove over on Saturday to meet them with plans to hike back on Sunday. This is definitely the luxury way to do it! … Continue reading

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