Tag Archives: wilderness

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

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

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

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Perham Creek

Again I am amazed that this hike is right across from one of my favourite hikes and I never knew it was there before! It is so exciting to know that there are still so many places for me to … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Carter Lake

After reading a local newspaper column about a nearby lake that I had never heard of before we decided to try to find it. This had the added benefit of driving up past Ruedi Reservoir which has to be some of … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Wildflowers already!

Hiking Arbaney-Kittle trail this morning there are so many beautiful wildflowers out already. Right after the spot where most people turn around is a beautiful little wild garden with Capitol Peak to Sopris Mountain as a backdrop. This morning it … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

American Lake

Stephi and I were going to hike Cathedral Lake but changed our minds and went up to American Lake instead. With bug spray!!!! And we even lent our bug spray to other hikers who were in the position I was in last … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Avalanche Creek

Time for another hike up Avalanche Creek. The trailhead is about 45 minutes from my house. I hiked out for about three hours then turned back. I am guessing I was about halfway to the Avalanche Lake. The wildflowers were beautiful … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Riding in our beautiful mountains…

Yesterday I was invited to help ride horses with Avalanche Outfitters at Redstone Stables. What a beautiful ride! With snow still on the mountains and the bluest Colorado sky you can imagine we rode past spring run-off waterfalls cascading into … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Sunny view from my office!

This is more what we are used to. So much so that I thought the picture I posted at Christmas was way cool just because it was different. I never grow tired of the stunning beauty of these mountains even seeing them … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

A fun month!

I can’t believe a whole month has gone by so fast! As well as working I have enjoyed some spectacular fall hikes. We also went to see Styx at a local venue which is quite small so we were so … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment