Posts under ‘Hiking’

That’s how long it took Matt Carpenter to “hike” Barr Trail up to the summit of Pikes Peak for this year’s ascent. 13 miles, 10% incline, 7400 foot elevation gain ending at 14,110 feet at the summit house.
Me? Ummmmm . . . I made it to the top in a mere 525 minutes WOO [...]

In a moment when I suddently forgot that I’m middle-aged, overweight, and out of shape, I registered for the Pikes Peak Challenge. It’s a hike up Barr Trail to the summit of Pikes Peak on September 12th to raise money for brain injury awareness and prevention. I get to start hiking at 5:00 a.m. - otherwise [...]

This is the sixth and finall in a series of posts called Summer Rocks! that chronicle our adventures in hiking this summer. Why Summer Rocks!? Because my kids were so lucky this summer to get outside and see so many beautiful things, and it seemed that everywhere we hiked, there were huge rocks for the kids [...]

This is the fifth in a series of posts called Summer Rocks! that chronicle our adventures in hiking this summer. Why Summer Rocks!? Because my kids were so lucky this summer to get outside and see so many beautiful things, and it seemed that everywhere we hiked, there were huge rocks for the kids to climb [...]

This is the fourth in a series of posts called Summer Rocks! that chronicle our adventures in hiking this summer. Why Summer Rocks!? Because my kids were so lucky this summer to get outside and see so many beautiful things, and it seemed that everywhere we hiked, there were huge rocks for the kids to climb [...]

This is the third in a series of posts called Summer Rocks! that chronicle our adventures in hiking this summer. Why Summer Rocks!? Because my kids were so lucky this summer to get outside and see so many beautiful things, and it seemed that everywhere we hiked, there were huge rocks for the kids to climb [...]

This is the second in a series of posts called Summer Rocks! that chronicle our adventures in hiking this summer. Why Summer Rocks!? Because my kids were so lucky this summer to get outside and see so many beautiful things, and it seemed that everywhere we hiked, there were huge rocks for the kids to climb [...]

If you’ve been visiting here for a while, you know that this is the first summer I’ve ever had off with the kids. I was only working Thursdays and Fridays this summer, so we decided to keep them home out of summer camp. Turns out a friend of mine had Tuesdays off as well, so [...]

If you’ve been reading here for any length of time, you know that I love winter! And I love snow! And as much as I’d love there to be more snow on the ground and weather cold enough for us to have to wear coats and gloves, I’ll never pass up a beautiful day for [...]