San Rafael Swell
A trip to San Rafael Swell to explore Bell and Little Horse Canyon and Chute and Crack canyons.
The Phantom Terrace
A two day backpack in the Sangres through Venable and Comanche creeks and the Phantom Terrace
Horn Lakes
A weekend 13er peakbagging backpack trip to Horn Lakes in the Sangres.
Snowmass S Ridge
The S Ridge on the west side of Snowmass Mountain might be our favorite route on that 14er.
Cotton Lake
A Fourth of July in isolation (hiding out) from the holiday crowds, up at Cotton Lake in the Sangre de Cristos.
Rito Alto Lake
Looking out at Rito Alto Lake. Most Coloradans know the Sangre de Cristo Mountains for the eight 14ers that reside within them. Sure, those summits are dramatic and any adventure in to see them is worthwhile. But if you look beyond that part of the range, you’ll see dozens of other valleys and lakes to explore, and seemingly countless 13,000 foot summits that are seldom visited. We recently took the...
White Dome and Peak One
A post from our recent trip to the Weminuche, to climb White Dome, Peak One, and Hunchback Mountain.
Macey Lakes
Exploring the valleys and summits of the Sangre de Cristos, this time up to Macey Lakes and Colony Baldy.
Bears Ears and Fish & Owl Canyons
Taking it all in under Neville’s Arch, deep in Owl Canyon. You can barely make out Christy (in red) beneath. We recently made a trip to Fish and Owl Canyons down in Cedar Mesa. It’s a region of Southeastern Utah that’s home to canyons, mountains, forested mesas, impressive sandstone formations and considerable Native American history. (more…)
Salt Creek
At the far southern end of the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park is a valley called Salt Creek. The Salt Creek region is full of ancient ruins and petroglyphs unlike other areas of this National Park.
About Christy & Ted
We met in Aspen in 2000 and have been happily stuck in the rockies ever since, getting out in the mountains every day we can, in every season and by all means possible. Read More
