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.
Mount Boddington Ridge
A super-fun long ridge scramble in the Upper Fryingpan Valley.
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...
Vestal Basin, Whitehead Trail, Weminuche
A couple of days of hiking and running adventures in the northern Weminuche Wilderness, to Vestal Basin, Elk Creek, and the Whitehead Trail.
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.
Cronin Peak Loop
A big lolloipop loop around Cronin Peak with several bicentennial 13ers and lots of time high on ridges.
Mount Nebo – Mount Oso
A trip to the Weminuche Wilderness to climb the 13ers Mount Oso and Mount Nebo via Hunchback Pass, Vallecito Creek, Nebo Creek and Rock Lake.
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
