4-7 November 2022 Chimney Rock Pass Loop, Fay Canyon Trail, Mescal Trail, Courthouse Butte loop, Red Cliff Trail, Baldwin Trail loop(15 miles, +2,000/-2,000 feet). Time for another birthday trip with ZoZoZoom. Her birthday was in August, but this year she wanted to do a trip to Sedona, which is much nicer in shoulder season. So…
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Sugarloaf Ridge
7-8 March 2021 Waterfall loop, Hillside Trail loop, Bald Mountain Loop (7 miles, +1,700/-1,700 feet). “When can you party?” That’s what I asked my parents when I heard they got their second dose of COVID vaccine. “About two weeks!” they said. So I marked it on my calendar, and planned a trip to Davis to…
Olympic National Park
13-24 August 2020 Olympic National Park This was the second half of my RV adventure with ZoZoZoom and Jim (aka mom and dad). After visiting the Redwoods we plowed through Oregon in a single day and stayed at a small county park in Washington before arriving at the Quinault Rainforest the next day. Jim was…
Redwoods National and State Parks
9-11 August 2020 Redwoods State and National Parks Like many people during the pandemic of 2020, my parents have been locked away, venturing out only to get essentials. It’s been rough on them, especially my mom who is very social. What a happy accident, then, that I happened to buy a used RV for her…
Sprague Lake redux
Glacier Basin Campground to Sprague Lake and back (2 miles, +200/-200 feet). We had to drive back early today to return the RV, but not before an early morning return to Sprague Lake. And guess what! ZoZo got her moose! He was with a lady friend. And from across the distance we could also hear…
Alpine Ridge Trail, et al.
Alpine Ridge Trail, Adams Falls Trail, and some random alpine cross country (3 miles, +600/-600 feet). Today was more a car-touring day than a hiking day, but some of our short hikes were notable. First there was a short hike to 12,000 feet from the Alpine Visitor Center. We drove down to Grand Lake to…
Bierstadt Lake
Bear Lake to Hollowell Park (5 miles, +400/-1,500 feet). Today we were looking for a downhill hike, and thanks the the shuttle system in Rocky Mountain National Park, we got just what we were looking for. Starting at Bear Lake, we hiked a teensy bit of uphill to get over a ridge and then cruised…
Five Lakes Loop
Glacier Gorge to Bear Lake via Mills Lake and Lake Haiyaha (7 miles, +1,600/-1,300 feet). Today we set off to do a seven lake loop in the Bear Lakes area, but as it turns out, five was plenty! I got to see two lakes I missed last time I was here, Mills Lake with lovely…
Sprague Lake
Glacier Basin Campground to Sprague Lake and back (2 miles, +200/-200 feet). ZoZoZoom just turned 75! Woo hoo! So time for a hike, naturally. We met in Denver, rented an RV, and headed up to Glacier Basin Campground in Rocky Mountain National Park. Lucky for us, we had time before sundown for a short hike…
The JimmyJam Hiking Club 