Category Archives: camping & hiking I posted recently that I’m a bit of a campsite snob. Great campsites are what make my world turn. I was sorting through pictures for some of these campsite reviews and stumbled upon the reason I am so very ruined for 99% of campsites. The weekend we turned 30, my sister-in-law and I went backpacking […]  Mueller State Park campground is Nic’s favorite place to tent camp in Colorado. It’s nearby, clean, and has great facilities. By camping in the tent only campsite loops you get the best of both worlds–all the facilities of a larger RV friendly campground with none of the noise and visual clutter of RVs! As a […]  The Crags Trail is a fantastic hike for while you’re camping at nearby Mueller Park. It follows the Four Mile Creek valley to the Crag formations on the ‘back side’ of Pikes Peak. Pros: This is a great hike with lots of variability in the scenery. It’s a nice length for elementary school aged children […]  We went to Kelsey Campground with our cub scout den last summer. This campground was chosen for its ability to accommodate one of the family’s large RVs as well as the fact that we made our reservations relatively late. The fact that they still had spots open was an accurate indication of the quality of […]  Next month will mark the two year anniversary of the Black Forest Fire, and also hopefully a high point in the wildflower season making it a great time to visit the Section 16 trail in Black Forest. The trail is a four mile relatively flat loop through both burn scar and unscathed forest. As such […]  No hike so thoroughly divides our family as Seven Bridges. The kids and I would rate it as one of our favorite hikes…Nic would rather get a root canal than go on it a third time. If crowds and dog poop are deal breakers for you, skip this one. If you are big fans of […] |
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