Category: 2023

FLAT TOPS WILDERNESS BACKPACK TRIP 9/6/22 TO 9/9/22

        As an affiliate I earn commission on some links.   This was only my second backpack trip in Colorado but it was outstanding.  The first backpack trip was only a few days prior to this one where some friends and I did an overnight called the Zirkel Circle.  That was a […]

CHIMNEY ROCK TRAIL OVERNIGHT BACKPACK 4/7/23 TO 4/8/23

      We decided to start our hike at the Chimney Rock Trailhead for a relaxing one night camp that had very little elevation change.  The trailhead is just off highway 24 and very easy to find.  The parking was a little iffy so you may have to wait for someone to leave in […]

CHINLE TRAIL ZION WILDERNESS BACKPACK OVERNIGHT 4/1/23 TO 4/2/23

This overnight backpack trip was all part of a very large Utah vacation that included visiting several different parks.  This was the first of three backpacking trips on this entire vacation.  I’m from the East so hiking in the West is always a really incredible change in scenery.  I have hiked several parts of the […]

Zirkel Circle Overnight Backpack 9/3/22 to 9/4/22

  This was officially my first backpack trip in the Colorado wilderness and was well worth it.  I have been to Estes Park quite a few times and did quite a bit of hiking and fly fishing in that vicinity but this is what I wanted to do for a long time.  Definitely worth it! […]

7/29/23 HIKE UP RAINBOW FALLS TRAIL UP – BULLHEAD TRAIL DOWN

It had been a few years so I was overdue for a hike up to Mt. Leconte.  It’s always calling!  Such a beautiful mountain and so many trails to get there.  Never gets old.   So we took the Rainbow Falls Trail up but decided to hike Bullhead Trail on the way down.  Now, I […]

ALBRIGHT GROVE TRAIL – OLD SETTLERS TRAIL 7/28/23

I had backpacked this area of the Smoky Mountains one other time and hiked through the Albright Grove Trail on the way back to my vehicle so I didn’t get a chance to appreciate the place.  This time a friend of mine and I were there just to see the Albright Grove Trail and enjoy […]