Tweet My good friend Nahum continues to be in town for the month of July. As part of his being in town (Aspen actually), Nahum wanted to do at least two social backpacks: Little mileage in, the emphasis on camping rather than hiking, day hikes from base camp. I prefer a more traditional backpacking trip, [...]

Tweet Saturday saw me re-visiting an old favorite of mine: Flat Top Mountain in Rocky Mountain National Park. Flat Top contains many aspects of the Colorado Rockies in one hike: Aspen and pines (sadly succumbing to pine bark beetle), a large sub-alpine lake, permanent snow fields and magnificent above treeline views on the Continental Divide. [...]

Tweet After the enjoyable, but hectic at times, backpack of last weekend I wanted a more traditional backpacking trip: A long hike in and out, relatively few people, an emphasis on hiking and not camping. D-low and I pored over the maps one weeknight (after having a couple of cold ones). We spied a loop [...]

Tweet The weekend of July 4th, saw my good friend Nahum back in town for the month of July. Nahum is one of my closer friends. Someone who've I known for a few years. We've established a strong friendship through many times shared in the outdoors, discussions about military history (esp. World War II!) and [...]