JessicaMar 276 Great Easy Hikes Near Colorado SpringsSix easy, beautiful hiking trails in and around Colorado Springs to explore in any season!
JessicaDec 18, 2021New Year New Adventures - Planning Outdoor Adventures in AdvanceIf you want to visit popular parks or trails over the summer, the winter months are the ideal time to start planning that outdoor adventure.
JessicaOct 16, 2021Hike to Interlaken Historic ResortRead about this lakeside trail at the base of the tallest peak in Colorado that leads to a late 19th century historic resort!
JessicaJul 16, 2021Exploring Eleven Mile Canyon Recreation Area in ColoradoEleven Mile Canyon Recreation Area, conveniently located an hour away from Colorado Springs, boasts many activities for the outdoor lover.
JessicaJun 17, 20219 Things to Consider Before Hiking with a Chronic IllnessI’ve learned to stop relying on trail ratings because the simplistic rating system is subjective at best and not meant for disabled bodies.
JessicaMay 20, 2021Arches National Park - Hiking Devil’s GardenIn the middle of our first Colorado winter, I could think of no better place to visit than the warm red rock wilderness of southeastern Utah
JessicaMar 15, 2021Climbing into the Past - Bandelier National MonumentStacia and I walked along the trail, poking our heads into Talus House, climbing wooden ladders into the few cavetes the NPS allows visitors
JessicaFeb 22, 2021Zapata Falls Trail - Five Reasons to Beat the TrafficOther than a quiet, peaceful hike, here are five reasons to get out early on your trek to Zapata Falls in southern Colorado.
JessicaFeb 5, 2021Identifying Trails for Hikers with DisabilitiesFebruary 4th, 2021 Identifying trails that are appropriate for the hiker with a disability is easier said than done, right? Finding easy,...
JessicaJan 10, 2021Acknowledging the Good - Our Time Outdoors in 2020January 9th, 2020 I’m confident that 2020 will be a year to remember, for the most obvious reasons. The pandemic and the resulting...
JessicaDec 22, 2020Cheyenne Mountain State Park: Hiking in the Company of Mule DeerAs we walked slowly up the trail, eyes and ears on alert for more deer or wildlife, we saw the buck jump back on the trail and join the two
JessicaNov 20, 2020Crested Butte’s Hiking Trails Will Leave You SpeechlessI wanted to spend the entire day on these trails, exploring along the river, then further up the hillside into the Aspen grove, then deeper
JessicaOct 13, 2020An Autumn Hike in San Juan National ForestIn Hermosa, we followed a sign for the Haviland Lake State Wildlife Area to Wagon trail. A plaque at the trailhead explains how this trail
JessicaAug 25, 2020Hiking To HealthAs it turns out, hiking as a form of exercise has a lot more to offer than indoor exercise routines. So how does hiking affect your overall
JessicaAug 14, 2020Wilderness at 10,000 Feet: A Day in the San Pedro Parks WildernessSan Pedro Parks Wilderness is this lush, green 40,000+ acre wilderness area within the Santa Fe National Forest. The wilderness is named for
JessicaJul 17, 2020Shaded Trails for Summer in the High Desert - Hikes Around AlbuquerqueEven in the high-elevation desert around Albuquerque, it’s not wise to be hiking out in an open, unshaded area during the summer months
JessicaJul 7, 2020Hiking with Chronic PainChronic pain, unlike acute pain caused by short-term illness or injury, cannot easily be rested, iced, and medicated away either.
JessicaJun 24, 2020Following the East Fork of the Jemez River with the DogsThe Las Conchas trail weaves closely along the river with multiple shaky wooden bridges for trail crossings, surrounded by strips of grassy
JessicaMay 28, 2020Walking the Sandia Mountain WildernessFrom up here, we could observe the wilderness area around us, the line of the mountains reaching south past the city boundaries, and the web
JessicaApr 24, 2020Landscape and the Pino TrailThis landscape that I see, framed by limbs and pine needles, may look radically different in years to come--not the geology of it, but...