Stick Goes to Colorado

Author: Stick

  • [Davidson Mesa Trailhead] Davidson Mesa Loop

    [Davidson Mesa Trailhead] Davidson Mesa Loop

    SEP 11, 2024 WED 1:03 pm 28c/82f | Partly cloudy | 21% humidity | 5,670 ft highest point | Easy flat hike closer to home today, since I didn’t feel like doing anything strenuous. This trail has an amazing view of Boulder Valley, the Front Range, and the Indian Peaks behind them, which warrants a…

  • [Walker Ranch Loop Trailhead] South Boulder Creek Via Walker Ranch

    [Walker Ranch Loop Trailhead] South Boulder Creek Via Walker Ranch

    SEP 8, 2024 SUN 12:13 pm 28c/82f | Partly cloudy | 23% humidity | 7,232 ft highest point | Another Sunday hike with Branch. This is a trail in the mountains about a 35 minute drive West that I’ve been wanting to go to for a long while now. It features a big river, the…

  • [Gregory Canyon Trailhead] Gregory Canyon, Range View, Flagstaff Loop

    [Gregory Canyon Trailhead] Gregory Canyon, Range View, Flagstaff Loop

    SEP 7, 2024 SAT 10:18 am 23c/73f | Mostly sunny | 31% humidity | 6,947 ft highest point | Gregory Canyon is a trailhead near Chatauqua. I’ve passed through it once on the linked hike fairly recently. Last week, my mom sent me an Instagram video of a couple people hiking the Gregory Canyon trail,…

  • [Centennial Trailhead] Red Rocks + Anemone Trail Part 2

    [Centennial Trailhead] Red Rocks + Anemone Trail Part 2

    SEP 4, 2024 WED 11:02 am 26c/79f | Partly cloudy | 30% humidity | 6,314 ft highest point | See part 1 here. I’m back to the same trail as last week to do the whole thing – this time, the plan is to speed through the first half without taking ANY pictures. Well, things…

  • [Centennial Trailhead] Red Rocks + Anemone Trail Part 1

    [Centennial Trailhead] Red Rocks + Anemone Trail Part 1

    AUG 28, 2024 WED 10:05 am 24c | Sunny | 36% humidity | 6,072ft highest point | I’ve been in a depressive episode lately and stopped hiking for a week or two. That was definitely not helping me, so I made it a point to get back into the habit this week. I chose a…

  • [Harper Lake Trailhead] Harper Lake Loop + Powerline Trail

    [Harper Lake Trailhead] Harper Lake Loop + Powerline Trail

    AUG 17, 2024 SAT 10:48 am 32c/90f | Sunny | 13% humidity | 5,619ft highest point A nice, easy hike at a not super popular trailhead in the neighboring city of Louisville. I wanted to do a lake hike for a change, but I didn’t want to go to one of the bigger/nicer ones like…

  • [Fowler Trailhead] Fowler Trail

    [Fowler Trailhead] Fowler Trail

    AUG 11, 2024 SUN 11:28 am 24c/75f | Partly cloudy | 40% humidity | 6,333 ft highest point Branch and I decided to go for a hike together this Sunday. This post will feature some of his photos and commentary at the bottom. We were originally planning on going to Doudy Draw, one of our…

  • [Chatauqua Trailhead] Meadow Trail + Amphitheater Trail Loop

    [Chatauqua Trailhead] Meadow Trail + Amphitheater Trail Loop

    AUG 7, 2024 WED 10:30 am 27C/80F | Partly cloudy | 39% humidity | 6,346 ft highest point Chatauqua trailhead is probably the most popular one I regularly go to. It’s got perfect views of the Flatirons, so it’s a major tourist spot. It’s usually impossible to park in the lot on weekends (parked cars…

  • [Flatirons Vista Trailhead] Flatirons Vista Loop, Reverse

    [Flatirons Vista Trailhead] Flatirons Vista Loop, Reverse

    AUG 3, 2024 SAT 9:55 am 28C/82F | Sunny | 24% humidity | 6,188ft highest point Luckily, the smoke has waned quite significantly since my last hike on Thursday, but there is still some lingering smogginess. It’s tough to choose a trail on Saturdays due to all the good ones being packed, typically, which is…

  • [South Mesa Trailhead] Homestead & Mesa Trail Loop

    [South Mesa Trailhead] Homestead & Mesa Trail Loop

    AUG 1, 2024 THU 9:40 am 28C/82F | Sunny | 33% humidity | 6,130ft highest point My first time getting back into solo hiking since I got sick at the beginning of July. Feels good to be back. My usual Wednesday hike plans were canceled yesterday due to all-day water heater replacement (???) so I…