by Paty | Sep 7, 2020 | Rockies, Trail Journals, Uinta Highline Trail
Sunday – September 6, 2020 Start Point: Hacking Lake ( Mile 24.7)End Point: Fox Lake (Mile 48)Distance Hiked: 23.3 miles The nearly full moon last night was like a persistent night light shining through my tent. I wasn’t expecting that. This was the first...
by Paty | Sep 6, 2020 | Rockies, Trail Journals, Uinta Highline Trail
Saturday – September 5, 2020 Start Point: McKee Draw Trailhead (Mile 0)End Point: Hacking Lake (Mile 24.7)Distance Hiked: 24.7 miles Let me tell you, I’ve been looking forward to the Uinta Highline Trail (or UHT) ever since I got off the North Umpqua Trail...
by Paty | Aug 31, 2020 | Midwest, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #22 Date Visited: September 3, 2020 Route Taken: Short walk from parking area to the monument Type of Terrain: Flat pasture and grazing land Elevation: 5,424 feet Ancestral Lands: Arapaho, Cheyenne, Sioux...
by Paty | Aug 31, 2020 | Midwest, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #21 Date Visited: August 30, 2020 Route Taken: Black Elk Peak Trail #9 from parking area at Sylvan Lake – 6.4 miles (round-trip) Type of Terrain: Well-graded, wide dirt trail with some larger rocks near the summit....
by Paty | Aug 27, 2020 | Day Hikes, Midwest
We’re never doing THAT again!! The three of us were in resounding agreement with that sentiment when we collapsed into the car at 11 pm. We were famished from hiking through dinner and barely taking a single break over the past 18 miles. But, I’m getting...
