The Chicago Lakes trail is in the Mt Blue Sky Wilderness and brings hikers up to a pair of high alpine lakes located under the popular 14er. The hike starts at Echo Lake and then works by the Idaho Springs Reservoir until finally reaching the lower and upper Chicago Lakes. This hike is beautiful…
Clouds Rest is a nearly 10,000ft mountain located in Yosemite National Park. This hike has two popular ways to reach the summit, via the Mist Trail and Yosemite Valley and Tenaya Lake. This guide will focus on the Yosemite Valley approach which is longer and much more difficult. Clouds Rest offers excellent views of…
Half Dome is one of the most iconic hikes in the United States. Located in the Yosemite Valley of Yosemite National Park, this hike is most known for its infamous “cables” section. This “via ferrata” style section helps hikers get up the final 400 or so feet to the summit of Half Dome. Half…
Yosemite Falls is one of the staple hikes of the Yosemite Valley and Yosemite National Park. The hike is broken up to two trails: Upper Yosemite Falls and the lower falls. The upper falls trail is significantly more difficult but provides unique views of the waterfalls and the Yosemite Valley. The Lower Yosemite Falls…
Casco Peak is a 13er and Colorado Centennial (highest 100 Peaks in the State) with its summit sitting at 13,915ft. Located in the Sawatch Range behind Mt Elbert, this mountain sees only a fraction of the traffic that Colorado’s highest peak does. Casco Peak offers fine Spring skiing or snowboarding with a variety of…
Cactus to Clouds is located just outside of Palm Springs, California and is considered to be one of the hardest day hikes in the United States. The hike starts in Palm Springs, CA works up to San Jacinto Peak which is over 10,800ft and then back down. Most hikers will take the Palm Springs…