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North Arapaho Peak & South Arapaho Peak Hike Information
Top 5 Colorado Hikes of 2019

Top 5 Colorado Hikes of 2019

December 29, 2019 The Virtual Sherpa Comments 2 comments

Top 5 Colorado Hikes of 2019 2019 was a great year of hiking for me in Colorado and beyond. This post talks about the Top 5 Colorado Hikes of 2019 according to me. Number 5: Hagerman Tunnel & Lake Kicking off the list of top 5 Colorado Hikes of 2019 is Hagerman Tunnel and…

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Bright Angel Trail Grand Canyon Hike Information & Review
Bright Angel Trail Grand Canyon Hike Trail Guide

Bright Angel Trail Grand Canyon Hike Trail Guide

December 18, 2019 The Virtual Sherpa Comments 1 comment

The Bright Angel trail is a popular trail that starts at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. The trail has some shade and consists mostly of packed dirt. Ambitious hikers can hike all the way down to the Colorado River but most day hikers will turn around at the 1.5 or 3 mile…

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Colorado Trail Segment 3 Hike Information & Review
Colorado Trail Segment 3 Hike Trail Guide

Colorado Trail Segment 3 Hike Trail Guide

November 19, 2019 The Virtual Sherpa Comments 0 Comment

Colorado Trail Segment 3 is the third segment of the Colorado Trail that stretches from Littleton, Colorado to Durango Colorado. This segment is popular with day mountain bikers and has moderate traffic. Colorado Trail segment 3 starts at Little Scraggy TH and ends at Rolling Creek TH. The trail is 12.5 miles long with…

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Four Reasons Why Winter Hiking in Colorado is Difficult

Four Reasons Why Winter Hiking in Colorado is Difficult

November 12, 2019 The Virtual Sherpa Comments 5 comments

When you ask someone, when is hiking season? Most people will say spring, summer and fall. In Colorado where high elevation snow starts early, the amount of people hiking in the winter months decreases significantly. Winter hiking brings less crowds, more direct routes and sometimes more beautiful summit views than summer hikes do. However,…

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Colorado Trail Segment 2 Hike Information & Review
Colorado Trail Segment 2 Hike Trail Guide

Colorado Trail Segment 2 Hike Trail Guide

November 5, 2019 The Virtual Sherpa Comments 0 Comment

Colorado Trail Segment 2 is the second segment of the Colorado Trail that stretches from Littleton, Colorado to Durango, Colorado. This segment is popular with day hikers, backpackers and mountain bikers and is one of the most heavily trafficked segments of the Colorado Trail. Colorado Trail Segment 2 is 11.5 miles long and 2,482…

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Ranking the Colorado 14ers by Difficulty

Ranking the Colorado 14ers by Difficulty

October 24, 2019 The Virtual Sherpa Comments 29 comments

Before ranking the Colorado 14ers here is some background on my journey. I have hiked all 58 of the 14ers in Colorado (as of 2021, closing in on 100 summits of the 14ers), I wanted to rank them and provide some thoughts on the experience and the mountains themselves. I have done my best…

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