Angel of Shavano is an east/southeast facing snow line on a 14er located in Central Colorado. When fully “in”, the line provides continuous snow from the top of the mountain all the way down to 11,200ft or so. The Angel of Shavano gets its name from a view of the snow line in the…
Piestewa Peak, formerly Squaw Peak, is the 2nd highest peak behind Camelback Mountain in the Phoenix area. Although less crowded and technical than its higher neighbor, this mountain requires a lot of elevation gain and some technical scrambling towards the summit. Piestewa was renamed in 2008 because the previous name is a derogatory term…
Camelback Mountain is likely the most popular hike in the Phoenix area with a few different routes to the summit: Echo Canyon and Cholla trails. This guide will focus on the Echo Canyon approach. This hike is extremely popular and involves a bit of scrambling towards the start of the trail. I would HIGHLY…
Lake Dorothy is an out and back hike located in the Indian Peaks Wilderness of Colorado. The hike starts at the popular 4th of July trailhead and works up to Arapaho Pass before a short hike to the alpine lake itself. This hike is fantastic for summer wildflowers and later in the summer when…
Diamond Lake is a heavily trafficked hike located just outside of Nederland, Colorado. This 5ish mile hike starts at the extremely popular 4th of July trailhead and ends at beautiful high alpine lake, Diamond Lake. This hike contains a reverse elevation profile meaning you gain elevation on both the way there and way back…
Waimea Canyon Loop covered in this post tackles the following trails: Kumuwela, Canyon, Halemanu-Kokee. Combined, this hike is a 6 mile loop within Waimea Canyon State Park in Kauai, Hawaii. This loop follows 3 or 4 different trails and uses some jeep roads to link up a beautiful loop that shows off the best…