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Pawnee Buttes Stargazing

January 20, 2019December 20, 2022 Pete KJ 1 Comment

When people think of hiking Colorado’s Front Range, they usually think about doing it in the daytime. But nights are great for Read More

Pronghorn Prairie

November 20, 2018September 28, 2020 Pete KJ 1 Comment

Now that snow is dusting and caking Colorado’s Front Range, it’s time to hike the lower lands. In 2009 the City of Fort Collins gave this type of Read More

Ten Little Indians

July 20, 2018September 28, 2020 Pete KJ 2 Comments

Now that it’s July, why not start your Denver hike from up high? Read More

Spring Fling

April 20, 2018September 28, 2020 Pete KJ 1 Comment
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A fine spring day in Staunton State Park
Photo by Pete KJ

Spring can be a tough time for a Front Range Colorado hiker. I love to walk the winter lowlands, but as soon as the snow level begins to retreat, I start to ache for the high country. Then things stall. Read More

Wild Things

December 20, 2017September 28, 2020 Pete KJ 5 Comments

On a sunny Wednesday morning in late October, I knew it was time to get up for one last day in the high country. It hadn’t really snowed yet, I could see from my house, but snow was in the forecast. I knew there was no better place to go than Wild Basin. Read More

Muggle No More: To Cache or Not to Cache?

May 20, 2017September 28, 2020 Pete KJ 8 Comments

Recently I hiked Mount Margaret in the Red Feather Lakes area northwest of Fort Collins, Colorado. This region of forests, meadows, and castellated rocks will be in the upcoming book, Base Camp Denver: 101 Hikes Along Colorado’s Front Range. Read More

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