– detailed logistics, packing list, trail specifics, sample itinerary& budget – By Jennifer Mihlbauer-Schiel, July 28, 2022 This is it folks…search no further when planning your iconic backpacking trip between two of the cutest Colorado towns around! I can assure you I had read ALL the blogs, all the AllTrails reviews, and spoke with localsContinue reading “Backpacking Crested Butte to Aspen with Kids”
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Blue Lake via Mitchell Lake Trailhead
Quick trail highlights: –Length: 6.2 miles –Route type: out & back –Elevation Gain: 994 ft. –Permit: Only for parking during high season https://www.recreation.gov/timed-entry/10087515/ticket/10087516 –Other: Dogs allowed on leash; leave no trace –Trail Characteristics: streams, ponds, meadows, alpine lakes, waterfall, pines, Continental Divide, wildlife such as moose, wildflowers -Consider checking out the All Trails AppContinue reading “Blue Lake via Mitchell Lake Trailhead”
Mt. Bierstadt: The “Friendly 14er”
I’m convinced one of the most “Colorado” things to do is summit a 14-er, so I defer to the whole “when in Rome” sentiment as a new transplant to the state. Now technically I’m not really a new transplant—more like a “new, old transplant” since I lived here once before (from 2008-2016). All toContinue reading “Mt. Bierstadt: The “Friendly 14er””
Backpacking Big Pine Lakes
Via Big Pine Creek North Fork Trail, Inyo National Forest, CA This is the backpacking trip I’ve been waiting for all year, with 3-generations tackling the North Fork Trail together to Big Pine Lakes! It’s Mom (me), daughter (Gwendolyn), Grandma (AKA Mom or Mitzi) and Aunt Mihl (my sister Heather) all joining in for aContinue reading “Backpacking Big Pine Lakes”
A Nonprofit is Born
On our last backpacking trip, I managed to convince a friend to join us with her kids in the Rocky Mountains. Just moms and their elementary-age babes. No dad’s this round, cause ladies: We got this! Her kids are friends to my 1st and 3rd graders, and hadn’t yet experienced backpacking themselves. All of theContinue reading “A Nonprofit is Born”
Trading for Trails 