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Bear Creek Trail to Panorama Point

Sunday hike from Pence Park to the Point before the rain came in. Over 7 miles and 1000 elevation gain. Lot of bikers but very courteous.

u/COBengal — 4 days ago
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Pre-dawn on top on Mt. Bierstadt (05/17/25)

Always a beautiful morning vista from Bierstadt.
Trail is in great shape. Brought spikes but left them in my bag. Some risky snow/ice up near the summit but easy to bypass on climbers left. Started just after 3, summited a few mins before 5.

u/Glass-Ad-3196 — 5 days ago
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Anyone renting Mestaa’ėhehe Fire Tower soon?

PLEASE someone bring a guestbook to donate!!! The current ones are all full and it’s one of the best parts of the fire tower rental when you get to sit back and flip through all the fun things people have written!

Stayed here over the weekend and would’ve brought one to donate if I had known 😭 someone please done let this fun tradition die!

Also conditions this weekend were great, logistics-wise - no snow, dry trail, easy hike up

u/acon_ — 5 days ago
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Quandary Peak

Went up on 5/14. Last mile is difficult with the snow. Spikes and poles were helpful. The snow was melting into slush around 10AM on the descent. 10/10 awesome hike

u/Mataes — 6 days ago
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Mt. Meeker (13,916)

Long and sporty day up the SW slope/Dragon Egg Couloir! Route still has about 8-12" of snow as of 5/10/2026, made it up easy with spikes and gaiters. The bushwhacking and river crossings were pretty miserable, but Wild Basin is incredible and I saw lots of animal tracks.

u/the_shrimp_boi — 10 days ago
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Grizzly & Torreys (Loveland pass)

Catch the snow before it’s gone! Beautiful am for peak bagging. Microspikes are helpful, gaiters too if you’re out later. Snow softening up really quickly in the sun.

u/Glass-Ad-3196 — 12 days ago
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I’m looking for a bivy recommendation for the Colorado Trail

I’d like a recommendation for a 3 season bivy. I’m thinking about doing the Colorado trail this summer, and I want to save weight. I’ve slept in a tent a lot, slept in a hammock w a tarp above a lot, and I’d like to go lighter. I need one that’ll fit a 6’3 guy. To be clear, I’m looking for a regular use Bivy, not an emergency Bivy. I’d go with a hammock but obviously you can’t string a hammock up above treeline.

I’ll pair it with a sleeping pad, sleeping bag, and likely a tarp as well.

If anybody has a good recommendation for a ~30-40F (if that’s even a good temp?) sleeping bag as well, that’d be great. My 0deg bag is great but too heavy/bulky and no doubt too warm.

I’m a pretty seasoned backpacker and have slept above treeline before on a few occasions. I’m good on clothing management and navigation. Food seems like one of the more challenging supplies to manage. I’m thinking lots of sugar for the calorie density. I’m hoping the late snows will increase water access but I’ll be doing my due diligence before setting off. Any other tips are welcome.

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u/backcountry_bandit — 10 days ago
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Longs Peak Trail

Made it most of the way to Chasm Lake but got tired of post holing so I called it about half mile short. The snowshoe trench ended a little way above tree line so it was slow going from there. Great day regardless. Happy to see all the snow up high.

u/slims246 — 13 days ago
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Heading up Trico peak

Trico Peak (13,321) County line junction for San Miguel, Ouray, and San Juan County

u/whambapp — 11 days ago
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federal passes no longer accepted for Mt Blue Sky road

I was trying to buy an online reservation for the Mt. Blue Sky road when it reopens for the season May 22, but couldnt find the entry for passes. I learned federal passes are no longer accepted for Blue Sky access because the entrance gate switched from federal administration to the city of Denver. So its $22 on recreation.gov (the website the feds mainly use).

It looks like you can still hike or bike for free. Hikers can also access alternative trails from Chicago Lakes and Mt. Bierstadt for free.

Different parts of the Mt. Blue Sky are owned by different government agencies: the parking lots and lakes by the City of Denver, the road by the state of Colorado, and most of other land is federal.

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u/peter303_ — 13 days ago