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Lost Lake
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Lost Lake – 19.1mi / 30.7km While primarily the domain of backpackers, Lost Lake is a remote lake for day hikers looking for a long day with ample rewards. The trail leaves the meadows at the trailhead and promptly drops down into the North Fork Big Thompson River drainage in the Commanche Peak Wilderness. You’ll…
Day Hikes of Rocky Mountain National Park Map Guide
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The Day Hikes of Rocky Mountain National Park Map Guide was designed to simply answer the question, “Where should we hike today?” These maps take the wonderful intuitiveness and visualization from a beautiful topographical map that Jake built from the ground up and couple it with short descriptions of all 78 day hikes that you’d…
National Parks
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Glacier National Park Grand Teton National Park Olympic National Park Rocky Mountain National Park Yellowstone National Park Yosemite National Park Zion National Park
The Mountains are Calling and I Must GO… Pee!
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Leave No Trace… It’s a simple concept. Yet sadly compliance can be poor, especially in high visitation areas. Topping my list of irritating violations are the piles of toilet paper littering trailheads, hiking trails, summits, and landscapes of our public lands and National Parks. And ladies, I don’t like to admit it, but we probably…
Climbing Mt Jackson 2022
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Of all of Glacier National Park’s sublime summits, only six of them crest over the 10,000 foot mark. Mt Jackson, with its long, rounded ridge is one of those summits and it is as rewarding as it is a long grind. While you could (and probably should) break it up into two days by camping…
Hiking Fitness: The Importance of Strength Training
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Training for Hiking This blog is the first blog in a series of posts discussing various components of hiking fitness. Be sure to check out the next blog in the series “Restoring Proper Muscle Activation”. It’s a new year and that means new adventures! There’s a lot of excitement that comes with planning and researching…
HIKE-ABILITY Training Program
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GET IN SHAPE FOR HIKING! Imagine… Accomplishing your bucket-list hikes — NOT being limited by your age, prior injury, pain, or lack of fitness. Being so prepared that you fully ENJOY the hiking experience — rather than being being distracted by how your body feels. Exploring NEW trails previously thought to be too challenging —…
6 tips to create a home gym space— that works for YOU
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Whether you’re new to working out or you’re a long-time fitness fanatic, you’ve probably contemplated the pros and cons of a home gym. In this article I’ll explain how to determine if setting up a home gym is right for you, and I’ll share valuable tips on how to create the right space and what…
How to build & maintain muscle at any age
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Why is muscle important? Maintaining muscle as we age has less to do with the “beach-bodies” we desired in our 20s and more about the implications it has on our health, function, abilities, and independence as we get older. Muscles power ALL your activities from daily tasks of living to hiking your favorite trails. Less…
