Backpacking to Parika Lake in Colorado's Never Summer Wilderness

After arriving late into Denver on Thursday night and speeding up Berthoud Pass to the Fraser Valley, I got a room at the YMCA of the Rockies Snow Mountain Ranch and crashed. Friday I awoke and gave myself a full day to acclimate to the altitude, as our definition of high-points in Wisconsin are small glacier kames t…

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What I Pack for a Colorado Backpacking Trip?

Back to Colorado! Per the Timehop app, it shows three years ago today I arrived in Granby at YMCA of the Rockies to start a seasonal job working in outdoor recreation (easily the best life decision I’ve made thus far)…and now I’m heading back to that exact same spot today where I’ll be staying for two nights before h…

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A quick stop at Rocky Arbor State Park

Here's another smaller state park property you should make the effort to stop by and explore at some point, especially with its close proximity to the bustling Wisconsin Dells area, aka the Las Vegas of the Midwest. There are two state parks in the Wisconsin Dells proximity- Mirror Lake (which is gorgeous ) and th…

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