Summer Archives - Base Camp Guides

Ten Little Indians

July 20, 2018July 15, 2018 Pete KJ 2 Comments

Now that it’s July, why not start your Denver hike from up high? (more…)

Honoring Ada

June 20, 2018June 15, 2018 Pete KJ 1 Comment

It’s June in Colorado’s Front Range! Per normal schedule, I’ve started putting ice cubes in my coffee. Lawn sprinklers are fired up with the intention of using them as little as possible. (more…)

An Appointment with Enos

March 20, 2018April 25, 2018 Pete KJ 4 Comments

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One overcast morning last June, I hopped in my car and drove toward Longs Peak. I was on my way to visit a kindred spirit. I had an appointment with Enos! (more…)

Bobcat Ridge: Where Not to Walk

November 20, 2017April 25, 2018 Pete KJ 3 Comments

Colorado’s Front Range has much to offer a hiker. It is important to know where to go. It’s also important to know where not to go. (more…)

Base Camp Budapest: Three Hills of Buda

August 20, 2017April 25, 2018 Pete KJ Leave a comment

After a week of vacation in Budapest, Hungary, my feet became itchy for some dirt trail and forest. What’s a hiker to do? Go hiking, of course! Here’s a great walk in hilly Buda, on the west side of the Danube (more…)

Beating the Crowds at Rocky Mountain National Park

July 20, 2017April 25, 2018 Pete KJ 2 Comments

No month is better than July for hiking Colorado’s Front Range and especially Rocky Mountain National Park. Nearly all the trails are open for foot traffic sans snowshoes, (more…)

Cool Summer Hikes in the Southwest

July 3, 2017April 25, 2018 Deborah Wall Leave a comment

During the summer months the Southwest is generally too hot to comfortably hike its trails or camp in its back country. But like most generalizations, this one has exceptions (more…)

Muggle No More: To Cache or Not to Cache?

May 20, 2017April 25, 2018 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. (more…)

Junior Ranger Program, for children of ALL ages

February 21, 2017April 25, 2018 Deborah Wall Leave a comment

The Junior Ranger motto is “Explore, Learn and Protect!” This program is one of the park system’s best ideas to get children interested in, and educated about, our national parks, recreation and conservation areas, and other public lands. What few may know is that there is no age restriction of any kind on this program. (more…)

Fiery Red Sandstone Cliffs at Valley of Fire

February 7, 2017April 25, 2018 Deborah Wall 2 Comments

Only an hour’s drive north of Las Vegas, Valley of Fire State Park makes a great day-trip destination. The park includes some of Southern Nevada’s most colorful landscapes of fiery red sandstone, sculpted by millions of years of erosion and geologic events. It is Nevada’s largest state park, at 42,000 acres, and also the oldest, established in 1935. (more…)

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