Blog - She Dreams Of Alpine

I’d dreamt of backpacking and hiking in Idaho’s Sawtooth Mountains for quite sometime. Although I didn’t know much about them, a past coworker of mine once told me the area was one of her favorite places to visit, so I mentally bookmarked the Sawtooth Mountains as a “must-do” future...

Chasing that Rocky Mountain high? If hiking a Colorado 14er is one of your goals, Mount Bierstadt is an excellent choice. While no 14ers are truly easy, Colorado 14er Mt. Bierstadt is generally agreed to be a great first 14er. Mount Bierstadt is a popular trail that’s easy to follow, and the...

When Michael & I decided to settle down in one spot for a while and give up van life, we chose to make Colorado Springs our home. And one of my absolute favorit...

Colorado is well known for its long list of big 14,000 foot peaks, and if you are keen to tackle some of them it’s good to get some training hikes under your belt before your big summit challenge. Training hikes help to not only build your stamina and muscles for big 14er hikes, but also pro...

Right off the bat, you might be wondering, what is a 14er? A “fourteener” or 14er is a type of mountain that is at least 14,000 feet in total elevation. Also, to be considered a true 14er, it is widely accepted that the 14er must also have at least 300 feet of prominence.

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