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re: Colorado Hiking/Rafting Outdoor long weekend
Posted on 6/16/23 at 8:33 pm to failuretocommunicate
Posted on 6/16/23 at 8:33 pm to failuretocommunicate
Personally, I would ditch rafting and go to RMNP and hike Nymph, Dream and Emerald Lake. Eat lunch in the parking lot, then hike to sky Pond. The next day, or vice versa, drive Trail Ridge Road and do all the little hikes off of that.
Breckenridge has some really good hikes, and we had a great time using a bike rental service from Breck and biking down Vail Pass, but it took about two days for our headaches and fatigue from high altitude to dissipate when we got there. Not really good for a quick weekend if you are coming from low altitude.
Breckenridge has some really good hikes, and we had a great time using a bike rental service from Breck and biking down Vail Pass, but it took about two days for our headaches and fatigue from high altitude to dissipate when we got there. Not really good for a quick weekend if you are coming from low altitude.
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Posted on 6/18/23 at 8:29 pm to amgslg
A little disappointing to hear that rafting might be out of the question..... Appreciate the suggestions. Keep em coming
Posted on 6/19/23 at 9:46 am to amgslg
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Personally, I would ditch rafting and go to RMNP and hike Nymph, Dream and Emerald Lake. Eat lunch in the parking lot, then hike to sky Pond. The next day, or vice versa, drive Trail Ridge Road and do all the little hikes off of that.
Unless you're in great shape and used to hiking/running, etc., most people aren't going to be hiking to Emerald Lake (nice easy hike...3.5 miles rt, I think.) and Sky Pond on the same day. Sky Pond is a 9 mile hike and considered strenuous. I'm sure there are plenty of folks who can do this, but it's surely not easy to hike 12.5 miles in altitude.
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