Let's talk Aguachile Alley
by brittle » Fri Jun 07, 2019 12:50 am
Seconding Vesper. Literally the only bar I go to in Denver.
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by walt whitman » Wed Jun 12, 2019 2:39 pm
thanks all. the trip to colorado was lovely. i'm well stocked to survive my crippling depression a while longer
i think my heart's with boulder, with its hippie vibes and gorgeous mountainscapes, though denver was fine
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by crime » Thu Jun 20, 2019 1:29 pm
i didn't realize pete passed recently. (not the ps lounge pete, the restaurant pete)
say what you will about the pearl street mall but the view of the flatirons is ace
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by brent » Thu Jun 20, 2019 1:42 pm
any reccs for hiking in august near breckenridge/vail? looking for something good for a group, day hike, moderate
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by crime » Thu Jun 20, 2019 2:53 pm
there's so many! i can only speak for mcoullugh gulch, very beautiful, but you really can't go wrong with any trail
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by brent » Thu Jun 20, 2019 3:00 pm
mcoullugh gulch and spruce to mohawk are def on my list along w/the shrine ridge trail for sure...not sure if my group and i are fit for a 14er...but we’ll see
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by board ghost » Thu Jun 20, 2019 3:04 pm
i love Oahu to bits, and i certainly like the weather, and its obviously scenic in its own right, but its a pretty tiny place.
like the entire island of Oahu is the same size as summit county. I definitely miss the vastness of the mountains. being up at alpine visitors center looking into the infinite distance, racing bikes up mount evans, or riding over berthoud or loveland pass or the copper triangle.
not like i did a lot of hiking or pass bagging in my last few years but man it was such a fun time.
There’s no path to a satisfying conclusion at this point.
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by brent » Thu Jun 20, 2019 3:12 pm
yeah it is so great. look forward to it every time i go
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by blackbetty » Sun Jun 30, 2019 11:33 am
Grand Lake is about 2 hours. Car camping just outside the West side of Rocky Mountain NP
East Inslet trail is great, has a huge meadow and a lake with a sandy shore further up. Pretty sure you don't have to pay park entry fees over there
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by brittle » Mon Jul 01, 2019 9:45 pm
Black Betty, that sounds awesome. Could you drop a pin and share the map coordinates or something? I've been going to the same few spots for forever but haven't found anything good near water
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by Milquetoaster Strudels » Wed Jul 03, 2019 3:07 pm
Hey friends, I just got into town and had my ritualistic first meal at El Taco de Mexico. Anyone going to Carly Rae or Classixx? Not sure about tonight, but I'm definitely gonna catch Classixx tomorrow.
My friends and I ended up booking a campsite in Idaho Springs for Friday and Saturday night. The forecast is looking slightly spotty, so it's hard to say how much hiking we'll actually get to do. I suppose at worst we could just go hang out at Indian Hot Springs and drink beer
Any recs on good hikes within an hour of there? One thing I'm super interested in is hiking out to a natural hot spring. It would be super fun to take a dip in a mountain lake as well
Quandary looks beautiful. What is the worst to expect from that hike? I'm not in the best hiking shape, so I wanna make sure I don't do something beyond me
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by woozy ducks » Wed Jul 03, 2019 4:38 pm
that fri/sat idaho springs forecast looks fairly typical for summer.
i'd avoid being above treeline after like 1-2pm because of lightning, regardless of what the forecast says. most people start their hikes early because of this. a 6am start for a big hike is totally common in order to be off the ridge by noon or so. people die every year because of lightning. don't follow along with the herd heading up some barren 12,000+ ridge when you see a storm closely approaching. you might already know all this, sorry...
quandary is amazing. for many it's their first 14er. i would do it. get a mega early start though. it isn't too difficult. just bring way more water than you'd expect. if you can walk 5 miles on a beach you can hack your way up/down quandary. it will prob be a 1.5-2 hr drive from idaho springs though
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by Milquetoaster Strudels » Wed Jul 03, 2019 5:02 pm
I definitely appreciate the advice. I'm definitely not the most experienced mountain hiker, but it's something I've always longed to do more regularly
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by board ghost » Wed Jul 03, 2019 5:17 pm
yeah i cant stress enough the seriousness of being on your way down, below treeline by noon or 1.
weather forcasts legit dont mean shit at altitude and i’ve personally been in a few life-or-death, holy-shit high altitude surprise storms. and heard some real scary stories from others.
There’s no path to a satisfying conclusion at this point.
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by board ghost » Wed Jul 03, 2019 5:20 pm
being at sea level its been pretty tough to unlearn that anxiety. if i’m on a hike here and havent summitted by like 10am i get twitchy and have to remind myself theres basically no environmental threats hiking in hawaii. no cold, no lightning, we dont even have like snakes or bears or anything. just mosquitos and bad water.
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by clouds » Wed Jul 03, 2019 5:40 pm
saw a couple hiking with a baby in one of those back carriers above treeline once. they were headed up when we were headed down as a rough looking storm rolled in. seemed not a good place and time to bring a baby.
https://kdvr.com/2019/06/30/lightning-s ... as-county/
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by woozy ducks » Wed Jul 03, 2019 6:25 pm
clouds wrote:saw a couple hiking with a baby in one of those back carriers above treeline once. they were headed up when we were headed down as a rough looking storm rolled in. seemed not a good place and time to bring a baby.
https://kdvr.com/2019/06/30/lightning-s ... as-county/
was it these people?
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by ghostguts » Tue Aug 27, 2019 3:46 pm
I'm in Denver this weekend for a wedding and essentially have a free day on Sunday. Any recommendations of what to do? I'm not really an eat my way across the city type of person; more so trying to find some pocket of culture and photograph it if possible. Hiking is cool, too.
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by brittle » Tue Aug 27, 2019 5:22 pm
do you have a car?
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by warmjets » Tue Aug 27, 2019 5:28 pm
Culture? lol
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by PROBLEM ATTIC » Tue Aug 27, 2019 6:46 pm
lol
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by ghostguts » Wed Aug 28, 2019 9:21 pm
brittle wrote:do you have a car?
Yep
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by brittle » Wed Aug 28, 2019 9:28 pm
five points and little saigon have both been whittled down to a single intersection over the last ten years. mexican/central american culture is still strong, but there's no real epicenter anymore.
tbh, the only area in denver that still feels real is south broadway. but it's all young white hipsters.
might be the best bet to just go for a hike. my favorite close to town hike is mount falcon up to the castle. just drive out to morrison (I 70 to c470) then take highway 8 south and look for the brown mount falcon sign. it's hot this time of year and it'll take like an hour to get up so bring food and water.
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by ghostguts » Thu Aug 29, 2019 9:45 am
thanks, brittle!
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by warmjets » Thu Aug 29, 2019 11:17 am
there are tons of hiking spots, really depends on how far you want to drive into the mountains and how far you want to hike. places within an hour denver are mobbed on weekends
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by warmjets » Thu Aug 29, 2019 11:18 am
i know it's touristy and crowded, but the drive up to mount evans is spectacular and wouldnt take a ton of time. There are little trails off the road to do some proper hiking as well.
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by blackbetty » Thu Aug 29, 2019 11:25 am
See Isabelle glacier before it's gone
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by blackbetty » Sat Aug 31, 2019 9:58 am
Clyfford Still museum is worth seeing
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