The Art of Exploration archive is where you'll find my past writings and thoughts. You are currently viewing a list of articles that were published in April 2015.

Roxborough State Park

Published April 29th, 2015 in Colorado

For some time now, I’ve been wanting to explore some of Colorado’s state parks. Finally, today, we visited our first: Roxborough State Park, a 4,000 acre park that lies just southwest of Denver.

Gem Lake

Published April 28th, 2015 in Colorado

This past weekend Phil and I went up to Estes Park to hike the Gem Lake Trail. For most of the hike, it was sunny and mild but as we approached Gem Lake the clouds took over and the temperature dropped.

Finding Winter

Published April 19th, 2015 in Colorado

This past week, a large, slow-moving storm system passed through the Front Range. At lower elevations it started out as snow, but the temperatures warmed and the snow gave way to copious amounts of rain.

Nighthawk Trail

Published April 9th, 2015 in Colorado

Near the Hall Ranch trailhead, you have the choice of either following the Bitterbrush Trail or the Nighthawk Trail. In the past, I’ve hiked the Bitterbrush Trail many times but I’ve only followed the Nighthawk Trail once, for a short distance.

Lichen Loop

Published April 4th, 2015 in Colorado

Today I made a quick exploratory visit to Heil Valley Ranch. This was my first visit to this park and I was pleased to find that it is yet another nearby area that offers plenty of beautiful landscape, interesting geology, and many miles of trails.