by dianeg | Jun 1, 2018 | Diane's hikes, Uncategorized
I like my clients to know something about me. I wrote these words part-way through a 175-mile trek through the desert and Gila River canyon in New Mexico in May 2018. This expresses a lot about why I carve out time to rise early and hike long distances each year....
by dianeg | Oct 2, 2016 | Diane's hikes
So for my birthday, I decided to give myself an adventure. Though last year I completed the Colorado Trail (about 480 miles from Denver to Durango) I tackled the more difficult alternate route this summer. It’s comprised of 80 miles through the West Collegiate...
by dianeg | Aug 7, 2016 | Diane's hikes, Uncategorized
I heard words this summer that became my mantra during many hours of hiking — mostly in the West Collegiate Range of Colorado, but recently, in Montana with my daughter Grete and son-in-law Zach. Those words seem to me to fit this series of pictures, taken on a...
by dianeg | Nov 2, 2013 | Diane's hikes, Family Ceremonies
Fall is a shoulder season here in Colorado — the transition journey from summer to winter, warmth to cold, light to dark. I squeezed in one last hike in the mountains on the last weekend of September, climbing through rain to feel the snow at the top of a...
by dianeg | Aug 2, 2012 | Diane's hikes
My friend Penelope and I completed most of segment 8 of the Colorado Trail (CT) this past weekend, from Copper to Camp Hale. This was the most spectacular segment yet. Have you hiked a portion of the CT? Let me know.