Twin Sisters Peak Rocky Mountain National Park, COLORADO
The Climb
Directions: Twin Sisters Peak lays on the eastern edge of Rocky Mountain National Park (CO), just south of Estes Park on Highway 7. From the junction with Hwy 36, Highway 7 leads south as it climbs for 6.5 miles to Lily Lake (on the shoulder of Lily Mtn). As soon as the road levels out, the Lake is to the right and a parking area and unused Visitor's Center is on the left. This is a congested area. The Twin Sisters Trailhead access is on a dirt/gravel road to the left of the unused Visitor's Center parking area. The road that climbs the hill behind the parking area. The road is gated at .40 miles. Parking is on the right side of the road only. Overflow parking is in the Lily Lake area.
Twin Sisters Summit, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
My nephew CJ took me hiking to the summit of Twin Sisters peak, 11,428 feet, my highest hike as of August, 2014. I didn't get altitude sickness, which is a small miracle! If I can train a few times doing this height, or in Arizona at Mt. Humphreys (12,633) maybe MAYBE I'll try a 14'er. This is by Estes Park, in Rocky Mountain Nat'l Park, Roosevelt National Forest, the Twin Sisters trail. Loved it. For a Phoenix dweller, seeing snow capped mountains in August was........well, pretty awesome! As you can hear the wind was strong...felt like it would blow us right off LOL. Great hike in Colorado, recommend it 100%!!
Hiking up Twin Sisters Peak Colorado
A few aerial shots from our hike up Twin Sisters Peak.
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Twin Sister Peak, Colorado, East Peak
A quick video as Matt is nearly blown off of Twin Sister East peak.
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Shots taken on Trail Ridge Rd. in Rocky Mountain National Park. Shot with a Canon XH A1.
Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP), Colorado, USA - Mount Ida Summit in 4K Ultra HD
Mount Ida is a mountain summit in the northern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 12,865-foot (3,921 m) peak is located in the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness, 13.4 miles (21.6 km) west (bearing 268°) of the Town of Estes Park, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide between Grand and Larimer counties. The mountain was probably named after Mount Ida on Crete. (Wikipedia)
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The Scotts in Estes Park, CO and Snowshoeing to Dream Lake! {#47}
We are staying at our cabin in Estes Park, Colorado... enjoying the town, some relaxation and snowshoeing!! Watch our video for footage of the town and our gorgeous snowshoe trip up to Dream Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park!
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Trail Ridge Road - Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, United States
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Trail Ridge Road Rocky Mountain National Park
A challenging but beautiful 45 mile high-altitude scenic drive.
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- Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, United States
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- Driving 5000 feet up Trail Ridge Road by Alvrez from a blog titled On Top of the World!
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Lily Lake Colorado HD
Lily Lake is located 6 miles south of Estes Park on Colorado Highway 7 (also known as the Peak to Peak Highway)..Lily Lake offers hikers some of the best mountain views from an easy, roadside trail. The Diamond Face of Longs Peak towers to the south; the Twin Sisters, rocky escarpments skirted in scenic woodlands,
Lily Mountain, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO ~ Come Scramble With Me!
In this video I start recording while at the rock pools above the climbing area called Jurassic Park, on Lily Mountain in Estes Park, CO. Just to confuse you, I start at the top and scramble down, so everything is in reverse order. I hope you enjoy this short scramble down with me.
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Downtown Estes Park Colorado
having some downtown fun during our Thanksgiving 2017 trip
Greyrock Trail (Part 1) - In A Colorado Minute (Week 272)
- - The Greyrock Trail (off Poudre Canyon Road aka Highway 14) is a slightly challenging and very rewarding hiking trail up to Greyrock Mountain in the Laramie Mountain Range of the Rocky Mountains.
To cover the 2,040 feet of elevation to the 7,600-feet summit of Greyrock Mountain, you can choose between two trails: Greyrock Meadows Trail (3.79 miles total) and Greyrock Summit Trail (2.8 miles total). Greyrock Trail is the steeper and more interesting trail that I took while shooting this video.
Both trails meet again at the base of Greyrock, after which the remaining 1/2 mile is a more rocky terrain that may require your hands to help you get up to the summit, discover the small lake at the top and enjoy the view of snow-covered peaks of the Rocky Mountains and the High Plains.
The day I hiked Greyrock Trail was appropriately grey with a constant threat of thunderstorms. Everyone who had passed me while I was stopping to shoot my video along the way, eventually passed me again as they descended, including the two very kind Park Rangers. So when Whiskey and I had made it onto Greyrock itself and I believed to be only about 10 or 15 minutes from the summit, the rain, sudden big wind gusts, and thunder above, convinced me to turn back around and try to get us to a safer spot quickly. I decided I would just come back on another, clearer day to explore and record the summit and the view.
But at least I still got to enjoy some of the bird's-eye views of Laporte, Fort Collins and part of Horsetooth Reservoir (as you can see in the end of the video).
In the video, you will see my dog Whiskey cooling off in the stream that runs along a good portion of the Summit Trail. However, it is advised to not let your dog drink that water due to possible presence of Giardia bacteria. Please bring your own source of water for your dog as I did. And hopefully your dog isn't as much of a nature snob that she insists on drinking the local mountain water.
Another thing I'd like to point out that may already be obvious from the video: these forests seem to catch fire easily because Colorado is usually rather dry. So please be very aware of not doing anything that might cause a fire.
Last but not least, I highly recommend hiking this very popular trail at this time of year because of all the wildflowers! Just get there early so you can claim one of the parking spots.
The song in this video is called “Acoustic Blues” and was written and performed by Jason Shaw (of who made this song available via the CC BY 3.0 license. Thank you, Jason!
Watch the video of the Greyrock summit: Greyrock (Part 2: The Summit) – In A Colorado Minute (Week 311)
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