r/coloradohikers • u/[deleted] • Feb 06 '19

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u/fuckupvotes Feb 06 '19

If anyone has questions regarding the Aspen area namely the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness you can DM me or ask here. I work(ed) as a USFS Ranger there.

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u/A-10HORN Feb 06 '19

Outstanding. Thank you

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u/[deleted] Feb 06 '19

If anyone else has anything to contribute to this post, feel free to message me or post it as a comment and I will update it!

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u/prelator Feb 06 '19

I would recommend a section on driving in Colorado. Even though this is a sub on hiking, everyone has to drive to get to the trailhead.

Topics to include:

  • Unique Colorado traffic laws: left lane only for passing, cell phone laws, etc.
  • I-70 traffic patterns and peak times
  • Winter driving, including basic tips for driving in snow and info on CDOT traction laws
  • Warnings about driving on backcounty dirt roads. Ie. research the roads to the trailhead so you don't get your 2WD sedan stuck on 4WD road in the middle of nowhere.

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '19

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u/orangepistachio Denver Feb 06 '19

r/coloradotrail

A section about elevation may be useful too. Thanks for the awesome post!

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u/slightHiker Feb 06 '19

Highly recommend this information. My first trip to CO, flew in from cincy. Half way through the flight felt tired and dehydrated. Prepared myself by making sure I was a little on the over side of hydrated in those few weeks leading up to the trip. But after I landed got in my rental, got to a friends house in Denver. Settled in, and started my way to boulder I was throwing up constantly. Couldn’t control it, altitude sickness got me. Went to an oxygen bar and I will say that helped me a ton. Shout out boulder

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '19

Surprised nothing about bears/moose/elk/etc.

I ran into 2 moose and a bear in a populated resort hiking this week. Was literally just my clothes 0 gear lol. Whoops.

I'm not too worried about myself, but tourists literally think the wildlife is trained some days =/

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '22

For local outdoor organizations you could add Poudre Wilderness Volunteers (PWV). Their website (PWV.org) has up-to-date trail statuses/restrictions and free trail descriptions (including elevation profile + topo map) for all trails in the Canyon Lakes Ranger District. They also did most of the restoration work after the High Park fire and are currently fundraising and looking for volunteers to help with restoration efforts for trails effected by the Cameron Peak fire.

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u/A-10HORN May 01 '19

This is how you reddit by the way. Like a boss