Nathan Boyer-Rechlin
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If you had to pick one hike in the Eagle Valley to experience a little of everything our mountains have to offer, the Iron Edge Loop would have to be that hike. Located outside of Eagle, past Yeoman..
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Topics: Hike Of The Week, Backcountry Hikes
Getting There: Take Lake Creek Road out of Edwards. When the road splits take the right fork, West Lake Creek Road, following the signs to the East and West Lake Creek Trailheads. Proceed past the..
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Topics: Hike Of The Week, Backcountry Hikes
Lost Lake near Vail is an excellent and accessible moderate hike to a gorgeous mountain lake. This hike is a great family full day hike, and is a more moderate trek than many lake hikes here in our..
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Topics: Hike Of The Week, Backcountry Hikes
The other day, out on a trail just outside of Minturn, we were walking through a quiet aspen grove marveling at how green the mountains seemed, when I saw it--my first larkspur of 2020! I’m sure..
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Topics: Hike Of The Week, Backcountry Hikes
And just like that, hiking season is upon us! For those of you that were in the valley last year--you’ll be aware of how stark a contrast this summer is setting up to be. While our snowpack peaked at..
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Topics: Environmental Education, Hike Of The Week, Backcountry Hikes
Another month, another full moon! (funny how that works). This Sunday, March 8th, Walking Mountains Science Center will be hosting our final Full Moon Experience snowshoe, the third in our winter..
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Topics: Hike Of The Week, Backcountry Hikes
Have you ever had the experience of visiting a familiar place, maybe for the 10th or 100th time, and noticing something you’ve never seen before? For me, if I’m paying attention, I get this..
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Topics: Hike Of The Week, Backcountry Hikes
Winter certainly didn’t waste any time in coming to our mountains this year! As we turn our calendars to November, many of us have already ventured into the backcountry on our skis or snowshoes. Many..
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Topics: Hike Of The Week, Backcountry Hikes
Getting There: Take Lake Creek Road out of Edwards. When the road splits take the right fork, West Lake Creek Road, following the signs to the East and West Lake Creek Trailheads. Proceed past the..
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Topics: Hike Of The Week, Backcountry Hikes
The Eagle River valley is in the hart of peak foliage season—and with the first snow due in just a couple days, its time to squeeze in those last few fall colors hikes of 2019! One of my favorite..
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Topics: Hike Of The Week, Backcountry Hikes
This year, our fall foliage season seems to be taking its cue from the calendar, and with the autumn equinox now behind us we are starting to see our forests turn to gold! Marked by crisp, cool days,..
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Topics: Hike Of The Week, Backcountry Hikes
