Roadtrip to the Rockies: Breckenridge

As a member of the Schussbaumer Ski Club, eventhough I don’t ski, I have a place to stay in Breckenridge during the summertime at their chalet, just a few blocks from downtown.

As such, I headed to the mountains for some hiking.  I settled on McCullough Gulch Trail, a 6.2 mile hike to an alpine lake.

The trail is located off the same road as the popular 14er trail to Quandary Peak, where many cars were parked.  At first, I thought I was going to have to park on the lower part of the road and walk 1.5 miles to the trailhead.  Then I figured out I could pass the popular trailhead and find more parking closer to the McCullough Gulch Trailhead. Continue reading “Roadtrip to the Rockies: Breckenridge”

Roadtrip to the Rockies: A Hiking Weekend in Breckenridge

A Hiking Weekend in Breckenridge

So the weather wasn’t terribly conducive to long, high altitude hikes in Breckenridge unless post holing and getting soaked by rainstorms sound fun.

Wheeler Lake

My first hike of the weekend was on Friday to Wheeler Lake.  The forecast originally called for rain in the afternoon and then changed to only cloudy.  This was exciting though I later found out, inaccurate news. Continue reading “Roadtrip to the Rockies: A Hiking Weekend in Breckenridge”