Tag: fall

Hiking the Mount Zirkel Wilderness: The Zirkel Circle

Looking for a great place to go hiking or backpacking? Located in northwestern Colorado, the Mount Zirkel Wilderness is a little known gem in the rockies with a beautiful network of trails. Established in 1980, this relatively new U.S. Wilderness area is named after Mount Zirkel, which reaches just over 12,000 feet. The Wilderness is […]

Changing Seasons

Seasons

The Four Seasons We all know that there are four seasons; spring, summer, fall, and winter. They are specific time frames characterized by weather patterns, light, and temperature.  Usually in winter there is the least amount of light and the coldest temperatures. The closer we are to the north or south pole, the colder it […]