Hi!! I know this is 5 years old and all… but do you have a list of dog friendly 14ers by any chance?? I really want to start doing these hikes with my doggo
In the summer, it's still a challenge to find the trail along the ridge. We brought our husky and she really struggled on some of the rocky sections. Having a dog definitely adds to the time it takes to hike, but it's still possible. We parked a couple hundred yards up the road from the towers, there are a few pull-offs (looked like possible camp sites?) and we got lucky that one was empty.
Agree, the ridge seemed to be a "choose your own adventure" situation for sure. Love hiking with Juno, but of course every dog is different and they certainly do add time to your hike. For me, its worth it since I know she loves enjoying these mountains as much as I do. Thanks for your comment!
Thanks for doing these videos. Your explanations are very clear and useful. Our husky Luna has done some of the easier 14ers...Evans, Quandary, Massive. We attempted Pike's but got rained out at Barr Camp. For some reason, she had way more trouble on the rocks on Princeton than on any other hike we've done with her. We ran out of water just before getting back to the car, because it took so much longer that expected (and was very hot that day). I love hiking with her, but that day I felt bad because she was really struggling by the end (probably mostly due to the heat).
Just did this less than a week ago. It was my 6th 14er and by far my least favorite so far. Just didn't do much for me in terms of excitement. Long slug fest is how I would describe it. But that's another one off the list!
I guess runnable is a pretty vague adjective but usually Princeton gets a TON of wind blow snow so it does not accumulate much above treeline. May/June most of it should be dry barring a crazy winter. If you want completely dry trail most likely middle of June/early July.
It's always awesome to see a fellow hiker enjoy summits with a K9 sidekick...me and my Border Collie are very fit and have many many 5 and 6000 foot mountains from New Hampshire under our belts...mostly 3 to 4500 foot elevation gains... This summer, late July or early August we are headed out to Colorado and have the desire to get a few 14ers under our belts...what mountains would you suggest we check off first? I want the most extreme views possible and not super easy hikes tho...maybe class 2 or 3s. She is very sure footed, young, and very in shape after many 20 mile days recently. Any advise is greatly appreciated! Cheers and give Juno a big pet from us!
Automotive Distributors love hiking with Juno, she’s a great partner and just makes me so happy to share the beauty of the mountains with her. Very tough question because Colorado is huge and the 14ers can be very spread out. Start here to get a better idea about the 14ers themselves: ruclips.net/video/00hAFf51AfU/видео.html - In every video and partnering write-up, I mention dogs specifically and you can see for yourself what the tough sections look like and make that call. In general, I would stay down south. Knocking out red cloud, sunshine and handies is a nice weekend and all dog friendly. After that you could move right up to wetterhorn (tougher class 3) and uncompahgre as well. Being from NH myself, I don’t think any of the 14ers will disappoint you with views so I wouldn’t focus too much on that.
@@TheVirtualsherpa man I wish I saw your listing video of difficulties by category. That is so helpful. The white mountains are stellar, but being above treeline in CO, I imagine I will be happy everywhere. We plan to spend a solid 7-9 days in Colorado,.so having a good idea of what region really helps too. Now comes.the long part of making gps tracks in Gaia GPS, but always the reward for all the planning feels all too good and goes too fast! I'm stoked I came up.on your channel and now website. Thanks a ton for your help.
love the wise words here 3:43
great video - appreciate the detail! Your doggo is so cute
Junos the best 🙌🏽
Hi!! I know this is 5 years old and all… but do you have a list of dog friendly 14ers by any chance?? I really want to start doing these hikes with my doggo
www.thevirtualsherpa.com/category/colorado-14er-reviews/ - in every post I talk about which hikes are not friendly or not
@@TheVirtualsherpa awesome thanks so much!
In the summer, it's still a challenge to find the trail along the ridge. We brought our husky and she really struggled on some of the rocky sections. Having a dog definitely adds to the time it takes to hike, but it's still possible.
We parked a couple hundred yards up the road from the towers, there are a few pull-offs (looked like possible camp sites?) and we got lucky that one was empty.
Agree, the ridge seemed to be a "choose your own adventure" situation for sure. Love hiking with Juno, but of course every dog is different and they certainly do add time to your hike. For me, its worth it since I know she loves enjoying these mountains as much as I do. Thanks for your comment!
Thanks for doing these videos. Your explanations are very clear and useful.
Our husky Luna has done some of the easier 14ers...Evans, Quandary, Massive. We attempted Pike's but got rained out at Barr Camp. For some reason, she had way more trouble on the rocks on Princeton than on any other hike we've done with her. We ran out of water just before getting back to the car, because it took so much longer that expected (and was very hot that day). I love hiking with her, but that day I felt bad because she was really struggling by the end (probably mostly due to the heat).
Just did this less than a week ago. It was my 6th 14er and by far my least favorite so far. Just didn't do much for me in terms of excitement. Long slug fest is how I would describe it. But that's another one off the list!
Yup I just tried to summit this week and we didn't make it due to afternoon storms. It was definitely a slog.
That was my first climb it was the hardest thing I ever have done. tough mudder was the next .
When do you think Mt. Princeton will be runnable this spring?
I guess runnable is a pretty vague adjective but usually Princeton gets a TON of wind blow snow so it does not accumulate much above treeline. May/June most of it should be dry barring a crazy winter. If you want completely dry trail most likely middle of June/early July.
Your videos are awesome!!!Im working on my 13er list, got a ways to go. Keep it up!
7:40 Pike's Peak is so easy to see! :) SO cool.
It's always awesome to see a fellow hiker enjoy summits with a K9 sidekick...me and my Border Collie are very fit and have many many 5 and 6000 foot mountains from New Hampshire under our belts...mostly 3 to 4500 foot elevation gains...
This summer, late July or early August we are headed out to Colorado and have the desire to get a few 14ers under our belts...what mountains would you suggest we check off first? I want the most extreme views possible and not super easy hikes tho...maybe class 2 or 3s. She is very sure footed, young, and very in shape after many 20 mile days recently.
Any advise is greatly appreciated! Cheers and give Juno a big pet from us!
Automotive Distributors love hiking with Juno, she’s a great partner and just makes me so happy to share the beauty of the mountains with her. Very tough question because Colorado is huge and the 14ers can be very spread out. Start here to get a better idea about the 14ers themselves: ruclips.net/video/00hAFf51AfU/видео.html - In every video and partnering write-up, I mention dogs specifically and you can see for yourself what the tough sections look like and make that call. In general, I would stay down south. Knocking out red cloud, sunshine and handies is a nice weekend and all dog friendly. After that you could move right up to wetterhorn (tougher class 3) and uncompahgre as well. Being from NH myself, I don’t think any of the 14ers will disappoint you with views so I wouldn’t focus too much on that.
@@TheVirtualsherpa man I wish I saw your listing video of difficulties by category. That is so helpful. The white mountains are stellar, but being above treeline in CO, I imagine I will be happy everywhere. We plan to spend a solid 7-9 days in Colorado,.so having a good idea of what region really helps too.
Now comes.the long part of making gps tracks in Gaia GPS, but always the reward for all the planning feels all too good and goes too fast!
I'm stoked I came up.on your channel and now website. Thanks a ton for your help.
Were there any other spots to park further up from the towers?
Brandon Seifert not really, maybe one or two pull offs but the best spot would be the radio towers.
You and Juno are proof positive that Princeton is dog friendly.
Can you park at the trailhead, above the radio towers?
Andy Marchi you would have to drive about 1/3 mile past the trailhead and there may be parking. Your best bet is the radio towers though.