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[Colorado Wilderness | Rides and Guides @CoWildernessRG]

Thinking about your first backpacking trip? 🥾⛰️ Check out our top tips for a successful overnight adventure.

P.S. We still have exclusive Rocky Mountain National Park dates available this summer! Visit our site or call to book! 📆

https://t.co/Q09An8Nzei

[Colorado Wilderness | Rides and Guides @CoWildernessRG]

Happy #NationalTrailsDay ⛰️🥾

As #WildernessGuides, we’re grateful for the trails and public lands that allow us to share the magic of Colorado’s wild places every day. 🌲✨

Thanks to @COParksWildlife, @RockyNPS and stewards who help keep these places accessible and thriving!

[Colorado Wilderness | Rides and Guides @CoWildernessRG]

From scenic float trips to whitewater rafting 🌊🏔️

Fun to see Colorado Wilderness Rides and Guides featured in @WSJ coverage on freshwater adventure travel:

https://t.co/jdeSmz5ou8

[Colorado Wilderness | Rides and Guides @CoWildernessRG]

Colorado’s 14er season is BACK ⛰️

From first-time summit tips to the best beginner-friendly peaks, this guide breaks down what to know before heading above 14,000 feet this summer.

Read before you go 👇

https://t.co/tZQL8jRugz

@Colorado @AdventurePass

[Colorado Wilderness | Rides and Guides @CoWildernessRG]

Great having @alexhonnold in town to speak tonight. Thanks for all the support you give to the climbing community and for the incredible work @honnoldfoundation is doing to expand solar access around the world.

Hope you had a great rest of your workout 🧗

[Colorado Wilderness | Rides and Guides @CoWildernessRG]

Mud season gets a bad reputation, but locals know it’s one of Colorado’s best-kept secrets.

Fewer crowds, dramatic weather, snowy peaks above green valleys, and some of the best shoulder-season adventures of the year. 🌦️🥾

https://t.co/dWW1U181Ul

[Colorado Wilderness | Rides and Guides @CoWildernessRG]

Spring in RMNP = winter one day, mud season the next ❄️💐

Conditions are all over the place and our guides are dialed on it and know where (and when) to go ⛰️

[RockyNPS @RockyNPS]

It’s a winter wonderland inside #RMNP and Vehicle Traction Law is in effect.

Vehicles (including 4WD/AWD) must have properly rated tires with a min 3/16" tread.

If your vehicle does not have properly rated tires, you must use an approved traction control device like snow chains/cables.

[Colorado Wilderness | Rides and Guides @CoWildernessRG]

This week’s storms ⛈️ just set up next week’s rides.

We’ll take a little rain and snow now for tacky, all-time conditions a few days from now. It’s the perfect time to book with your local #mountainguides 🚴and get ahead of the best conditions.

[Colorado Wilderness | Rides and Guides @CoWildernessRG]

Busy season at @RockyNPS is coming up, and timed entry starts in under a month.

If you want flexibility with timing, access, and seeing all the sites you’ve been dreaming of all winter, our guides can make it happen.

[RockyNPS @RockyNPS]

The first #RMNP guided bird walk of the season begins this Saturday, April 25!

Join us on the east side of the park at 7:30 a.m. at Upper Beaver Meadows Trailhead. Participants will meet your bird walk guide at the trailhead. The turnoff for Upper Beaver Meadows Road is located 2 miles west of Beaver Meadows Visitor Center.

Please park in designated hardened areas and not on vegetation.

For more details, check the park's calendar at https://t.co/OmhwXscKON

[Colorado Wilderness | Rides and Guides @CoWildernessRG]

Spent time at #DestinationWest in #Boulder sharing a bit of what we do best.

Ice carving, a group biking tour, good people, and a reminder that team building doesn’t have to feel forced. ❄️ 🚴

Take a look at what we learned 👇

https://t.co/F4HfySvJK4

[Colorado Wilderness | Rides and Guides @CoWildernessRG]

Colorado spring = 30° mornings, 75° afternoons, and everything in between ☀️❄️

Here’s exactly what to pack so you’re ready for all of it ↓

https://t.co/g7Ufus83yp

[Colorado Wilderness | Rides and Guides @CoWildernessRG]

Great seeing everyone at the CU Meeting Planners gathering on April 16.

Thanks to Boulder Hotel & Motel Association, @ucboulder, and @VisitBoulder for bringing such a strong group together.

Looking forward to more collaboration ahead.

[Colorado Wilderness | Rides and Guides @CoWildernessRG]

Berthoud Pass this weekend: mixed snow, thin coverage, wind up high. Early turns will be best.

Low–moderate avy ≠ no risk
choose terrain wisely.

Go get a few good turns in 🎿⛷️

@COAvalancheInfo @friendsofCAIC #backcountryskiing #springskiing

[Colorado Wilderness | Rides and Guides @CoWildernessRG]

#April is one of the best times to get outside in #Colorado—if you know where to go.

We’ve got you covered 👇

@Colorado @VisitEstesPark

https://t.co/4pNqBM2zUS
#ColoradoAdventures #OutdoorLife #VisitColorado

[Colorado Wilderness | Rides and Guides @CoWildernessRG]

#EarthMonth is here 🌎

There are cleanups, workshops, and community events happening all around #Boulder & #Denver this April

Check it out 👇

https://t.co/i2NZkoFT3M @Colorado @VisitBoulder @visitdenver

[Colorado Wilderness | Rides and Guides @CoWildernessRG]

AIARE courses may be over for the season, but we are still offering #BackcountrySki guiding — to keep you safe and skiing where conditions are good! ⛷️

[RockyNPS @RockyNPS]

Avalanche conditions inside #RMNP range from moderate to considerable in areas below, at, and above treeline.

Backcountry travelers are urged to check the Colorado Avalanche Information Center's avalanche forecast frequently and be ready to adjust travel plans.

[Colorado Wilderness | Rides and Guides @CoWildernessRG]

Check out our latest blog post for how these record temps will impact our upcoming season of adventure 🥾☀️

https://t.co/ZgqOp7NaPb

[Chris Bianchi @BianchiWeather]

🌡️ Hottest March day on record? Temps today will soar into the upper 80s in Denver, easily breaking our daily record of 75° (set in 2012), and threatening our hottest March day on record (86°, set Saturday).

🌦️ Cooler tomorrow (70s) with a chance for PM showers/storms.

#COwx

[Colorado Wilderness | Rides and Guides @CoWildernessRG]

❄ Carve ice. Make something coooool 🥶

Join us for Crystal & Carve, a hands-on ice sculpting workshop in Boulder led by a professional carver.

🎟 Tickets: https://t.co/F72OY4gSUk

#BoulderEvents #TeamBuildingColorado

[Colorado Wilderness | Rides and Guides @CoWildernessRG]

Parts of Colorado just hit near-90° heat in March. 🌡️

What does that mean for snowmelt, wildfire risk, and your summer adventure plans?

👉 Read more: https://t.co/ZgqOp7NaPb

@ColoradoSun @ProtectCO @9NEWS @DenverChannel @NWSBoulder @NWSWPC @cosnow

[Colorado Wilderness | Rides and Guides @CoWildernessRG]

🌷🧊 Try something icy as things warm up…

Join us at Limelight Boulder for a hands-on ice carving event unlike any other — with instruction from a professional ice carver.

Spots limited → https://t.co/F72OY4gSUk