The Adventures of Rugged Baby
Cataloguing our adventures with the baby! Summit log, photos, then hike log.
Photos before November 2024 shot with a Canon EOS R with an EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM or EF 24–105mm f/4L IS II USM.
Photos starting November 2024 taken with a Canon EOS R5 with one of the above two lenses, or more likely a RF 15-35mm f/2.8L IS USM or if the shot looks really compressed or telephoto-y, it’s probably a EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6l IS II USM.
Summit Log
Caribou Hill, Colorado - 10,509 feet (First summit!!)
Estes Cone, Colorado - 11,006 feet
Gorham Mountain, Maine - 525 feet
Cadillac Mountain, Maine - 1,530 feet (Highest point on the Atlantic seaboard)
Mount Galbraith, Colorado- 7260 feet
Elephant Butte, Colorado - 9,478 feet
Bear Peak, Colorado - 8,446 feet (First BIG day—2700 feet of elevation!)
Cupid Peak, Colorado - 13,034 feet (First 13er!!!)
Green Mountain, Colorado - 8,148
Current totals Miles: 192 - Elevation Gain: 38,894 feet
1.5 Year Mark - Analysis
I spend quite a bit of time doing more complex AI projects for work-related things, so I decided it would be interesting to give it my very detailed raw hike log data and see what insights came out. Here are the insights it pulled from the data. Commenting is enabled, and I’d love to hear any tips you might have if you’re an outdoorsy parent!
Ski tour with mom's goggles on, Crested Butte. 8 month old.
Hanging out in the rocks, Alderfer/Three Sisters. 8 months old.
First time fishing with Auntie Chels! Homer, Alaska. 14 months old.
First time fishing with Auntie Chels! Homer, Alaska. 14 months old.
First time fishing with Auntie Chels! Homer, Alaska. 14 months old.
First time fishing with Auntie Chels! Homer, Alaska. 14 months old.
Homer, Alaska. 14 months old.
RMNP. One year old.
An exciting game of Stick Rock in RMNP. One year old.
Backpacking up near the Loch, RMNP. One Year Old.
Ski tour, Pennsylvania Creek. 7 months old.
Enjoying mom's goggles, Crested Butte. 8 months old.
After a fun ski tour, Steamboat Springs. 8 months old.
Bouldering. 8 months old.
Belaying dad. 9 months old.
Pit stop, Crested Butte. 8 months old.
On the summit of Bear Peak, Boulder, CO. 9 months old.
Halfway up Bear Peak, Boulder, CO. 9 months old.
Clear Creek Canyon. 10 months old.
Clear Creek Canyon. 10 months old.
A fun scramble at North Table! 8 months old.
Climbing baby! North Table. 8 months old.
Getting his first climbing helmet! 7 months old.
Waking up after a hike. 8 months old.
Ski tour, Pennsylvania Creek. 7 months old.
Ski tour, Pennsylvania Creek. 7 months old.
Royal Arch on a very snowy day! 7 months old.
"Climbing" Steve's Wild Turkey Day (5.7). 7 months old.
First day cragging! 7 months old.
2025: Ski tour on the CMC trail near Brainard. 6 months old.
First summit--Caribou Hill!! 2 months old.
Emerald Lake, RMNP. 2 months old.
On the summit of Estes Cone with longs in the background. 2 months old.
Outside of Estes. 2 months old.
First climbing session. 2 months old.
Chillin by the river in Eldo. 2 months old.
First free solo in Eldo. 2 months old.
First sailing trip (with Natasha). 6 weeks old.
Tiny baby hike! 2 months old.
Fireweed on Kiyo's first camping trip! 6 weeks old.
SUPing. 7 weeks old.
Lincoln City, OR. 4 months old.
Lincoln City, OR. 4 months old.
First time touching the sand at the beach! 4 months old.
First backpacking trip, RMNP. One year old.
First backpacking trip, RMNP. One year old.
Hike Log
Most recent hikes at the top. Difficult rating is calibrated for the average American hiker, roughly approximating All Trails’ rating calibration. Also, infants who can’t walk also can’t hike, so this is more a log of the adventures he’s been a passenger on.