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Last Friday, husband's planned hike to a 14-er didn't work out, so instead, he and I went to Castlewood Canyon to do a simple hike, something I could handle. It was beautiful with the changing colors of the leaves. Where I'm looking toward in the photo was once a damn built in 1890. The dam... Continue Reading →
Husband took these gorgeous photos: Daughter and I hiking up the last bit of Mt. Evans. The lack of oxygen really did a number on me. That's me in the black coat with the hood on, initially hanging on to courage, but failed and never made it to the top. It was cold and extremely... Continue Reading →
All photos were taken at or above 12,000 feet above sea level. Photos taken with Galaxy SII. I won't be hiking for along time after the incident mentioned in yesterday's blog post, but I do plan to head back up to Pike's summit.
Over the weekend the family decided to hike a 14-er, Pike's Peak. Husband hiked 10 14-er's last year and said they were pretty simple to hike. A bit steep but not stretched out so it didn't take him very long to summit. For some reason, Pike's Peak was different from all that. The hike was... Continue Reading →
The family went on a one day and two nights trip to Mesa Verde National Park this week. We drove 7 hours to Durango, where we stayed, then drove another 45 min to Mesa Verde through amazing beauty for a full day of viewing and touring. Mesa Verde was extremely beautiful and took my breath... Continue Reading →
Husband has made it a goal to hike all 14ers in Colorado after having hiked Mt. Bierstadt over the weekend with a friend. That's a total of 53 mountain peaks. He wants me to do this with him but I am out of shape and probably won't make them. I hope to at least hike... Continue Reading →
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