Sometimes I’m a little ambitious with the schedule I create for my life. Like this past weekend, when I hiked three 14ers. Spoiler – I did make it in one piece – but I’m definitely taking next weekend off. Three summits in two days. No big deal. The summit fever started with Mount Shavano and … Continue reading »
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On a scale of 1 to Mount Princeton…
I find really challenging, endurance sports fun. I’ve run a marathon. I dabble in CrossFit. I like to drag my friends on casual 14 mile hikes. But I think Mount Princeton may have gotten the best of me this past weekend. Darn you Mount Princeton. I spent the past weekend camping in the Buena Vista … Continue reading »
How to not hike a 14er
When my original Memorial Day weekend plans of road tripping to New Mexico with my friend Melissa fell through due to boring, responsible reasons like work, I quickly made alternate plans to camp and hike a 14er with two fellow Colorado bloggers, Heather and Heidi. They were planning on trying to climb La Plata Peak, … Continue reading »
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Peace, love, Telluride
In the wintertime, I measured my life in terms of “days on the mountain”, or rather, the days I was skiing. In the summertime, I am quickly starting to measure my life in terms of “days in a tent”. While there’s no Epic Mix Facebook application that can track my days in the tent, I have thus far logged … Continue reading »
Land of enchantment
Since April, my friend Claire and I have been planning an epic camping trip with her extended family in New Mexico over Memorial Day Weekend. The timing of the trip probably couldn’t have been much worse. Claire and I were and are still in the midst of finals. Graduation for the second years is this … Continue reading »
