I have recently decided that every single person that fills out a 14ers.com trip report is lying. An actual excerpt from a Belford/Oxford ascent: “If it is even possible, the ridge trail to Oxford manages to be about as good as the trail to Belford’s summit. Unlike many of the connecting ridges in the Sawatch … Continue reading »
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Two days, three mountains
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 »
My new favorite 14er
I have a policy about working on birthdays – I don’t. I have another policy about how I spend my time on birthdays – hiking in the mountains! It’s sort of becoming a tradition for me to hike 14ers on my birthday; last year I hiked Mount Elbert the weekend before my birthday. At this … Continue reading »
14ers / adventures / colorado
Mount Evans: An electrifying experience
Between missing the trail completely on La Plata Peak and my recent experience hiking Mount Evans, I am not having the best luck on 14ers lately. At a minimum, I’m certainly learning some lessons the hard way this summer! The start of my day versus the end of my day. My most recent hiking misadventure … 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 »
14ers / adventures / mountains / summer
Summer plans: 14 14ers
How do I spend my lunch breaks? Planning the mountains that I want to climb this summer of course. 14ers are kind of a thing for us Colorado folk, and I even have a T-shirt that has a list of 14ers that can be checked off. There are approximately 54 (53 if you’re Wikipedia) 14ers … Continue reading »
“Thanks for the ride down to Aspen”
I sometimes feel like I lead a dual life. On the one hand, I love living in Denver during the week. On the other hand, I think I would go crazy if I did not escape to the mountains every weekend. This past weekend I of course escaped from Denver, as per usual. My cousin … Continue reading »
Here comes the sun
I’ve always said that when you live in Colorado you’re assured to never be the craziest outdoor enthusiast. No matter what there is usually someone who ran farther than you, biked a crazier trail or hiked a more extreme route. At least that’s what I thought until this past weekend, when I very well may … Continue reading »
