Happy Birthday to Me: Celebrating with Peaks and Pastries
I wanted to send out a huge “Thank you” to everyone who texted and emailed me birthday wishes. My birthday was spent in…
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Sunlight & Windom Peaks: Twin 14er Summits in the Weminuche Wilderness
Sunlight Peak and Windom Peak – 14ers 34 and 35 to round out our Chicago Basin trip. We were both looking forward to…
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San Luis Peak: Solitude and Scenic Views on a Remote Colorado 14er
San Luis Peak – 14er number 31 in the books. This 14er isn’t convenient to get to from either direction – northeast off…
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Longs Peak via the Keyhole Route – Classic Colorado Climb
Longs Peak – a fitting climb for my 14er halfway point! I was tossing around ideas to get #29 under my belt before…
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Mount Shavano and Tabeguache Peak – Colorado Hiking Challenge
Mount Shavano and Tabeguache Peak make number 27 and 28 on the 14er list. Another last-minute hare-brained idea to make use of a…
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Climbing Huron Peak – Challenging Colorado 14er Summit
Huron Peak rounds out the Collegiate Peaks for me, a subset of the gorgeous Sawatch Range in the Rockies. One more 14er crossed…
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Harvard Columbia Traverse – High Alpine Hiking Route
The *in*famous Harvard Columbia Traverse. First you climb to 14,420 feet on Mount Harvard (3rd highest in Colorado, 4th highest in the continental…
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Climbing Mount Princeton – Colorado 14er Climb Guide
Mount Princeton has to be the single most boring 14er I’ve done to date. A nice thing about driving in on Thursday night…
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Climbing Mount Yale – Adventure on Colorado’s Peaks
Mount Yale makes number 22 checked off the 14er list. I was going to hit some peaks south of here, but a late…
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Redcloud Peak – Colorado Mountain Climb
Since there’s nothing to do in Florida but workout or sit in the pool and drink margaritas, working on catching up on photos….
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Sunshine and Redcloud – Colorado Hiking Adventure
Two more 14ers checked off the list – Sunshine Peak (14,001ft) and Redcloud Peak (14,034ft). Since I was there, I threw in a…
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Climbing Handies Peak – Colorado Summit Challenge
Colette’s First 14er! Handies Peak is a walk-up, no technical skill needed to make it to the top, but it’s still no joke….
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Culebra Snapshot – Colorado Mountain Climb
Amazing day climbing Culebra and Red Peak, and got off the ridgeline before the thunder and lightning in the distance could make it’s…
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Culebra and Red Peak – Colorado Hiking Adventure
Three high points in one weekend. Mt Sunflower in Kansas on Friday, Black Mesa in Oklahoma on Saturday, and Culebra Peak in Colorado…
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Climbing La Plata Peak – Colorado 14er Climb
At 14,360 feet in elevation, La Plata Peak is the fifth-highest peak in the state of Colorado, and number 34 in North America…
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Sneaky Marmot – Wildlife Encounter
Photobomb! I thought I had the entire mountain to myself until I turned around and saw this yellow-bellied marmot sneaking up behind me…
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Climbing Mount Massive – Colorado Summit Challenge
At 14,429 feet, Mount Massive is the big number two in Colorado’s high points. Because of being number two and it’s close proximity…
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Mount Elbert Colorado – Highest Peak in Colorado
Well, I’m supposed to be sorting Mount Rainier photos… But when we see Mount Elbert (14,433), Mount Massive (14,421), and La Plata Peak…
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Mount Evans – Colorado Mountain Climb
I wanted to bang this one out since it’s the last 14er in the overall Breckenridge area. I slept in until 4:15, and…
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Decalibron – Colorado 14er Climb
The Decalibron hike – Mount Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln, and Bross – all in one short loop. 7.5 miles with about 3,000 feet of…
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Four for One – Colorado Hiking Challenge
Did the Decalibron (climbing 4 14ers in one long loop) today in 5:55, pretty pleased with that time for an old geezer. Thanks…
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