It has been a few weeks since I've posted anything, but we've been busy! This past weekend one of my best friends, Megan, came to visit. The weekend before Craig and I climbed Mt. Quandary and celebrated Laney's birthday!
There are 88 mountain peaks in the US that are 14,000 feet or higher above sea level and there are 53 located in the state of Colorado! Craig has climbed about 3-4 fourteeners since moving to CO and it became a goal of mine to climb at least one (if not more). Two weekends ago I was able to cross it off the list! Mt. Quandary is one of the most accessible fourteeners in the state because the trail head is accessible from the road and the hiking distance is short. It's about a Class 1 in hiking difficulty, which means you don't need any technical climbing skills. The total round trip distance is a little over 6 miles, which means you're gaining a lot of elevation in a short distance...basically you're just walking uphill. The first two miles of the hike were pretty easy, but once you get out of the timberline the trail becomes very rocky. The last 1/2 mile of the trail was straight uphill and super rocky! But we all made it...even Laney! Laney had the most energy out of the three of us.
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| View on our way up...amazing! And rocky! |
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| Craig at the top |
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| Geo Marker at the peak |
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| Tired Laney after the hike |
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| The food we ate after the hike...well deserved! |
Mt. Quandary was a challenging hike even though it was a Class 1, but we definitely plan on hiking more fourteeners before we leave the great state of Colorado!
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