The Great Outdoors

I love spending time outdoors and living in Colorado. I have balanced my free time by hiking (especially the 14,000' Colorado peaks), skiing and am just getting into rock climbing.

July 2010 - 2 Week Trip Through North CA, OR, WA

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My favorite Colorado hike is Bear Peak, part of the front range near Boulder. On a clear day you can see all of Boulder, Denver, the DEN airport, Pikes Peak, Longs Peak and the Continental Divide.

Top of Mt Elbert, looking south, west and some north. Elbert is the highest mountain in Colorado
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Top of Mt Elbert, looking East.

 

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Tackled 14,000' Peaks: 23, (21 of the 53 Colorado Peaks or ~40%)

Sunshine Peak: 14,001'
No Picture yet, one heck of a "short" mountain

RedCloud: 14,034'
Recently tackled, no picture yet

Mount Sherman: 14,036'
One heck of a long day through deep snow, unplowed roads led to a stuck car and a few extra miles of hiking, gotta love winter hikes

Sunlight Peak: 14,083'

Mount Bierstadt: 14,060'
Hiked this with my brother (his first 14er) on his 16th Birthday

Missouri Mountian: 14,067'

Windom Peak: 14,082'

Mt. Eolus: 14,083'

Mount Columbia: 14,073'

Mount Democrat: 14,148'

Mount Oxford: 14,153'

Mount Bross: 14,172'

Mount Shasta: 14,179' (California)

Mount Belford: 14,197'

Longs Peak: 14,255'

Mount Evans: 14,264'

Quandry Peak: 14,265'

Torrey's Peak: 14,267'

Grey's Peak: 14,270' My first 14er

Mount Lincoln: 14,286'

Mount Rainier: 14,417' (Washington State)

Mount Harvard: 14,420'

Mount Elbert: 14,440
Went on a cool hike, Mt. Elbert: 2nd tallest mountian in 49 US States (all but Alaska) topping out at 14,440 ft.
It was a very clear day at the top and thus have some great pictures available here Pictures