Sunday, June 14, 2009

I climbed a mountain today

So the mountain wasn't THAT big but it sure was hard to climb. Boulder is around 5,300 feet high and the mountain was about 6,800 feet high so it wasn't that much different but hey, I made it! (see more photos on facebook)

It was very steep and very rocky. It took us about four hours from start to finish. At one point I wanted to die. Ok, at a few points. I was reminded of the time I climbed a little mountain called Pike's Peak back in 1999. This hike was actually harder even though Pike's was higher (over 14,000 feet). But my hiking buddies, Joam and Ian, were good sports. I told them I'd do the harder trail if they'd wait for me and they did.

This photo was taken maybe 2/3 of the way up. We saw a deer and a fox and a baby deer ran out right in front of us on the decline. Then it's mom came out in front of us. We just stood still as they both kept going. It was beautiful. So hard but so worth it.

I love being in Boulder. I start work at Target on Tuesday. I hope it's awesome.

1 comment:

W said...

That sounds like a lot of fun! I'm kinda jealous that you live in Colorado. You'll have to let me know what it's like living in the snow come winter! Let us know how the job goes.