Colorado

I figured out how to post some of my pictures. (Thanks to my blogger consultant, Jodi.) They don't really match up to the paragraphs, but eventually I might figure out how to do that too. All the recent photos are on Adam's camera so you'll have to wait a few days for those.

Here's the latest.

August 20:
Left Durango to drive through Colorado. It is beautiful in the summer. We drove to Silverton and hiked to Ice Lake. It was a warm up, high elevation hike to prepare for our first 14er. The lake was pretty and I didn't do too bad with less oxygen. Then we drove to Gunnison via dinner in Montrose. Now I know why my cousin Trevor doesn't really like living there. It is a pretty small town. Gunnison is small too, but it's closer to the ski resorts and has a bit more character.
There is a great coffee shop there. www.thebean.com/store_gunnison

August 21:
Left Gunnison to drive to the 14er, Mt Yale. It was a tough hike but we made it up and down without getting sick or rained on. It was 11.5 miles round trip and 4300 feet elevation change. We stopped in Leadville, the highest city in the US, for a buffalo meat meal and then headed on to Boulder. Apparently when the freshman move in at University of Colorado all the hotel rooms are full. We grabbed a few beers at the Walnut Brewery, until the power went out and then headed on to Estes Park in search of a place to stay.
www.14ers.com/routemain.php?route=yale1&peak=Mt.%20Yale

August 22:
Hanging out in Estes Park. We're getting ready to go into Rocky Mountain National Park for 2 more days of hiking and camping.
www.nps.gov/romo/