James Peak






On Wednesday, I climbed James Peak, elev. 13,294, with my mom. The last time I hiked it was when I was about 8 years old, with both of my parents and my brothers. (Consider, then, that my brothers were 6 and 4....what slave drivers those parents were! Just kidding, mom...)
Check out these mushrooms we saw....straight out of the Smurfs!

Although we had a detour of a 3 mile hike that didn't end up going up the mountain, and a VERY rough 4wd road getting to the actual trailhead, we had a great time and perfect weather. And Lucy, of course, was in dog heaven. Although the rock face looks quite intimidating, we hiked up around the back. The view from the top was amazing-it is the highest thing around for quite a ways! And of course, it's always nice to get to hang out with my mom, now that I'm back in town and the wedding craziness is over.

Comments

Lindahl News 2 said…
Great pics...were they taken with your NEW digital camera?

You are putting us flatlanders to shame with all your hiking and such! Does walking 1 -2 miles on the treadmill with a follow-up of 1 mile on the elliptical count for anything?
Linnea said…
If I was disciplined enough to do that in the winter I'd be in GREAT shape every spring-kudos! I think I get a little spoiled here and my gym membership goes largely to waste. :(

Yup, got a new digital camera-just can't live without one!

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