As we were coming down from the top of Elbert, Nate asked me if I would want to do another 14er, I think it was a bit like asking a woman who has just gone through labor if she wants more kids, the moment was not quite right to say, "Yes, absolutely!!"
However, I think I have caught a bit of the bug of hiking and having mountain top experiences, so we are going to do another 14er this summer!
On Saturday we tackled another "practice" mountain. We were planning on doing one that is about 11, 800ft, but decided last minute to go up the Long's Peak trail. We did not plan on summiting, as we started out later than we would have wanted to, and it is a pretty tough summit. However, I was feeling great and we did go to the boulder fields, which are about 12, 800ft!
Unfortunately, Nate got blisters about 2 miles into the hike but was in denial about them because he wears his boots everyday and they never give him blisters. We trudged on the whole 12 miles and he ended up with huge blisters on both feet. He is wearing sandals to work today!
The other mishap was that our last bit of water, in my favorite water bottle, fell out of our pack without us realizing it. We talked to some people who had seen it about a mile or so back, at this point in the hike we didn't think it was worth the time and effort to go back for it!
Over all though, it was a wonderful day, definitely a mountain top experience even without the summit!
