rocky mountains
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Summiting our First Colorado 13er – Mount Flora
Because of the risk of altitude sickness at such high elevations, we were very careful with our hiking selections during our first summer in Colorado. We worked our way up to almost 12,000 feet (3650 m) over the first few weekends before deciding we felt acclimated enough to attempt a summit hike without getting sick.… Continue reading
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Rocky Mountain National Park Hikes: Gem Lake
As a perpetual vacation planner, it’s probably not terribly surprising that I started planning Colorado adventures months before our arrival. Nothing too in depth, because reality forced me to balance adventure planning with job applications and house hunting and the like. Nevertheless, I decided early on that we were going to spend as much time… Continue reading