The Colorado Trip, Quandry Peak
We woke up one morning in Colorado all feeling ready to take on a 14,000 ft mountain.
Five years old seems like about the right age to bag your first serious peak, right?
Especially when that peak doesn't require any technical expertise.
I will say though, that there was a bit of bribery involved in getting Soren to keep walking! The promise of a stop at the toy store was a good motivator.
And these stunning beauties were some good inspiration too.
When we lived in Colorado, I could probably count on two hands the number of times we even saw mountain goats.
But to have them so curious to check us out was awesome! (And, slightly unverving!)
But they came in peace.
And we carried on in our quest for the summit. Soren learned another great benefit of big hikes: lots of high sugar treats!
Even if you have to huddle down to stay out of the wind.
My boots, however, were not movitvated by the promise of a trip to the toy store. And they chose this moment to completely disintegrate.
Yeah, they were old. They looked fine before the hike. But the glue had apparently destabilized over the years and the soles just plum fell off both boots!
Soren started crying when we told him we'd have to turn back just 1,000 feet from the summit. But they we told him that because he didn't cause us to turn around that he'd still get the prize at the toy store.
Five years old seems like about the right age to bag your first serious peak, right?
Especially when that peak doesn't require any technical expertise.
I will say though, that there was a bit of bribery involved in getting Soren to keep walking! The promise of a stop at the toy store was a good motivator.
And these stunning beauties were some good inspiration too.
When we lived in Colorado, I could probably count on two hands the number of times we even saw mountain goats.
But to have them so curious to check us out was awesome! (And, slightly unverving!)
But they came in peace.
And we carried on in our quest for the summit. Soren learned another great benefit of big hikes: lots of high sugar treats!
Even if you have to huddle down to stay out of the wind.
My boots, however, were not movitvated by the promise of a trip to the toy store. And they chose this moment to completely disintegrate.
Yeah, they were old. They looked fine before the hike. But the glue had apparently destabilized over the years and the soles just plum fell off both boots!
Soren started crying when we told him we'd have to turn back just 1,000 feet from the summit. But they we told him that because he didn't cause us to turn around that he'd still get the prize at the toy store.
Didn't you wear out another pair of boots this summer? Was it at Crater Lake? Wow, woman.... you are hard on shoes. But for views and pictures like those, I guess it's worth it!
ReplyDeleteDestabilized glue. That's my phrase of the day. I love it! And good job on bagging the 14,000 footer. Those mountain goats were awesome!!
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