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From the top of the world
Ok, So it may not be the top of the world, it aint even the top of Colorado (Mt Elbert to the south has it beat by 12') But here are a few pics from Mount Massive 14,428' in Colorado.
and one 4runner pic just because
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07-17-2017, 08:40 AM
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Beautiful pics, so jealous!
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07-17-2017, 08:46 AM
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Beautiful pics, so jealous!
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Thank you.
The wife who is a photographer is disappointed with my iPhone pics, but i was exhausted and honestly I am not great at taking pictures.
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07-17-2017, 08:52 PM
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Which trail did you take up?
Elbert is not a bad hike.
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07-18-2017, 09:53 AM
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Which trail did you take up?
Elbert is not a bad hike.
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I started at the half moon north TH. It is a much shorter trail to the summit, but it much more steep than the East Side trail for Mt Massive.
3700' elevation gain in 3.5 miles.
The Elbert trail is really simple and gets quite busy mid morning. I believe that was my first 14er about 10 years ago.
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07-18-2017, 02:07 PM
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I started at the half moon north TH. It is a much shorter trail to the summit, but it much more steep than the East Side trail for Mt Massive.
3700' elevation gain in 3.5 miles.
The Elbert trail is really simple and gets quite busy mid morning. I believe that was my first 14er about 10 years ago.
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That's the same TH I took when I went up it.
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07-19-2017, 09:16 PM
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Awesome to see the conditions there and random recent post on a 4Runner site haha. I will be on a plane to CO mid month August and Massive is on my hit list of 14ers for that trip.
Looks like you had a good time.
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07-20-2017, 08:29 AM
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Awesome to see the conditions there and random recent post on a 4Runner site haha. I will be on a plane to CO mid month August and Massive is on my hit list of 14ers for that trip.
Looks like you had a good time.
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Awesome! We could use another Buckeye on the trail. What other mtns are you looking to conquer while you are here?
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07-20-2017, 10:43 PM
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Have always loved Colorado. One of the only other states I would consider moving to. I just love the pacific ocean too much to leave Thanks for sharing...I need to visit that area again soon!
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Awesome! We could use another Buckeye on the trail. What other mtns are you looking to conquer while you are here?
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So this will be my first trip out there to extract the sibling sis from her lower mountain hideout near the green mile in Denver. I am using REI's www.hikingproject.com trail mapping system to find decent routes, and a 14ers book I picked up from the net months ago.
As of now I will have a week round trip so from my lowley 500' elevation life I will spend have to spend day one acclimatizing at 5200ish el's before bounding up to the 10's on day two... all that said I had an outlandish dream to hit 10 in 5-6 days but I am winnowing the list down to 6ish (ish because when I do the DeCaLiBron loop I will not "officially" summit all four in one day for two reasons, first I won't drop far enough between each to qualify by the true Colorado rules and second Mt. Bross is privately owned so of course I will not be trespassing... though I might get lost for a little while)
There is a 10 mile trek that will collect both Evans and Bierstadt, close enough to Denver to make that a day trip up and down which may be my first pair.
Grays and Torreys Peaks is another 8.3 mi pair that seems attainable and of course how can one NOT bag Elbert in a day to claim the top of Colorado... though I am considering saving that for #53 some day in the distant future, which means Massive is/could be back on the list for this trip haha.
Who knows though, I think I am conditioned enough so I will try. If you don't set your goals high enough you just end up hanging out in the valley.
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So this will be my first trip out there to extract the sibling sis from her lower mountain hideout near the green mile in Denver. I am using REI's www.hikingproject.com trail mapping system to find decent routes, and a 14ers book I picked up from the net months ago.
As of now I will have a week round trip so from my lowley 500' elevation life I will spend have to spend day one acclimatizing at 5200ish el's before bounding up to the 10's on day two... all that said I had an outlandish dream to hit 10 in 5-6 days but I am winnowing the list down to 6ish (ish because when I do the DeCaLiBron loop I will not "officially" summit all four in one day for two reasons, first I won't drop far enough between each to qualify by the true Colorado rules and second Mt. Bross is privately owned so of course I will not be trespassing... though I might get lost for a little while)
There is a 10 mile trek that will collect both Evans and Bierstadt, close enough to Denver to make that a day trip up and down which may be my first pair.
Grays and Torreys Peaks is another 8.3 mi pair that seems attainable and of course how can one NOT bag Elbert in a day to claim the top of Colorado... though I am considering saving that for #53 some day in the distant future, which means Massive is/could be back on the list for this trip haha.
Who knows though, I think I am conditioned enough so I will try. If you don't set your goals high enough you just end up hanging out in the valley.
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That would be quite the accomplishment. Good luck and have fun out there. Colorado is a special place for sure. Be sure to take pics and post back upon your return.
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I cannot believe how many freaking 4Runners there are in Colorado!!! I am lucky to see a single one on a half hour drive through NW Ohio but in over 1,400 miles from Denver to the 4 corners and up through Rocky Mountain NP I literally lost count... unbelievable.
As far as summits go, I got 8 in three days. Grey & Torrey's was not too bad, pretty much a long high walk. Bierstadt the next morning was cool then I took the plunge and ran the Sawtooth over to Evans...that was a long day. On the third day I took my sister up Democrat but that was all she was going to handle so she went down at the saddle and i finished up the CaLiBron quad in a snow squall/storm.
It was Amazing all around, already itching to get back out there haha
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