Rocky Mountain NP
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Way Down We Go
“You let your feet run wild” – Kaleo Today we left Rocky Mountain National Park. The good news, though, is that despite my post a day or two ago about not knowing when I’d return to a place, I feel very confident that I’ll be back here again next June. We talked a bit today […]
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“I think the universe is on my side” – Echosmith I’m kind of at a loss about how to write about today. The end was so spectacular that I feel like I should lead with that. Perhaps now that I’ve teased it you’ll stick around until the end. Last night we decided that we would […]
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“You can talk to [g]od and listen to the casual reply” – John Denver There can’t be any better place in the world than on top of an alpine mountain. Somehow it took until day 41 for me to get there this year, but the wait was worth it. For several years I’ve been wanting […]
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“Things get so crazy, crazy Don’t rush this baby” – Matchbox 20 Getting up at 6:30 is actually considered sleeping in on road trips, but it was especially hard this morning since I woke up in a comfortable bed. The smell of bacon wafting up from the kitchen helped ease the transition though. After a […]
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Another summit for the 4th! Even though it was a little one, being on top of a mountain is a pretty good way to celebrate the nation’s birthday. Without a doubt we set an UntanglingKnotts record for speed to a summit. We were up, down, and at brunch by 11! Here is our track and […]
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As the alarm went off at 5:15 this morning I knew pretty much immediately that our Estes Cone hiking plans weren’t going to work out. The sky was overcast and the radar showed what we all knew was coming, a day full of rain. Luckily we had a backup plan so after laying around for […]
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The craziness of today was exactly the opposite of yesterday’s rest day. We woke up at 6:30 so we’d be able to pack up, get ready, and still get Molly her coffee in time to meet our leader for the day at 9. Everything went smoothly and the girls even had time to write a […]
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