Mt. Bierstadt: 14,060 feet

It was a beautiful weekend in Colorado, minus the funnel cloud in Denver on Sunday. Dave and I were able to go hiking on Sunday and we hiked Mt. Bierstadt in Georgetown. So one more 14er down and I DID NOT EVEN VOMIT THIS TIME!! Wahoooooo! I am very proud that I was able to hike and not get sick! I must be growing up :) Ha Ha Ha... Anyway, the hike was a lot of fun! We got an early start in the morning (like 6:30am) and were at the top about 2 hours later. The last part of the hike included packed snow that was like a stair master. But the hike was worth the marvelous views at the top. It was a very clear morning and we had a 360 degree view of the mountains around us. It was pretty cold at the top though, as you can see we are bundled up. The way down was very fun b/c we slid on our butts/feet down the packed snow. It was much easier than huffing it down the snow.


This is a picture from the parking lot.



Dave powering through the hike...





Here I am on the snowy slope...



The top seemed sooo close, yet soooo far away.





That is me and our friend Ty huffing it up the mountain.





Gorgeous view from the top...



I made it!!!






Wahoooo... we made it to the top and I am not sick!!!








Another beautiful shot of the snow and mountains (that is actually Mt. Evans behind us).


That sums up our pictures from the hike. It was really great to enjoy the beautiful Colorado outdoors. Also, on the drive up to Mt. Bierstadt, Dave and I saw lots of fishing and camping spots to come back to. Georgetown is only about 1 hour from Denver, so it is nice to have a quick idea of where to camp.


I just wanted to add these next pictures to the blog:
Here is me celebrating my Monopoly Victory over Dave and our friend Ty!!!!! For those of you who do not know, Monopoly is Dave's favorite game, and I beat him! I have since decided to retired from my Monopoly career. Ha ha ha!

Here is Dave handing over the last of his cash!





Throwing up the money...





Celebrating sweet success!!