We wanted to hike a mountain in CO while we were here so Nathaniel (my friend back from NY who is living here temporarily) thought it'd be a great idea to hike up the tallest mountain in CO. This so happens to be the second tallest mountain in the continental USA. We woke up at 5am and drove and hour or so out the the base of the mountain. After spending well over an hour trying to find the trail, we finally got there and began our trek at 8am. We initially wanted to do it as a 2 day hike and spend the night half way up. But being January where the mountain ranges from 10 to -50 degree, we decided we'd try to do the whole climb in one day. This turned out to be the right decision. It took about 5 hours to climb and about 3 hours to descend. We actually made great time as many people advise doing this as a two day trip. We did it in 8. My legs have never felt so drained, though. Because of the high altitudes, my muscles didn't receive enough oxygen and became fatigued MUCH faster. I was taking breaks every 4 steps at times. Despite the fatigue, we all made it to the top, 14, 233ft mountain. I am the epitome of drained right now and it's only like 8 or 9 oclock. Time to go to sleep and see what tomorrow has in store for us!
PEACE!
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