When i first decided to do this hike i figured it would be great, a nice easy 14'er to be my first. Add in some snow to make it at least a little difficult, boy was i wrong. I figured since everyone else in the world has hiked several 14'ers, myself, being in above average shape, that this would be easy. Might even be able to get in a run in after the hike.
We hit the trail head by 830, pretty cold but not bad since we would be hiking and sweating bullets real soon. the first mile of the hike is nice, through some trees, moderate elevation gain. Then you hit a wall to the first false summit, then to the summit is again straight up. Good thing for microspikes as it make the hike up much easier. The hike down would have been impossible without them. At the peak were some goats, we said hi, they just wanted our food like the homeless guys on the corner of Speer and 8th, so they moved on. Not enough snow to ski but i would definitely venture up to AT it up and get some turns in the future. Overall it was a 4hr hike from start to finish, pretty quick when comparing it to other strava people, as we were also the fastest winter hike posted. I am not sure i will do another soon, but it was fun.
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