I finally got a good nights sleep after suffering with only a handful of hours since leaving Houghton four days before. The temperature was perfect, the elevation not too high and the dogs sufficiently tired from the day before’s hiking. We got up and slowly packed the truck with the intention of visiting Rocky Mountain [...]
Colorado Road Trip – Day 3 – Climbing Four 14ers: Mounts Lincoln, Bross, Democrat and Cameron and a Drive to Rocky Mountain National Park
Kite Lake campground sets right around 12,000 feet above sea level and is ringed by very tall peaks. That being said I did not sleep well due to both the elevation and the wind that was gusting down from the mountains around us. A bad nights sleep was the last thing I needed after an [...]
Colorado Road Trip – Day 2 – Maroon Bells and camping at Kite Lake
The night’s sleep couldn’t have been any shorter. It was cold, 20 degrees or so, but I was comfortable in my down sleeping bag. I used Hannah’s tent because mine still had a bit of a smell from the summer’s kayak trip. I do not like the Marmot Aeolos. It is too short, tough to [...]
