A summary of the last month because, well, it's just been that long....

The last hike Tim and I both took, in June, was Lost Lake.  It's an awesome shorter hike, about 4.5 miles round trip.  The weather was gorgeous the day we went and the trail was snow covered, muddy, or flooded depending  on which part of the trail you were on.  It was a lot of fun to navigate  through it all though.  When we got to the lake there were people sledding, and it was 70, which is awesome.  We ended up walking around the lake and cutting back across a beaver dam.  Definitely a hike to go on if you're in the mood for some warm sledding:)



After that hike life got insanely busy and we really didn't have time to go for another hike for a long time. Although this is actually a good thing because it gave my hip some to heal before jumping into some crazy hikes. I was taking an insane class(which still seems to be ongoing), that is now over, and grades are being posted sometime today:) Tim is extremely happy that it's over...

The day after my last day we left for a spur of the moment camping trip.  On the drive there we took Guenella Pass, a really scenic road that takes you right past the trailhead for Bierstadt Mountain, another one Tim wants to hike.

  We camped near Fairplay, CO and since it was Fourth of July weekend the campgrounds were really packed and people were crazy loud....it made for an interesting night.






The next morning we got up and headed to the Mt. Quandary trailhead.  Mt. Quandary is the 14th
highest 14er in Colorado topping off at 14, 265 ft.  It's located in the Tenmile Mountain Range, just about 15 miles from Breckenridge, CO.























 It was actually a really good hike, despite the sunburn we both got. It was also, really windy at the top, the picture of the two of us kind of demonstrates that, seeing as my hair is usually not that crazy;)   The views from the top were really awesome, the pictures just don't do it justice.  On the way down we ran into a mountain goat family hanging out on the trail. Tim got some really nice pics:)

The hike, I think, proved to both of us that 14ers aren't as bad as they sound as long as you can get through the challenge the altitude provides. So, I think Tim won't be satisfied until we hike a lot more, if not all of them.....:)  

We got back from our mini camping trip late Sunday night and Monday we hiked Gregory Canyon. It's a shorter hike right in Chautauqua Park.  The hike was great and the weather was really nice, although a bit hot for hiking unless you had a lot of water.

If everything goes according to plan this week we're hoping to take another quick weekend trip to do some more really awesome hikes.