Saved By Sherpa: Back in Colorado - 14 August 2008

And so we're back home, in as much as we have one now. I keep dreading a speeding ticket, and the inevitable "Is this your current address?" Let's just say that the lead-foot is in remission.

After getting back we rested up, grabbed our dogs (henceforth referred to lovingly as the dog-brains), and headed up to the mountains to do some more hiking and what not.

At first I still wasn't right, and wasn't even able to walk a mile the first day. The second day, though, we hiked the Twin Sisters. Which gave us an unbelievable view of Long's Peak and Mount Meeker:

We also saw some big horn sheep. Evidently we didn't appreciate how special it was to see them, since everyone on the trail kept asking about them:

The next day we tried to take the dogs to Meadow Mountain. The guide book says that you hike up the St. Vrain trail until Meadow Mountain is visible, and when it's convenient head off to the right. What it didn't say (or Jen didn't mention) is that the ascent is over what I can only describe as a pile of boulders. It was bad enough for me, but Jackson was definitely not interested. Ultimately we had to turn back. Maybe I'll hike it solo while Jen's doing interviews. If you're interested here's a site about Meadow Mountain.

Our last day in the Mountains we hiked the Wild Basin Trail up to Ouzel Lake. It was probably our best hike together, and I highly recommend it. Most of the hike you're alongside water and interesting features. Plus there's something to see every one and a half miles or so.

One key, though: GO EARLY!!! It gets very, very crowded toward the mid-morning and not only is there no parking but there are people everywhere for the first two miles of the trail.

Some highlights:

Copeland Lake and Mountain