Distance: 9.62 miles (out and back) Elevation Gain: 4,408 ft (total) 4,377 ft (net) Max Elevation: 14,433 ft Min. Elevation: 10,056 ft All week long we constantly monitored Mountain Forecast for conditions atop Colorado’s highest peak, Mount Elbert, hoping for an opportunity to summit this spectacular mountain. Nestled about 115 miles southwest of Denver in the Sawatch Range, this gentle giant rests majestically
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Breckenridge Peak 8 Fox Sighting and More
Distance: 2.8 miles (loop;out and back) Elevation Gain: 1,587 ft. (total) 1,467 ft. (net) Max Elevation: 12,615 ft. Min. Elevation: 11,148 ft. We decided to explore Breckenridge a little bit more after our Quandary expedition and headed over towards the base of Peak 8. On the way we found that the gondola was free (at least in the summer) and parked (again at a free
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Quandary Peak Summit: 14,265 ft
Distance: 6.84 miles (out and back) Elevation Gain: 3,364 ft (total) 3,371ft (net) Max Elevation: 14,265 ft Min. Elevation: 10,901 ft It felt as though we had only just closed our eyes when we were gently roused by the sounds of The Head and the Heart streaming out of the phone at 3:45 am on Saturday morning. To be honest, we were so excited
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Please vote for one of Thomas’s photos for the Weather Channel “It’s amazing out there! Photo Contest. It’s a long shot, but we would love for all our readers to help out! You may vote for one photo every 24 hours. This photo was taken in Cabo San Lucas on the Pacific side of the
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