So we're on vacation in Breckenridge CO, been doing some hikes, biking.....spent a day at a resort doing alpine slides and those gravity powered roller coasters.....anyway, last night I was looking online and realize we are staying 3 miles from the trailhead of Quandry Mountain. Turns out it's one of the 'easier' 14,000 summits in CO....and by easy they meant that there was no gear or anything needed. This was a 3.3 Mile Hike Up to the summit and back down.
I decided to go for it and it was pretty cool. Brutal....but worth it. The last 1/4 mile or so was pretty hard. I experienced all three Altitude sickness signs.....dizzy, nausea and headache....but I just took a rest and drank more water and pressed on. So glad to have done it.
14,265 foot!!!!
That's it way back there!