Mt. Elbert – Hiking North Mt Elbert Trail to Highest Point in Colorado

This was the worst hike I’d ever done. Easiest Coloado 14’er, they say? No way. Mt. Princeton was easier and I nearly died on that mountain. Trust me, do not trust anything you read about this mountain-unless it is truthfully hard hitting. As we live in Colorado, we are pretty well versed on hiking Colorado, … Read more

Failure on Mount Princeton in the Sawatch Mountain Range

Mount Princeton is one of the many 53 fourteeners in CO. This 14,196 ft mountain is located just outside Buena Vista, CO. While it’s not one of the tallest peaks in Colorado, Mount Princeton is one of the most difficult, rising nearly 7,000 feet above the Arkansas River valley in only 7 miles. Every time … Read more