Where we start. At the National Center for Atmospheric Research.So far this is the longest hike I've been on. 6 hours plus total. But once you reach the top, everything is worth it. Really worth it..
Actually it shouldn't take that long to complete the hike. The thing is, we had a big group. 50 something people, very big group for a hike. So faham faham lah, macam macam orang ada.
So instead of going straight up the mountain along the steep path, we took a big, big loop around the mountain. It wasn't much of a hike, more like a walk because the incline wasn't even noticeable. Imagine the threads of a screw, lebih kurang like that lah the path. It only got steeper towards the top where we couldn't go around anymore and had to go straight up.
View from halfway.
Old men again.We took a lot of stops in between to have some snacks and all that so that added a lot of time to the journey. But then again the view at the top memang gempak lah. Third highest peak in Boulder. 8000+ feet. Again, really worth it.. Everyone was talking on the way up, but once at the top, all quiet. So peaceful.
Finding a place to sit
CU campus is somewhere on the left.
Luas pemandangan...On the way down it got more interesting because we took the steep path that went straight down. So there was a lot of jumping, and tree hugging so that we don't speed down. Took just 1 and a half hours. Much faster.
Good hike, but next day legs all sore. That just shows how satisfying the climb was.
