Jude Hikes his 9th 14er, Anna Has Cheer Team Bonding

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On the summit of Mount Massive, the second-highest mountain in Colorado

Today was the ninth annual 14er hike for Jude and me, we decided on Mount Massive this year. We went up last night to stay at a hotel in Frisco and we were up very early this morning (5am) to drive to the Mount Massive trailhead outside Leadville. We were on the trail by 6:25am.

Looking at the view about 2/3 of the way up the mountain

It was a long hike, just under 8 miles to the summit. It was a gentle slope most of the way up, but it got a little steep near the summit. The views were spectacular, we could see for hundreds of miles. We got back to the car around 2:45pm, so just under eight hours of hiking with 30 minutes at the top.

Anna with one of her best friends from Cheer

Anna had a cheerleading team bonding event at her gym that was called a “foam party”. We didn’t really know what to expect but they basically filled part of the parking lot with foam and let the kids go nuts. They had a blast.

My good friend Ron Suber hosted a summer party at his house

On Friday night, Marcy and I went to a summer party at the Subers. Ron is a good friend from the fintech space and he moved to Denver a couple of years ago. He has a beautiful house by Cheesman Park and it was a fun time.