Made the summit!

It started when Jude was eight. Now, he is 19, and we are still going strong. Every summer, Jude and I hike to the top of one of the 14,000-foot mountains in Colorado. This year we decided on La Plata Peak.

La Plata is about 120 miles from Denver, near Twin Lakes just outside of Leadville. The La Plata trailhead has a really small parking lot, so we decided to drive up Saturday afternoon and sleep in the car that night.

It was a gorgeous morning on the mountain

We were up bright and early and on the trail at 5:30am, when it was barely light. We didn’t see the sun until we were on the ridge, 1.5 miles from the summit. Those last 1.5 miles were tough, particularly on the downhill as it was steep and you were scrambling over rocks.

We made it to the top just before 9:30am where we enjoyed a well deserved break and some snacks. The downhill was probably the second toughest Jude and I have done, mainly because it was so steep, which made it slippery.

We made it back to the car by 1:15pm, tired but exhilarated after a very challenging hike.

Getting ready for Noah Kahan

Meanwhile, last weekend Marcy and Anna went to see Noah Kahan at Coors Field in Denver. They both absolutely loved the show.