Life continues to be filled with love and outdoor adventures here in Colorado! With the summer officially at an end and fall sweeping in to take her place, Owen and I wrapped up an eventful hiking/camping/backpacking season with a few more excursions, both urban and wild:
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| Classin' it up at a fundraiser for CU-Denver's summer music camps for teens. |
We celebrated our six-monthiversary in early August by taking a cooking class together at
The Kitchen Table. We had a blast, rocked the kitchen, and came away with full bellies and several days' worth of leftovers of incredible food. I highly recommend this spot for a great evening and good food. Yum!
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| Thanks, Chef Jorge! |
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| (Free) rented bike adventures in Golden, CO. |
In early September, we went on a pretty, quick hike up the Mayflower Gulch (out by Copper Mountain), enjoying a gorgeous day, ruins of old 19th century mining cabins, views of local 14ers, and a nice pack lunch along the creek.
Our last September adventure was a hike up Mount Huron - the second shortest Colorado Fourteener at 14,003ft, and a shorter 14er hike at 7 miles RT. It was still a tough trek (thanks, oxygen deprivation), but we did great and had fantastic views of nearly endless Rocky Mountain peaks and colorful aspens the whole way up. What a great way to end the season!
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| On the Mt. Huron trail |
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| Peeking at aspens |
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| A view from the top |
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| Autumn 14er perfection |
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| Summit! |
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| Back at the trailhead at ~9,000ft - aspens everywhere. |
October is shaping up to be another very busy month, including more day hikes, a weekend in Aspen to check out the Maroon Bells, a weekend at home in Washington (so O can meet more of my fam!), and another girls' weekend in Chicago with friends. Whew! Cheers to seasonal transitions and wrapping up a great year with more adventures!
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