Mount Elbert

Mt. Elbert, the tallest mountain in Colorado, and the second tallest in the lower 48 states. I got the opportunity to climb it today. Almost passed it by but figured I had time to bag it. I'm acclimated, and I had a day before my reservation at the Twin Lakes Inn. I camped near the base at 11000 feet, got moving at 6am, and reached the top by 9:30. I'm listening to Amazon Music as I write this. The song playing right now is 'Rocky Mountain High' For real! Anyway, Mt. Elbert is 14400 feet above where we live. I spent the rest of the day hiking down 5000 feet. These mountains are big. Somebody loaned me their sign. The other picture is Twin Lakes. Smoke is making my pictures dull.Read more