pikes peak

this weekend d & i took my family (& liz) on a small hike up pikes peak.
this was my family's 1st 14er
13 miles to the top
they did AWESOME.
i was so proud

we did a 2 day adventure.

day one: manitou springs to barr camp

bring it on, barr trail!

ranger rick, er uh, dallas showing us whats up
(look all the way to the back and you can see pikes...)

6.5 miles later....
enjoying chipolte burritos for dinner
(do you have any idea how much weight 5 of these add to your pack!? holy moley....)
d found a long lost friend (he played the same guitar about 6 years ago when he last stayed here)

day two: barr camp to summit

40 min into hike beezer needs a food break

later....
dallas would like a 2nd chance at his senior portraits
(remind me never to be a pro photographer
i havn't figured out the shadows-on-the-face-thing yet)

while beezer needs another nemo fruit snack break

did i mention how big my pack was?
(there are 3 sleeping bags in there!)

getting closer to the top!
way past tree line (& still smiling!)
on a side note... my mom is a camel
by this point she has drank 2L of water in 4 milesthere were some cool cloudsand another 6.5 miles later,
we're at the top!
OF COURSE, we have to do the KSU!!
long story short, we ended up taking different cog trains down
so while waiting, d, liz and i had fun at the top
i'm pretty sure that liz is a long lost sistergo us!