Mt. Bierstadt Done!

We did it!  My husband and I finished our 6th 14er, and my son just completed his first, and I think we have him hooked.  Just so we all know, my reference to the term 14er refers to the 53 peaks in Colorado that are 14,000 feet above sea level.  My husband and I have a goal to complete them all in our lifetime.  Right now while the kids are smaller, we have done the easy ones, and the ones closer to Denver to start out with.

The views at the top were breathtaking.  Just can't describe how much all the effort is worth every minute of this view.

It's a three and a half mile hike from the trail head to the summit, and we got started at 7:30 in the morning.  Best to start early, sometimes the weather will move-in in the afternoon, and don't want to get stuck up there when that happens!

Here we are at the start of our day

The first part of the hike is through the willows. It's a swampy area, so we were prepared to walk through some mud and tall brush, then we also had a river crossing  to contend with as well.  We walked up the trail a ways to find an area that was easier to navigate across the river.

Once you make it out of the willows, you have the snow to contend with.  Kind of cool though to see snow in June!  We had to go through several snow fields with some ice as well.

Konnor was such a trooper.  With this being his first 14er, he was so excited he practically ran up the trail.

Once you get near the top, the landscape changes to more climbing over rocks than hiking.  But you can see the summit.

We made it!! Gratefully still as happy as we were at the bottom when we got started.  It took us 3 hours to get to the top, not too shabby if you ask me.

We always like to take a picture of the geological marker when we get to the top.









Our goal is to do at least two this year. Quandary Peak here we come.