Ahhhh! The Bores are back from a blessed Rocky Mountain high!Upon arriving at the national park, our first stop was to test out our lungs in the thin air by taking a short walk to Alluvial Fan Falls. We lowlanders immediately knew that we were in trouble. How were we going to be able to complete a 3.4 "medium difficulty" hike in two days if taking baby steps for a few hundred yards was making us huff and puff like the old folks that we are?
Next day, we walked around Bear Lake, higher altitude but flat terrain, so no sweat.
Time to try a half miler on up to Nymph Lake. I'm sure we were the slowest ones on the trail, but we still managed to haul our butts there without having to summon 9-1-1.
Plus, on the way down, I still had the strength to stop this boulder from flattening Big Bore--using just one hand! Pretty impressive, if I do say so myself. But would we be ready the next day to conquer a trail that was longer and steeper?
Tomorrow's Blog: The quest to Gem Lake!
2 comments:
Awwwwwwwwwww...... looks fantastic!! Gorgeous pics! Glad you had a great time!
Glad to see you are home safely.... your readers have missed you!! Have a great day!
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