McCullough Gulch and Poop

I'm way over do for this post, almost been a month since we left the Breckenridge area. I apologize for waiting so long to post this...

We are all about the class, can anyone hear Julie in the background:)

We had a really good time on this hike. It may not have been as beautiful as the other hikes we did like Mohawk Lakes or the 14er but we were all in better health and able to enjoy it. The flowers were beginning to come up, this hike had a really nice waterfall along with a lake at the top.

We made a couple of more friends. We saw quite a few marmot, got pretty close to one.

The hike had some pretty good scenery, and I think we got some pretty good "artistic" shots.

This picture is actually upside down. We passed a pond that was so still you could get a crystal clear reflection image. You are actually looking at the surface of the water here, the shore is up top.

I call this "Random Tree" :)

The rocks on the right are a Cairn that Uncle Nick built at the top.

I call this "Uncomfortable Gentleman":) stay classy

On our way we ran into an actual gold mine. Several interesting signs were posted.

Good point Julie!

On a side note I do want everyone to know that we did shower and wash our clothes.

Gray's Peak - The 14er

The second full day we were in CO was a big day. We had been waiting for the all clear on a path to the top of Gray's Peak, 14,280 feet. Uncle Nick's buddy, Brenden, was all over the websites and weather reports to make sure we had a good day picked out... We couldn't have asked for a better one. The picture above shows Gray's Peak (left) and Torrey's Peak (right). Both eclipse 14,000 ft. You can take a trail to hit both of them but as you can see it was covered in snow.

The crew with Brenden (red shirt).

We got up early and headed to the trail head. Unfortunately, this is where we ran into a large speed bump. Marge was a beast but the road leading up to the trail head was pretty washed out and this meant an additional 2 mile hike just to the trail head. BOO!!



Once we reached the trail head we took a little breather and headed up. The views on the way up were nice but no where near the views of the Mohawk Lakes hike. About halfway up we refueled and took a nice break.

We made some friends along the way

A good portion of the mountain was still covered in snow and it made the trek extremely difficult for us sea levelers. It was a struggle but a group of us made it and it was one of the most spectacular things I have ever seen. I have to give props to Meg for dragging my behind the last 100 yards up the mountain, thank you hunny!!!