Travel Diary: Mount Massive

This blog post is finally here! Two months later, but it’s here! I was talking to someone a few weeks ago and mentioned I hiked a mountain with an elevation of 14,429′ and she stopped me before I could go on and enthusiastically said, “you did a fourteener?!” That’s when I realized what I did was actually a pretty big feat!

5:30 am start

A flight to Denver was booked after dinner with Michael one night. We decided we would hike and I let him, the first-time hiker, research where we would go. Looking back now, it was a terrible idea! But hey, I’m alive and here with a story to tell.

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Outdoor Climbing in New Mexico

Yes, that’s ME climbing. I can’t believe it either! Before I get to the climb, here’s a quick story of how I, a girly gal, ended up rock climbing.

It may not look like it and I may not act like it, but I actually enjoy the outdoors. Something about fresh air and wide open spaces makes my heart skip a beat. Dallas is a great city for a lot of things, but lacks outdoor activity. A paved running trail, park between highways, and rooftop bars are as “outdoorsy” as it gets in Big D. No shame! I love it here! It just means I have had to fill my nature cup elsewhere.

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