My Summer On Mt. Massive
Mt. Massive, Colorado
My Summer On Mt. Massive
So the adventure begins…
It started out on Friday, after finishing loading my car and giving my room the once over, I said good-bye to my pups (who are really my parents pups but I love them like they are my own) and then drove to my dad’s work and said good-bye to him. My mom is out of town so only a phone good-bye for her.
I decided to break up my drive into two days. I would drive about 7 hours (plus an hour time change) to Salina, UT where I would splurge on a hotel room. Then on Saturday I would drive to Leadville, about 6 hours of driving. Well, my 7 hours of driving turned into 8 since I lost an hour negotiating the traffic in Vegas but other than that it was uneventful.
The drive through Arizona was especially beautiful. The interstate goes through the Virgin River Gorge, weaving around bluffs and bends in the river. I always feel a bit like I am “cheating” when I get to see such beautiful sights from my car instead of having to hike for hours to see such wondrous sights.
I got to my hotel, relaxed and watched the Lakers beat the Nuggets.
Saturday I got up and began the drive to Leadville. The 100 miles east of Salina were just gorgeous. Again that guilty feeling set in. I should have to hike to see this stuff. But now I am wondering, if Utah had that much to offer just from the Highway, imagine what the backcountry must look like.
I got to Leadville around 5pm and then went out to the Yurt. I met Joe and Drew. Joe is my Co-Leader on Mt. Massive this year. Drew is the Adopt-a-Peak Project Leader. Upon first impression, they seem nice, enthusiastic, oozing with culinary genius and Joe reminds me a bit of my cousin Scotty. Should make for a good season.
