The Macauley Summit in Summit County Colorado was as spectacular of a trip as I could have hoped. Not without its bumps, bruises, and unforeseens, but all good vacations need some legendary stories.
Taken the first morning we were there, we drank up this view while drinking our coffee. A small group of us planned to hike up Buffalo Mountain.
You can see the full slide show of pictures here: Buffalo Mountain Ascent
The hike was by turns, exhilarating, brutalizing, and inspiring. It left us all a little hobbled and thankful we attacked it the first day we were there.
After a full lower body work-out on Day 1, Day 2 found us in the grueling Class V Rapids of Gore Canyon, guided by the extremely talented folks at Liquid Descent. I'll detail that trip later when I have the pictures to go along with it. Unfortunately, my filmed experiences were less than graceful, but our boat (Joel, Emily, James, and myself) managed to defy our guides expectations and a) keep a hold of our paddles and b) stay in the boat.
As I often do, I contracted some sinus mess while up in that dry, cool mountain air and came home with a bit of a head cold, which I have been nursing since Thursday with lots of couch time and Olympics.
This morning, watching the DVRed taping of the Women's Olympic Marathon, I couldn't help but feel excited. (Okay, so maybe it was the multiple cups of coffee in me, too.)
I wish I could say it has inspired me to want to run a full marathon. I'll leave that to James, his mother Cathy, and my sister Emily; but I do have a new goal in mind. And it will be good.
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