News

What is the best way to read the news? A quick scan of Google News is my current method, but it seems insufficient. Should I get a subscription to the Washington Post? Grab a paper newspaper a couple times a week? Suggestions welcome!

Hiking, Goals, and Excessive Driving

This weekend I went for a hike. It was quite a nice hike, and put me in mind of Longs Peak, mainly because being Chasm Lake it started from the same trailhead.

Of course, I wanted to get to the lake. However, we got a pretty late start for alpine standards (8:40am), so I was trying to be realistic about the chances and ready to turn around should storm clouds form. I was also hiking fast.

I got very tired. It was my first hike above treeline of the year.

I had prayed a little prayer earlier in the morning, on the 1.5 hour drive over, that the weather would hold for us. And it did. We made it to the lake! It looked like this:

I was pretty happy, but also very tired. Driving back home made me even more tired.

That's really it. I am extremely goal-oriented and pushed God, my roommate (who also hiked with me), and myself to get to Chasm Lake, and we did it. I had to drive past the chasm in US-36 as well, but was unable to view it due to the highway barrier. Actually the traffic wasn't bad.

I feel like I drive too much to want to go to the mountains all the time, yet I have to go to the mountains and achieve my goals. Alpine life. Next up: Mt. Sneffles (maybe).