PorterhouseMusic
Mitakuye Oyasin
Our youngest son took a job up in Glenwood Springs, CO early last year. So about 8 weeks ago his brother and his wife and me and Mrs. Porterhouse all flew out to Denver and then drove on up to the valley area there near Aspen and hung out for a week. It's usually a little colder that time of year but we lucked out with near perfect weather. Thought I'd share a few photos - it was breathtakingly scenic.
Our second day there, and still not acclimated to the altitude, we did a hike that was about 850 vertical ft. off the valley floor. Our son who lives up there and is pretty active had no problem - this hike absolutely decimated the rest of us. I'm smiling here - we were still on our way up. That smile didn't last.
This is the view from the summit on that hike. Carbondale down below there. Rain clouds moved in while we were up there and sure enough - friggin lightning started cracking overhead. Nerve wracking as hell on the way down. When we were about 1 minute from the car the skies opened up and it just poured for about 10 minutes. Timing is everything.
This is at a place called Lost Man's Reservoir just down the road from Independence Pass. Super serene. Approx 10,500 ft.
These next 4 are looking in different directions from the summit of the Snowmass ski resort at Aspen. At a whopping 11,350 ft. it is breathtaking up there. Definitely had that sense of being on top of the world.
Mrs Porterhouse and me.... at the summit of Independence Pass, elevation 12,100 ft.
(Edited: The elevation at Elk Camp Summit at the top of Snowmass is 11,350 ft. - not 14,100 ft as I originally stated. Trivial - but facts lives matter)
Our second day there, and still not acclimated to the altitude, we did a hike that was about 850 vertical ft. off the valley floor. Our son who lives up there and is pretty active had no problem - this hike absolutely decimated the rest of us. I'm smiling here - we were still on our way up. That smile didn't last.
This is the view from the summit on that hike. Carbondale down below there. Rain clouds moved in while we were up there and sure enough - friggin lightning started cracking overhead. Nerve wracking as hell on the way down. When we were about 1 minute from the car the skies opened up and it just poured for about 10 minutes. Timing is everything.
This is at a place called Lost Man's Reservoir just down the road from Independence Pass. Super serene. Approx 10,500 ft.
These next 4 are looking in different directions from the summit of the Snowmass ski resort at Aspen. At a whopping 11,350 ft. it is breathtaking up there. Definitely had that sense of being on top of the world.
Mrs Porterhouse and me.... at the summit of Independence Pass, elevation 12,100 ft.
(Edited: The elevation at Elk Camp Summit at the top of Snowmass is 11,350 ft. - not 14,100 ft as I originally stated. Trivial - but facts lives matter)
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