Sara, Matthew, and I traveled out to Colorado for a week recently. It was fantastically amazing as always. There's just something about Colorado that feels like coming home. Like I was meant to be there. We drove out and stayed in Denver for a night--got some dinner with Ben at the 16th street mall downtown--before heading into the mountains the next morning. We did tons of hiking on this trip because that's what I live for. We did waterfall hikes, Deer Mountain, which had breathtaking views of the mountain range, a hike up to Sprague Lake which is indescribably peaceful and beautiful, and a hike behind out cabin, which was right along the river. We capped off the trip with hiking my second 14er, Mt. Bierstadt. It was pretty hard even though it's rated as one of the easier 14ers. One of my goals is to hike as many 14ers as I can, so I love getting another peak done this summer. Sadly we had to say goodbye and head home but if all goes well, I'll be living out in Colorado soon enough. For right now, I'll just enjoy the Now.
I have another day and a half back home in KC too. It's always fun to be back here and catch up with everyone. I got to go out with Ciara and do a few runs with her, including a 15 miler, the furthest I've ever run so far. I also got to see Grandpa and see Natalie off to her new life down in Tennessee. Crazy life changes. Soon I have to head back to Chicago and finish packing and get moved before the school year begins and my life starts speeding up again.
What an amazing summer. Life just keeps getting more and more awesome.
"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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