Kept driving out of Kansas. This occupied the vast majority of the day. I don’t want to have to say anything else about it.
Finally arrived in Denver and I’m staying with my Aunt and Uncle and their two kids for the next several days. Now I’ve got to work out where I’ll be heading next – North, South, or somewhere in between? – make some last minute gear pickups and then hit the road again.
Denver is some 5,500+ feet above sea level. Which is a drastic change from Michigan’s 700 feet or so. But having camped at 2,100 feet the night before, I can’t say I’ve noticed any appreciable difference. I’ll be climbing a 14,000+ foot peak on Monday however, and I’ll probably have a different story to tell at that point.
Keep in mind that, for sake of contact, I’m now two (2) hours behind you guys. Unless any of you bums I went to college with have changed your sleeping habits and starting waking up before 10am, I don’t see this being a problem.
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Did you notice the altitude rising as you crossed Kansas? I remember being stunned the first time I drove to Colorado that there were very few points where it felt like I was driving uphill - yet in New Mexico I was passing through towns at 5,000 and 6,000 feet! I also remember being winded the first time I climbed a steep set of stairs in Boulder (which might say more about my state of fitness than the altitude).
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to hear about your mountain-climbing adventure!