View From the Top

I totally forgot to put up pictures from our day off while we were in Colorado! Oops!

Well, on our lone day off, we got up early to Jazzercise, and had a quick breakfast, and decided to head up a Horsetooth Mountain, right outside of Fort Collins, Co. It was really sunny, and actually hot that day. We Texans were still not used to the altitude, so it was a bit challenging- but super fun. And the view from the top made it all worth while.

The “before” shot. The guys had fun throwing rocks to see how far they could get it. Well it was fun until a hiker told us that lots of people die from getting hit from rocks when people throw them. At that point, I directly ended their fun. Just call me Debbie Downer. Getting closer, you can actually see why they name it Horsetooth Rock, it looks like horse teeth! (Not that this city girl really knew what horse teeth look like…) Can you see it? Right in the middle? Well that’s it- and actually we were about 2 hours into the hike when this picture was taken, just to make sure nobody thinks we are pathetic.   7,256 feet! The gang right before we scaled the horse’s teeth. And I do mean scaled! And the view from the top!

There was a chipmonk way up there. See him? So cute!

We made it!

And I had a lucky ladybug land on me! Which is especially fun since my mom always called me ladybug when I was little. It’s on my thumb.

 

Oh yes we did!!!