I’ve had my heart set on climbing Mt. Elbert, Colorado’s highest peak at 14,433ft., for about two years and we finally got the opportunity! I’ll start by saying this was our first 14er and even with all the preparation we did the elevation still kicked our tails. But it was an epic and worthwhile accomplishment […]
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On July 1, 2023 we set out with two kids and a fully loaded transit van for what promised to be an adventure of epic proportions! We ventured through 14 states and reached SIX high points on our journey! We learned a lot of valuable lessons and created some memories that will last a lifetime!
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Malcolm’s perspective, written at 11,400 ft. Well, I am literally sitting on the side of the tallest, steepest mountain I’ve ever climbed and thought I would log a little about this trip. I’m sure Carrie will talk about the hellashish journey it was just to get to the saddle of about 11,400ft. After that, it
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“May your dreams be larger than mountains and may you have the courage to scale their summits” Harley King At an elevation of 6,643 feet, Clingman’s Dome is the highest point in the beautiful Great Smoky Mountains National Park. There is a newer observation tower at the top that offers the most amazing views, especially
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… and sometimes you just go home. First, a few updates! A lot has changed since our last high point. We had our second son, Maverick, on February 16th and we’ve spent the last nine weeks adjusting to life with two boys. Atlas is an awesome big brother although it took him a few weeks
In early January 2020, just before Atlas’s 2nd birthday, we took a spur of the moment road trip to mark two more highpoints off of our list. We have a giant colorful map on the wall in our living room where we have marked highpoints in every state and we use this to figure out
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Always take the scenic route 💙 In late October 2019, we set out on another road trip with the goal of conquering three more high points: Pennsylvania, Maryland, and West Virginia. These high points are all close together, so it makes sense to try to knock them all out in one trip. Also, I use
At an elevation of 4,145 ft. Black Mountain in the Appalachian Plateaus is the highest point in The Bluegrass State. We headed towards Black Mountain from Marion, VA where just hiked Mount Rogers — this was about a 3 hour drive through some old coal mining towns. While most of the drive was relatively boring,
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“If happiness is the goal – and it should be, then adventures should be top priority.” Richard Branson In May of 2019 we loaded up Atlas, who was close to 15 months old and an absolute road trip champion, and set out towards Grayson Highlands State Park in Virginia to conquer our 9th highpoint. I
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No witty quote here — just a story about that time we almost got lost in the woods in the middle of winter with a seven week old. Our son, Atlas, was born in January 2018 and changed our world for the better more than we would ever know. In March 2018 I was on
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