Living in Colorado means that eventually you find yourself above 14,000 ft. A couple weekends ago I tackled Handies Peak with my friend, Stephanie. We didn't want to drive 8 hours each way around the east side; neither did we want to tackle the legendarily terrifying Cinnamon Pass shortcut. So we drove just out of Silverton, hiked over a 13,000 ft pass, descended into American Basin, and up up up Handies. Then back down and back up and back down and home to a goooood night's sleep. My first 14er!
Handies from its base
at the top of the world, sporting different hiking fashions
(notice my pockets bulging with gummy bears)
(and, by the way, it's windy and cold at the top of the world)
