On Top of the World!

Today was a great day! I have some friends visiting from New York and we decided to take a "little hike" to the top of Deer Creek Canyon in Golden, CO. The hike turned out to be an elevation increase of 1500 feet in 2.4 miles! Here's a somewhat blurry picture of us reaching the summit. It was a greuling hike for a couple of middle-aged, out-of-shape old ladies, but I'm so glad our other friend encouraged (prodded) us to go to the top. There's a 360 degree view from up there that's amazing! We could see the snow-capped mountains in the distance, the red rocks of Golden, Denver jutting up from the plains, and everything in between. I wonder why it's such a thrill to visit Mother Nature. We were so tired and yet we HAD to climb to the top of this tallest rock on the summit. And we couldn't stop oohing and ahhing at the sights. On the way up and the way down everyone was so friendly...I think being in the great outdoors in this wonderful country of ours brings out the best in people. God bless America!

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