See trip reports on all 58 Rocky Mountain fourteeners HERE The Colorado Rockies contain almost all the tallest mountains in the continental U.S. The ones over 13,000 feet high are referred to as thirteeners, and the 58 that are over 14,000 feet are fourteeners. You would have to go to Alaska to find one over […]
Antifreeze Will Kill a Dog
One winter we had an incident that all dog owners should know about. One snowy morning after the garbage truck had been by our house, our dogs were outside. Emme and her Aussie buddy Alfie were licking the snow and we happened to notice. We went over to investigate and saw they were licking at […]
Debunking Myths About Hiking
Debunking the Debunkers First, I need to say a few things about some of the debunking I have seen on the internet: Your body will tell you when you need hydration You may read that the concern over dehydration is overdone and that your body will tell you when to drink. In my view this […]
What is Altitude Sickness?
Altitude sickness is caused by rapid or prolonged exposure to low amounts of oxygen at high elevation. Symptoms may include headaches, vomiting, tiredness, trouble sleeping, blue lips and extremities and dizziness. It can progress to worse conditions including HAPE (high altitude pulmonary edema), which is a fluid buildup in the lungs that prevents the normal […]