Mountaineer's and travelers come in. CO and HI

[Sturg1647545502]

Its been a busy summer for me complete with a bachelor party via driving to CO for a week, Maui HI for our wedding and then Kauai HI for the honeymoon. Here are a few pics.

 

 

I stayed back and did some down hill mountain biking while my boys knocked out one of the higher 14ers in CO, Mt. Elbert. Yes that's Coors light. Taste the Rockies.

 

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Two days before Mt. Elbert we all packed into Ice Lake Basin CO and spent the night up there.

 

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Black Canyon in Gunnison Natl Park, CO

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1.5 weeks later I found myself getting married in Maui. We got bused up to the summit of Mt. Haleakala (10,023 ft), saw a beautiful sun rise and then coasted down the mountain road on bikes.

 

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After the wedding in Maui we shot out to Kauai HI

 

drove up to Waiemea Canyon

 

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and for the big cap off to the honeymoon we sea kayaked 17mi around the Na Pali Coastline (which is only accessible by watercraft, helio or hiking)

 

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Edited August 7, 2012 by Sturg

[Sturg1647545502]

And a week away from his 57th birthday my dad summited Lone Peak in Salt Lake City 5,200ft of vert gain over 9miles. No ropes or anything!

 

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a rather dicey final climb to the summit

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[CRed05]

Awesome, I'm about to start planning a trip out to CO in the Rover and hitting up a couple of mountain passes like Imogene or Argentine.

[Sturg1647545502]

Awesome, I'm about to start planning a trip out to CO in the Rover and hitting up a couple of mountain passes like Imogene or Argentine.

 

the drive is brutal but if you're bringing gear its a necessity. We were out around Ouray (where the Imogene pass starts?). Beautiful. Definitely do it.

[Otis Nice]

Great pics. Looks awesome.

[10phone2]

Wow, I can't believe you kayaked the Na Pali coast line. I never got a chance to do it. Did you get to check out the green sand beach on Kaui?

[Sturg1647545502]

Wow, I can't believe you kayaked the Na Pali coast line. I never got a chance to do it. Did you get to check out the green sand beach on Kaui?

 

Never heard of a green sand beach on Kauai. We saw black sand and red sand in Maui, but never green. Where was it?

[10phone2]

shit, I will have to find out from my parents who are checking up on their vacation home on Oahu. I will let you know in a day or two. I use to travel so much playing junior tennis in Hawaii that it all became a blur.

 

You without question, had a great trip.

[Hahn]

Very cool. Would love to get out to Colorado for some 14ers.