Mt. Elbert is the highest mountain in Colorado, the highest in the Rocky Mountains at 14,440 Ft.
Tully and I started our day at 3AM and were on the road to Mt. Elbert trailhead by 3:15. We needed to start this early to summit before afternoon thunderstorms move in. According to the trail book we have it's a 10 hour round trip adventure.
We didn't reach tree line before the sunrise, but still enjoyed a beautiful site.
We finally made it to tree line at about 7 AM. What a beautiful view! We had an awesome view of Mt. Massive, which is the 2nd highest peak in CO.
At about 9 AM, the altitude got the best of me. I was full of thoughts about why I was doing this, worried that I was going to hold Tully back from getting to the summit, and worried that we were going to get caught out in the open in a thunder storm. I decided to send Tully ahead and turn back. She made it to the summit at about 10 AM.
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