Instead, we got rain on and off all night last night, and this morning as well. And because I'm a native and we live in a drought state*, I'm not allowed to complain about rain (PSA: DO NOT COME TO COLORADO AND COMPLAIN ABOUT RAIN. EVER. WE WILL RUN YOU OUT OF TOWN). Truly; I'm not. I really do love when we get rain. But it did put a little crimp in our plans for today ....
And in fact, the rain wasn't really the only reason I didn't go today. For the last 3 days, I've been battling a summer cold and/or allergy something-or-other that makes me feel less than 100%. So although I really really wanted to do that hike today, it's probably better that I don't; and so I did feel a little relieved when I got the email last night that it was cancelled for sure.
In preparation for this epic hike, I have a new Camelbak, and I had my trailrunning shoes ready, and I'd thought a lot about what I'd wear, and what food I'd take, and ... well. It will just have to wait for another day. And as you can imagine, I was still disappointed that it was cancelled
And so I woke up this morning feeling a little sorry for myself. A little pathetic. A little full of nose. A little scratchy of throat. And a lot "wah! I'm not doing a fourteener!"
And then I saw this:
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| down 75 lbs at 175! |
And now I feel a lot better :)
*Much of Colorado is a very dry state averaging only 17 inches (430 mm) of precipitation per year statewide and rarely experiences a time when some portion of the state is not in some degree of drought. The lack of precipitation contributes to the severity of wildfires in the state such as the Hayman Fire, one of the largest wildfires in American history, and the Fourmile Canyon Fire of 2010, which until the Waldo Canyon Fire of June 2012, and the Black Forest Fire approximately a year later, was the most destructive wildfire in Colorado's recorded history.
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