This was only the second 14er hike I’ve ever done (although the fifth 14er, thanks to the DeCaLiBro hike I did about 2 weeks earlier), and it was certainly a step up from the first both with regard to elevation gain and mileage. It wasn’t, however, all that much more difficult of a trail to hike, still being only Class 2…
This hike took place over Labor Day weekend in 2012, about 2 weeks or so after I had moved out to Wyoming from Pennsylvania. The week before, an email had been sent around by two grad students to everyone in my department asking if anyone was interested in doing a 14er hike that weekend. Being the newly adventurous person that I was, I jumped at the opportunity, not really having any idea what a 14er really entailed…
Several more days have once again passed since the last update. We’ve spent these days roaming around parts of the Texas panhandle, far northeastern New Mexico, and the western Oklahoma panhandle. Chase prospects have been pretty low the entire time, although each day has given us a late surprise. Day 6 – West Texas & Read more about Chasecation 2016 | Days 6–8 (High Plains)[…]