21.6.14

I Like it on Top

Snacking on a banana :)

Manitou Springs waking up.  


Aspen leaves changing color.

Colorado or the Moon?  



Mission accomplished!

I love this photo because it embodies the joy and peace that comes from challenging yourself. Back in the Fall, when I was interning with USA Swimming at the U.S. Olympics Committee, several friends and I hiked Pike's Peak in Colorado (full disclosure: we did take the train down from the top). 

We started the climb in the dark, wearing headlamps and eventually made it to the summit, at 14,110 feet, about 7 hours later. Despite the terrible headache I got from altitude sickness, I was still excited to be at the top and so grateful to my friends for keeping me going. How you could not feel exhilarated by that view?

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