Greg on Vacation June 6th through June 11th. Back Next Tuesday.
Hi all, Greg here. The wife and I are heading out on vacation this Wednesday, returning next Tuesday. We'll be heading out on an extended camping trip and my wife forbids me from bringing the laptop on these sorts of trips. While I'm gone, I've scheduled the posting of a number of interesting pieces I think you'll like.
When we get back, I'll start to dig into the news from TechEd that's just now starting to pop out. I'll also get back to responding your mail.
In other news: For those of you who don't know me personally, in my spare time I enjoy a lot of outdoor activities. Living here in Denver means we have easy access to the Rocky Mountains and all the fun things they offer like mountain biking, climbing, and snowboarding. One activity I particularly enjoy is mountaineering...
There are 54 14,000 foot mountains here in Colorado, and I'm one peak shy of climbing them all. Counting our climbs of Kilimanjaro and Rainier, I've logged over 115 ascents on high peaks. Adding the "Fourteeners" to the next 46 highest peaks make up "The Centennials", or "The Highest Hundred". Having essentially finished the "Fourteeners", I've lately been focusing my attention on the Centennials.
So, for today's "Just for Fun", here are a few pictures from last weekend's climb of Mt. Spaulding, a Centennial that's a subpeak of Mt. Evans. If you've ever been to Denver, Mt. Evans is the huge mountain that dominates the skyline to the west The first picture is from the parking lot looking up at Spaulding, Evans, and Bierstadt (left to right). Our route took us over the apron at the very left of the picture all the way to the top. The weather this weekend was difficult, with a thundersnow storm hitting us at around 13,500. The second picture is from the summit, looking east at the developing storm. Obviously not the greatest time to be standing on the summit.
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