Mt. Evans...As Close to Heaven as You'll Get on Earth!

After excellent Mexican food and margaritas in Evergreen, we headed up to Mt. Evans with Marcy, Dick, and Chip's parents. It was one of the most incredible sights I've ever seen. The sign shows it at 14,130 ft. at this point. The rest of the gang isn't shown because they'd already headed down due to issues with the high altitude. We didn't escape unscathed ourselves, as Caitlin ended up feeling light-headed and extremely tired, and I felt a profound tightness in my throat. Any high altitude symptoms were well worth the view which was spectacular....beyond description!
Sam and Chip hiked to the actual peak which is 14,260 ft. in elevation. He's the King of the World!!!

Chip and Sam at the peak.

We were lucky to have made it to the top of Mt. Evans when we did, as there was an amazing thunder storm shortly after we left. It was such a great experience. We headed back to Marcy and Dick's house in Conifer for Happy Hour, dinner, a lot of laughs and great conversation before leaving the next morning.