On Top of the World

Today I was blessed with the privilege of hiking with a friend. We hiked to the top of two different peaks of over 14,000 feet. It takes your breath away, literally. The views weren't exactly what one would dream of as we hiked right into a cloud. Thankfully at the top of our first peak (Grays) that cloud produced a nice icy snow to go along with the driving wind. From there we ventured over to our second peak. The only real down side to it all (besides the blisters) was that there was an event to raise money for lung cancer where about 150 people were hiking to the top of Grays Peak as well. It was a little more crowded than one would like, but it was swell anyway.

As I was driving home I was reflecting some on the hike today. It hit me that in a weeks time I ran a marathon and then hiked to 14,000+ peaks. Now, I realize this isn't going to go down in the annals of history as one of the more amazing accomplishments, but...well... there was just something about it. Having done both I feel like there is little I can't do, that I'm ready to conquer the world... I feel on top of the world!