Mt. Bierstadt-

The view from the hike.

 For the 4th of July I went on a little hike up Mt. Bierstadt.  It's one of more than fifty 14,000 ft elevation peaks in Colorado.  It's a relatively "easy" hike- since you start at around 11,000 ft and it's about  6-7 miles round trip.  As most anybody would tell you though, there are no "easy" 14-ers.  There were lots and lots of people on the trail and I only almost slid down three or four times.  I even saw a mountain goat right at the summit- it was pretty cool.  I'm glad I did it, but I was sure sore the next day.  

Mt. Bierstadt is the peak on the right.