from Salida, CO

Apparently, my body is producing more red blood cells to adjust to the altitude in Colorado. Matt has planned it well so we ease into these mountains. At Clayton Lake State Park, NM, we camped at 5000 feet. The following night near Zapata Falls, CO, we camped at 9000 feet. At Lake Como in the Sangre de Cristo range we camped at 11,600 feet. The following morning, I climbed my first fourteener (Blanca), and I have never been higher in my life.