Saturday, May 29, 2010

Daily Goal

Friday's Goal was to climb a mountain. Oh boy, I sure did it! I decided to hike Grandeur Peak when I was challenged by Mary on her blog to do 60 minutes of cardio.

Trail Stats:

Distance to Grandeur Peak- 3 miles
Elevation Gain- 2619 feet to 8299 feet at summit
Hiking Time- 3 hours

Waterfalls along the trail









Pics of the trail









SO steep! My legs burn just thinking about it!




Pretty Flowers













Views from the trail



I played a pretty good game of leap frog with these girls.
We just kept passing each other!



Almost there!

Views from the top. You can see all the way out to the Great Salt Lake!






Heart Pounding
Chest Heaving
Thighs Burning
Emotions Soaring

This trail was pretty steep and the last half mile was killer! I've attempted to do this hike twice before and never made it to the top. Two years ago I was too out of shape and had to turn around. Last year but couldn't finish it because there was too much snow. I'm thrilled that I finally made it to the top!


Today's (Saturday's) Goal: Just enjoy a nice Saturday at home with my husband!

11 comments:

  1. Oh wow! Congratulations, girlie!!!

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  2. So jealous that I will never be able to do that. Great photos.

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  3. That's fantastic! What a great walk. Loved the photos. Well done on making it to the top. You go girl! Wooot woot. Hope you are making your Saturday's goals work. Very similar to my Sunday goals here in the land of Oz.
    Leanne

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  4. Wow! I have chills all over. Congrats, you beautiful woman, you're awesome, and make me smile the big grin. Thanks!

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  5. Congrats on achieving your goal! The view looks beautiful.

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  6. pictures are awesome.. thanks for sharing

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  7. That's awesome! I live in FL where it is flatter than flat. What a beautiful hike. Would love to do that. Thanks for sharing the pics!!!!

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  8. Awesome good for you! I want to go do that now also!

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  9. Way to go girl, I'm so proud of you!! I want to do it this summer, maybe by the end I could do it!

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  10. WOW! Great stuff!!!
    Nice views ... you live here??? Lucky you!

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