Last week Norah, Kelsey, and Kathryn hiked with their good friend Adam up to the summit of Grays Peak. After a fresh snow, the trail was slippery and on a steep grade that meant trouble for Kathryn. A solution was devised on the descent down: she held on to backpacks and hands. Norah discovered an interesting phenomenon whilst hiking the high peak too - sausage fingers! Yes, that's right, at 14,000 feet elevation our fingers grew swollen and puffy, which made our fingers look like they were going to pop. Kelsey was concerned for her little Henry because he kept running laps between the three of us and Adam, but in the end he was just a tired pup - no better, no worse. Despite the challenges of hiking Grays, the views were spectacular and we relished the beauty of the Rockies.
Conversation on the way up Grays Peak:
Kathryn: "I wish for our jobs we could just hike and blog about it"
Norah and Kelsey: "...isn't that what we do?"
Puffy sausage fingers on the sisters 
Kelsey assisting Kathryn with her footing
Little Henry at the end of his first 14erA couple of days ago Kelsey and Kathryn made it to the summit of their second 14er: Quandary Peak. The views were fantastic, though the hike was very challenging. Along the way we experienced snow and mountain goats!
View from the summit of Quandary
Alternate view from the summit of Quandary
A mountain goat friend that we made along the way.Well, maybe he didn't make friends with Henry...
In other news, our fifth and final roommate Caiti arrived last week! She has been moving in for the past few days and making her room look awesome. We are all so happy to have her here and look forward to the exciting adventures to come...as well as her blogging. ;)
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