Donna and Gary ventured out without me today. Gary found another "sanctioned" walk he could do in the area that would add to the stockpile of miles he has been collecting. It was a 10k walk that would take them through the historic town of Manitou Springs.
The walk also passes by the Cog Railroad which is where the Barr Trail begins. Gary said that he knew how much Polly and I really wanted to hike this trail and decided he would give it a try. He was determined to be the first in the family to compete this hike. I was stunned as he was telling me this. After all, this is a 12.6 mile hike and he would not receive any credit. Obviously Gary must be a little more competitive than we thought. I have to hand it to him, he must be in a lot better shape than I realized to consider even doing a portion of this hike.
Here are Donna and Gary at the trailhead right before they set out on their hike.
Here are Donna and Gary at the top of Pikes Peak not looking any worse for the wear. These are the only pictures Gary was able to provide. He told me he was very disappointed that he didn't have any pictures of the actual trail going up to Pikes Peak. Apparently the batteries in his camera went dead right after they took the picture at the trailhead. Unfortunately, he had to wait until he made it to the top to replace the dead batteries. Sounds a bit fishy to me.
Donna and Gary made it back to Manitou Springs. Gary decided he still wanted to compete the sanctioned 10k walk so he could get some credit for the day.
I almost forgot, according to Steven, he was so impressed that Gary made it to the top, he rewarded Gary by allowing him to drive the train back down the hill.
Donna and Gary ventured out without me today. Gary found another "sanctioned" walk he could do in the area that would add to the stockpile of miles he has been collecting. It was a 10k walk that would take them through the historic town of Manitou Springs.
The walk also passes by the Cog Railroad which is where the Barr Trail begins. Gary said that he knew how much Polly and I really wanted to hike this trail and decided he would give it a try. He was determined to be the first in the family to compete this hike. I was stunned as he was telling me this. After all, this is a 12.6 mile hike and he would not receive any credit. Obviously Gary must be a little more competitive than we thought. I have to hand it to him, he must be in a lot better shape than I realized to consider even doing a portion of this hike.
Here are Donna and Gary at the trailhead right before they set out on their hike.
Here are Donna and Gary at the top of Pikes Peak not looking any worse for the wear. These are the only pictures Gary was able to provide. He told me he was very disappointed that he didn't have any pictures of the actual trail going up to Pikes Peak. Apparently the batteries in his camera went dead right after they took the picture at the trailhead. Unfortunately, he had to wait until he made it to the top to replace the dead batteries. Sounds a bit fishy to me.
Donna and Gary made it back to Manitou Springs. Gary decided he still wanted to compete the sanctioned 10k walk so he could get some credit for the day.
I almost forgot, according to Steven, he was so impressed that Gary made it to the top, he rewarded Gary by allowing him to drive the train back down the hill.
This is our story and we are sticking to it.
ReplyDeleteI agree...sounds a little fishy!
ReplyDeleteGary, you should feel privileged. For Gail to have relinquished the spotlight to you on her very own blog must mean you really impressed her!
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