39 min
Call of the Mountains Exploring Estes Park
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- Places & Travel
This episode we are going to get our boots on and do some hiking. There are 124 named peaks in Rocky Mountain National Park with 118 over 10,000-feet. When you stand on the summit of one and look out, a sea of peaks surrounds you on all sides. There are few things more exhilarating in life. And for many of us, it’s why we come here.
But it hasn’t always been that way. For thousands of years mountains were the abode of Gods and monsters, places to be feared and avoided. They became challenges, a piece of indomitable nature that the bravest of us would dare to tame. Now, perhaps, they are transforming again, from something to subdue to somewhere to escape from the confines of our modern world.
Today, we’re going to climb a mountain that very few visitors ever do. It’s called Estes Cone. It’s 11,006 feet tall. But this story is about more than just getting our boots in the dirt. It’s about learning to see these Rocky summits with fresh eyes, whether you’re climbing to the top or enjoying the view from afar. John Muir famously said “The Mountains are calling and I must go.” We’re going to heed those words, reach for that summit, and listen for the Call of the Mountains.
This episode we are going to get our boots on and do some hiking. There are 124 named peaks in Rocky Mountain National Park with 118 over 10,000-feet. When you stand on the summit of one and look out, a sea of peaks surrounds you on all sides. There are few things more exhilarating in life. And for many of us, it’s why we come here.
But it hasn’t always been that way. For thousands of years mountains were the abode of Gods and monsters, places to be feared and avoided. They became challenges, a piece of indomitable nature that the bravest of us would dare to tame. Now, perhaps, they are transforming again, from something to subdue to somewhere to escape from the confines of our modern world.
Today, we’re going to climb a mountain that very few visitors ever do. It’s called Estes Cone. It’s 11,006 feet tall. But this story is about more than just getting our boots in the dirt. It’s about learning to see these Rocky summits with fresh eyes, whether you’re climbing to the top or enjoying the view from afar. John Muir famously said “The Mountains are calling and I must go.” We’re going to heed those words, reach for that summit, and listen for the Call of the Mountains.
39 min