Mount Elbert is the highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America. With an elevation of 14,440 ft, it is also the highest point in the U.S. state of Colorado and the second-highest summit in the contiguous United States after Mount Whitney, which is slightly taller.

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  • A Leadville Colorado Day Trip

    A Leadville Colorado Day Trip

    A Breath Outside the Screen We had been logging more screen time than seems wise. Early yesterday afternoon, Al and I surrendered to restlessness, hopped in the truck, and pointed toward the mountains. We drove in via Tennessee Pass, watching the elevation climb, and soon found ourselves immersed in a…

  • Kowalski’s

    Kowalski’s

    Travel and Hunger We just entered Minnesota and needed a place to stop. I had been looking for cheese shops ever since we entered this part of the world, and Kowalski’s came up in a search. Cheese and More They did have a nice selection of cheese, but this was…