Two fourteeners, one day

Silver Plume, Colorado

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8.5 miles

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Added by Kiki Castle

Why not check two fourteeners off your list in one day? These 14ers are easy to accomplish in just 1 day!!

Got to the parking lot about 7am and started up Grey's Peak. Summited the Peak around 10am and was met with foggy/cold weather. Quickly headed toward Torrey's peak and had lunch half way up the mountain. It only took about an hour to get up to Torrey's from Grey's. We saw a mountain goat and were much more impressed by the views at the top here. We were accompanied by my 11 month old puppy who is very active. He was exhausted by the time we returned to the parking lot (1pm) and had blisters on the pads of his feet. Luckily, we met a group walking up the mountain who greeted us in the parking lot with Chipotle!

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