A monkey and his key-bored: Heavy Breathing....

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Heavy Breathing....

So yesterday I decided that I would take a hike in the Colorado wild. My boss suggested I try out the Jefferson County Open space . They have tons of places to hike, but I decided I would check out Elk Meadow Park . Why Elk Meadow Park you ask? Because, the Bergen Peak trail had the largest altitude gain and you can see Mt. Evans, Pikes Peak, and the Continental Divide from the peak. So, I packed my stuff and took off in the morning to see what I could see. The following pictures tell the story of my ascent.


Beginning the journey


Trail Head


Overlook Area


More Overlook

This is a video I shot at that actual overlook (I have no clue if the stuff I point out in this video is correct:

The trail goes through a wildlife preserve


Almost to the top

These are pictures from the top

This is how I feel about being at the top...

Here is my video from the top....I have no idea if the mountain ranges I pointed out are the correct ones...

I ran some of the way up and ran most of the way down. It was a good workout and today I can barely walk because my legs are so sore.

2 comments:

AnonymousSeptember 19, 2010 at 4:54 PM
It looks so pretty from the top ! I can see why your legs are tired today . You commented on eating a peanut butter sandwhich... I have found when I have eaten a peanut butter sandwhich I have alot of energy ! I bet Dad will get the itch to want to hike ! Love, Mom
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AnonymousSeptember 20, 2010 at 11:06 AM
Wow! Billy that looks like fun, wish I could've done it with you. Dad
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Where am I? This isn't my beautiful life (Heads, T. 1980)!

Why the name???
One of my favorite sayings in the world is, "If you give a monkey a typewriter and infinity, he will write the Bible (you can insert any great book here as to not offend a religion)." I love this quote because it really makes several interesting statements. At it's heart it is a comment on probability. Basically saying that if you try at something long enough you are bound to succeed...no matter how deficient you are. It is the basis of science, failure begets failure, until we learn enough from failures that we are able to succeed, and I love science.

I also feel like this statement reminds us all that we shouldn't get too impressed with our abilities as a human race. We are not so far away from that monkey clunking away on the typewriter. Yes, we have invented many wonderful things. But, we have also participated in some horrible wars over odd things, excluded and hurt people simply because they are different, and created general mayhem on the environment. Despite the Parthenon, Shakespeare's sonnets, and our religious tomes we are just one small incident away from becoming monkey's chucking spears (or poop). The image should keep us all humble.

I often feel when I am authoring a blog that I am trying to create something meaningful that will, at the least, entertain people. Associated with that feeling, I often feel like I am flailing miserably. However, I shall keep hacking away, hoping some day probability prevails and I write something meaningful. In the event I do write something worthwhile, I hope I am level headed enough to remember my second point. If not, the five of you who read this blog can feel free to remind me.

And what about keyboard being spelled key-bored? Aside from the fact I utilize the English language like a dog would handle a paintbrush, bored refers to the emotion that usually precedes my writing, boredom. Get it? It is my attempt at being clever and deep.