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https://www.durangoherald.com/articles
As hikers flock to Colorado 14ers, trail-building crews work to rescue the alpine tundra
In 2010, I woke up just beyond, (west) of the trail that leads from the CT up (WAY UP) to the top of Mt Massive. I was breaking camp early and realized it was an absolutely (typical) gorgeous morning. A couple kids came by, close enough to my camp that I could hear them calling out, "We're goin' to the TOP!" with fists punching up in the air. As I finished breakfast, I realized I had enough food for lunch, dinner that evening and breakfast tomorrow. I thought "Yeah... Goin' to the top!" So I did. I climbed the trail to the top of Mt Massive (phew!) and have never regretted it. Although that evening, when I set my delicious pot of dinner down on a stump, a camp robber bird flew in and tried to make off with it... Nearly succeeding. Lucky I won the tussle and without too much food ending up on the ground. Every bit of which that bird flew in and devoured like I wasn't even there!
For those of you who haven't "Been there. Done that." I suggest you get, "Goin" to the top!"