Mt. Democrat

Friday night we headed to Kite Lake - the trail head for Mt. Democrat.  We arrived there around 8pm (after hitting a little traffic in I-70).  It was dusk, but still enough light to set up our tent.  It was a gorgeous night.  The full moon made it easy to see around and made the mountains look beautiful.

Sleep was a little hard to come by, particularly because our air mattress didn't have any air in it.  Our battery operated blower decided to give out after blowing for about 10 seconds.  Luckily, the ground wasn't too bad and we were semi-comfortable with a sleeping bag and a few blankets.

Our goal was to hit Democrat, Lincoln, Cameron, and Bross, which are all accessible from the same trailhead, but Karla was having a tough hiking day so Democrat was the sole 14er of the day (which is still an excellent day)!  Here we are at the summit:

At the summit, we ran into someone who told us about a Which Wich promotion.  If you take a picture of you and a Which Wich bag at the top of the 14er, print out the picture, and bring it to Which Wich, you get a free sandwich!  We, of course, had to take advantage of this because we love Which Wich and even love a free sandwich more.  :)

On our way down, we saw a mountain goat.  Just one, but it seemed as though he was keeping track of all of the people trekking up and down his mountain!

And finally, a view of Kite Lake from Mt. Democrat.