Ever since I fell in love with the outdoors in college I've always been more into rock climbing than hiking. That's part of the reason why before last week I had only hiked 2 of 53 Colorado 14ers. This summer, however, as I entertain the idea of hiking the PCT next year, I've decided to put some miles/elevation gain under my feet. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Last week my dog, my boyfriend photograferg, and I opted to take on a four 14er loop. Even though you snag four different summits with this loop it's actually easier than some single 14ers so it was a good early season mission. Our app recorded us taking in about 3300ft elevation gain in total and about 7 miles. This photo was from the summit of Mt. Democrat, which happened to be my favorite of the four! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ When it comes to gear it's all about layering. The temperature can range dramatically at such high elevations and its almost always insanely windy at the top! Before I headed out on this adventure I stocked up on some essentials from backc...