http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Buena-Vista/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , Colorado , Buena Vista en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 23:22:00 +0000 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:22:00 +0000 We had been practicing on smaller hikes for the last couple of weekends and now it was time. There are 53 official 14ers in Colorado the place of our residence. The 4th of July seemed like perfect timing to try one of these babies out. If George Washington could drive out the English we could certainly walk fourteen thousand feet into the air and wave our hands like the crazy Americans we are. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Buena-Vista/blog-625029.html Conquering the Mountain a fitting title conquering a mountain or conquering ones fear. Fear of heigths fear of failure fear of a dream left unfullfilled. Well I had this dream of hiking up a mountain in Colorado a mountain 14000 plus feet high. Now one could think that at my age that would be a crazy dream especially given the fact that I am not the athletic type and usually are afraid of h http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Buena-Vista/blog-535870.html We drove down to Buena Vista well Jon did since I basically sat in the back and did nothing. The town of Buena Vista is located in central Colorado roughly midway between Salida and Leadville . The area between Buena Vista and Salida is often referred to as the Banana Belt due to its relatively mild winters Im thankful that its not referred to as the Banana Hammock Belt.The t http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Buena-Vista/blog-513954.html