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It takes a week or so to adjust to the altitude, but only a couple days at sea level to lose all those extra red blood cells created to help with the altitude... Ages ago, we got pretty sick trying to climb Wheeler Peak, 14K, too soon after coming up from sea level, years later, we did the hike after being in higher altitudes a while, no problem, other than the normal workout... At our age now, not going to tempt fate... Enjoy!


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Amazing weather out West.
By: zzstar
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Tue, 01 Oct 24 5:39 PM
Msg. 13382 of 13977

This is the season to be out West with 70s, 80s, 60s at night, sunshine all day long, dry air. Went up Pikes Peak, 14300’, third try was a charm as two times years before it was either snowing in summer or terrible thunderstorms. Perfect weather, 40s, lack of oxygen, you feel it as you can get momentarily dizzy at times, but the more you walk and move around there you get acclimated.

Took a ride around the Garden of the Gods, 15 miles, 6400’ altitude, my system felt it, heavy breathing on those stiff hills, dry air, when I came back I started coughing, my chest was raw, had a tea with honey and I stopped coughing. Went for lunch, bison burger, red wine, all good. Next.

Onward south from here, Utah……


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