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Rubberbabybuggybum t1_jdovy60 wrote

Reply to comment by fkk8 in Estes Park, Colorado (3024x3468)(OC) by Alaric_Darconville

Great hike to get there too!

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show_the_maw t1_jdp0oqu wrote

You and I have a different opinion on “great”

I’m a very fat dude from Nebraska. Lived here my whole life. I love Nebraska. But Nebraska is flat. We were in town for a wedding and it was a few hours between ceremony and reception. We decided to hike Gem Lake because it was a relatively short hike. Being from Nebraska total elevation gained isn’t something I’m used to paying attention to. Well folks. We spent a good hour huffing my obese corn fed rear up there and the view was amazing but damn if I wasn’t tired.

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HighJoeponics t1_jdp548y wrote

Was it worth it tho? I met probably fatter flatter folks higher up than that and they were dying but everyone was happy to do it. I do a lot of national parks. There’s roadside people and hiking people. I cheer everyone who hikes no matter what

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show_the_maw t1_jdp5jna wrote

Oh 1000% I loved the journey and to be outside. The stairs were pretty challenging for my shorter wife but we did it, ate a sack lunch with the chipmunks and headed back down. I also learned elevation changes is an important factor in picking a trail. I hope to go back again soon.

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Presumably_Alpharius t1_jdq55zf wrote

I did that hike with my wife as well and I can say the journey was waaaayyyy better than the destination. The lake looked kinda stagnant when we got there.

We did a ton of other hikes around there and renting a cabin with a hot tub was 100% with it.

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rmpc92 t1_jdqolnl wrote

Same hiked with my wife and we got there pretty early (sunrise ish) and the pond looked really pretty. When we left an hour or two later with the sun up it just looked small and stagnant.

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noodlesoupstrainer t1_jdp4e8d wrote

It takes some time to adjust to the elevation! I wouldn't recommend anyone do any significant hiking if they've just arrived. Beautiful place, though.

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WSDGuy t1_jdp2cnv wrote

Why is you being a fat transplant pur problem now?

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MrsRichardSmoker t1_jdq1zcq wrote

Sorry you had to read a comment from a type of person you don’t like 😢

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