http://blog.newsok.com/outthere/2009/06/30/take-the-out-there-high-point-challenge/ A blog for those looking to spend some time outdoors Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:24:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 http://blog.newsok.com/outthere/2009/06/30/take-the-out-there-high-point-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-3904 Michael Forbes / Lily Goss Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:35:12 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/outthere/?p=476#comment-3904 We have climbed 2 of these as well…Mt Wheeler and Guadalupe Peak…awesome climbs. Have these other peaks on our list as well.

]]> http://blog.newsok.com/outthere/2009/06/30/take-the-out-there-high-point-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-485 bob doucette Mon, 10 Aug 2009 02:31:52 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/outthere/?p=476#comment-485 Wow! Looks like you all have been around some. I highly recommend Wheeler Peak. You can check out a trip report I made on this blog by typing in “Wheeler Peak” on the search function. If you can do Longs, you won’t have any problem with any high point on this list, that’s for sure.
Bob

]]> http://blog.newsok.com/outthere/2009/06/30/take-the-out-there-high-point-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-484 Cheryl Frank Sun, 09 Aug 2009 12:17:29 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/outthere/?p=476#comment-484 This is great! My husband and family love to hike.
We have been to some of the locations.
Mt. Magazine in Arkansas is awesome. There is a very nice Lodge near the peak of it and some very nice camping sights. We have hiked from the lake to the peak of the mountain (11 miles and 1500 ft to 1800 ft vertical). It has good veiws of cliffs but the summit is tree covered with no view. It is a nice hike mostly under the cover of the tree’s and is especially nice when it is warmer but not hot. I would NOT recommend fall when leaves are falling. They get very slick on the rocks, and it is dangerous.
We have never done Mt Elbert, but would like to. We have hiked Long’s Peak and Spanish Peak’s…. Wow! They were very worth the time.
Kansas…. That is very funny. My husband and I were both raised in Kansas and we have driven all around the highest point, but never actually stopped and looked at it.
We have that on the list of to do’s now. LOL
Taum Sauk in Mo. We live in Mo now and that was on the list of things to do as soon as we moved here. It is an easy hike, most anyone could do it. It crosses some pretty area’s to look out, but the peak is all covered in tree’s. It was a little disappointing for us who like the peak to have a nice panoramic view.
Mt Wheeler, New Mexico, and Mt. Guadalupe, Texas we have never been to but they look interesting. We are talking about putting these on the vacation list to see if we can bag them all.
Thanks for sharing.
Brian and Cheryl Frank
Webb City, MO

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