Sherpas make trek to Montrose

It was a melding of worlds in Montrose Monday morning, as a visiting group of Sherpas from Nepal met with a welcoming group of locals, including state Rep. Marc Catlin. The group gathered in a meeting room at the Montrose…

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New height-for me at least I set out for the front range this weekend to climb my first 14er, and also to compete in jiu-jitsu and eat some tacos. Well, some of these things went according to plan. We stopped for tacos Saturday night at Otra Vez Cantina in Denver, and it was one of those places where literally everything they put on the table, from the salsa to the margs, was excellent. But our luck ran out Sunday morning on the way to Mount Evans, which we had to wake up at 4:30 a.m. to climb– or so we thought. After driving about 40 minutes off the highway down a county road, we tried to turn onto the road to the trailhead only to be greeted by road workers informing us the road was closed...not like there was any signage before we drove 40 minutes out of our way. Faced with a defeated drive back to the Western Slope, we set our sights on a 13er just off the highway, what I called our "consolation hike"– Mount Sniktau. It was still the highest I've ever climbed, and it was awesome- we got 360-degree views from the top in all directions for a fairly easy 3.5ish mile round trip. I was exhausted that morning, and suffered the heartbreak of a false summit, but it was still a pretty cool, unexpected adventure. When I finally do summit my first 14er, I'll let y'all know. Cheers, Kylea from the Newsroom kyleah@montrosepress.com QUICK LINKS Listen to our podcast Montrose Fresh, it's available everywhere podcasts are found including Apple, Pandora, Spotify and Amazon Music Remember those we've lost in our obituaries section View the letter to the editor. If you would like to submit a letter please email: editor@montrosepress.com Get today's weather forecast Check out our classifieds and explore the MDP e-editions Already a subscriber, but need to activate your digital account? Click here to create an account or call our office at 970-249-3444 and we'll get you all set. https://www.montrosepress.com/free_access/foster-homes-fill-critical-need-for-shelter-cats/article_9a4a30a4-ca91-11ed-901d-23aeede5f39c.html

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