This was 1 million percent my jam. 2768 steps that went straight up a mountain! Yep – I’m a masochist! Luckily, I have 2 little girls following in my footsteps 🤩.
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From the moment I first heard about the Manitou Incline, I knew that I wanted to visit Colorado Springs and walk all those stairs.
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We only had 3 days and 2 nights scheduled there and I was pretty bummed to find out that due to Covid, you had to make reservations for the Incline and they were totally full.
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The state park where we were staying was also booked solid and didn’t have any openings for us to extend. 🤪
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Luckily, at the very last minute the spot next to us (that was supposed to be for a 25 foot rig – ours is 43ft) opened up.
We booked it and reserved our spot on Monday for the Incline! Yes, our rig did fit. Though it took up every inch of the site.
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The Incline was awesome and hard. With 2,011 feet of elevation gain in .88 miles, that thing was no joke. And the base sits at 6,600 feet, so breathing was a struggle from the beginning.
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We took lots of breaks and drank lots of water and made lots of bribes with our youngest ( ice cream and Gatorade when we were done) but we all made it to the top!
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Hannah and I also wanted the challenge of walking back down the stairs while the other 3 of us took the less intense trail back to the bottom.
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We were super glad that this worked out and that it was such a great training opportunity for our Rim to Rim hike in the Grand Canyon in September.
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Does this sounds like fun to you? Or would you need all the bribes to make it to the top too?
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