Some folks advise against hiking a 14er with a dog. I did a little research and found that there are good and sensible ways to protect your dog on such a climb. One person I talked to had climbed more than 40 of Colorado's 14ers with her dog. I took her advise and brought along chap-stick which I routinely rubbed on Jamaica's paws to protect them from cracking. It worked quite well. In fact she seemed to have fared much better than I did on the climb.
IMG 1: Gray's Peak Trailhead (Peaks can be seen in distance)
Gray's Peak (14,270’) and Torrey's Peak (14,267’) are two front range 14ers connected t
o each other which makes it easy to get two done in one day. There are several routes to take, and after thorough research (http://www.14ers.com), we decided on the popular Steven's Gulch route via Bakerville. My jeep's 4wd was helpful in making it to the trail head using this route.
o each other which makes it easy to get two done in one day. There are several routes to take, and after thorough research (http://www.14ers.com), we decided on the popular Steven's Gulch route via Bakerville. My jeep's 4wd was helpful in making it to the trail head using this route.IMG 2: McClellan Mountain on the east side of Steven's Gulch
