Over the last weekend, my wife and I were able to get away and go do some sight seeing in the mountains of Colorado. We got to see some of the most beautiful places in Colorado and take in some wonderful hiking. When you are hiking in the mountains you get to see some things and for that matter people, you don’t normally see in your everyday. It may be that when they are home they wear a suit and tie to work but in the mountains, well some of them are a little different. The first is the prepared, this person has the gear. Their pants probably cost as much as my car. The vest has more pockets than a troop of Kangaroos the boots can take bites from venomous snakes and their hat can be used as a flotation device in an emergency. If they are a mountain biker, the cost of the gear goes up to the cost of the average home. Second, there are the young parents, baby carrying backpack, and a secondary backpack full of kid supplies. They are determined to hike despite having to drag one child up the side of the mountain while carrying another. I admire them, they want to have a good time and expose their children to the outdoors. I just hate to cross their path when the kid has decided it isn’t fun anymore. Third is the unprepared. This is the lady wearing flip-flops white pants and way too much makeup. They read the guide which said the hike was “easy”. They take easy to mean there is an escalator. You pass them on the trail and they ask if they are close to the destination. They are panting heavily and will most likely need an ambulance to make it back to the car. Hopefully, they make it and can get back to town to get the tee shirt or commemorative glass to remember the time when they encountered nature!