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| highlandvillager | The animals like it  Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2009 | |
| After flying into Denver, we detoured east to visit the Kansas highpoint before heading back west to Leadville and Mount Elbert. It looked like some deer had bedded down the night before in the tall grass around the monument, and some cows had made a special effort to poop near the picnic table. HP23 | |
| Posted Oct 24, 2009 12:02 am | ||
| BadgerSummitSeeker | HP # 13 Date Climbed: May 21, 2009 | |
| Believe it or not but of my 13 HPs this might be about my 5th favorite or so. Not because there were any lofty views but I really enjoyed the long views over the sloping land. The isolation is the best part. If you're still and listen you can only hear the wind. So relaxing. The surrounding area isn't as flat as people make it sound. If you take the approach road from the south it's a hilly up & down drive until just before you reach the HP. | |
| Posted Aug 27, 2009 7:21 pm | ||
| PhenomenalWoman | Nice stop along the way Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2009 | |
| On the way to Colorado we took a detour from I70 to hit the Kansas high point. Nice day, sunny and breezy. Had some lunch and chatted with ham radio enthusiasts as they set up camp to talk to climbers hitting the nearby 14ers. | |
| Posted Aug 22, 2009 9:30 pm | ||
| mountainloverCO | In the midde of nowhere Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2008 | |
| After a stiff 10m hike to the top of this lofty summit, we summitted around 9AM MST and spent 20 minutes enjoying the summit register, quirky sunflower monument, and the vast, expansive views of the Great Plains. A unique beauty for sure. | |
| Posted Aug 22, 2009 8:39 pm | ||
| Eleutheros | Hot and Sunny! Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2009 | |
| Sweeping vistas of the surrounding fields for over 10 miles in most directions (except southwest). Ham radio fanatics preparing for a hamfest with climbers in Colorado's front range. Walked across the gravel rounabout to the summit. Had a beer and some lunch at the picnic table. Woohoo! | |
| Posted Aug 8, 2009 5:37 pm | ||
| SierraGrace | Standard Route Date Climbed: Jun 13, 2009 | |
| We drove. I nursed at the summit. It was a new nursing-altitude record for me. | |
| Posted Jul 18, 2009 1:00 am | ||
| osatrik | #29 SHP Date Climbed: Dec 12, 1987 | |
| While moving from Chicago to Seattle, we drove across the county and stopped here as our two-plus year blitz of state highpoints drew to a close. It was our 29th state highpoint in 27 months. Our move from United Air Lines to Boeing marked the end of our quick and cheap travel around the US and thus the continuation of the project was at a pace of more like 1 per year rather than one per month. I completed my 49 state high points. in June, 2009. | |
| Posted Jul 3, 2009 2:33 pm | ||
| skinnywhitecomic | HP #18 Date Climbed: Jun 15, 2009 | |
| Very easy to find, and easy to drive up to, especially if you have a Hummer! HP #18! | |
| Posted Jun 19, 2009 5:07 pm | ||
| Cricket | Magic Date Climbed: Jun 13, 2009 | |
| The top of Kansas was a more magical place than I could have imagined. There may not have been a wizard, but it definitely felt like the land of Oz. I was off the beaten path, but a beautiful place to see with my beautiful family. | |
| Posted Jun 14, 2009 11:44 am | ||
| lizrdboy | Not in Kansas Anymore Date Climbed: Jun 13, 2009 | |
| Tagged Mount Sunflower on the way out of Kansas - after living there for a year. It (the state) was nice, but flat! The HP - it was quite nice, and also flat. | |
| Posted Jun 14, 2009 1:30 am | ||
| Holsti97 | Sunflower at Night Date Climbed: May 21, 2009 | |
| We decided to drive all of the way back to Wisconsin after climbing Black Mesa in Oklahoma so we hit Mt. Sunflower at 10:30 at night. Took some pictures and signed the register. Drove on to Panorama Point in Nebraska. I will always wonder what the view is like from this highpoint. HP #41. | |
| Posted May 24, 2009 10:54 pm | ||
| jeffh25 | Mt. Sunflower Date Climbed: Aug 16, 2007 | |
| Climbed into the "Thick Air" of Kansas the day after Elbert. Quite the scenery change for my 2nd Highpoint, but still fun in it's own way. | |
| Posted Feb 10, 2009 12:45 pm | ||
| Pedaldance | #2 Date Climbed: Nov 26, 2008 | |
| Second highpoint with kids, even brought hubby along this time :-) Far different experience from Guadalupe Peak! Missed the challenge, but enjoyed reading the log and notes from owners. Moved on to Colorado, lots of snow - can't wait for Mt. Elbert next year! | |
| Posted Dec 6, 2008 8:21 pm | ||
| patssox09 | Detour off I-70 Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2008 | |
| Stopped by on the way out west. Rough dirt roads leading there. Views are pretty good at the summit. A herd of cattle joined me on the summit. | |
| Posted Oct 12, 2008 11:15 pm | ||
| BigCountry | Bittersweet | |
| Did this one solo in winter | |
| Posted Oct 3, 2008 6:48 pm | ||
| Alpinist | #25 Date Climbed: Sep 27, 2008 | |
| Flew into Denver and rented a car with Zscapes for 2 days of highpointing. We visited Mt Sunflower on Sept 27th and Black Mesa on Sept 28th. We had perfect weather and both "summits" to ourselves. | |
| Posted Sep 28, 2008 11:08 pm | ||
| McCannster | WTF??? Date Climbed: Sep 14, 2008 | |
| Yup, solo trip out here to Podunk. I left Boulder at 8am with my bud's car on loan and drove all the way out there by my lonesome. No trouble finding the mighty peak, spent about 45 mins on top, then did a backflip off of one of the dead tree stumps, a la my trip to Panorama Point. Highpoint #3! Returned to Boulder at 4pm. Paying for gas was kind of a bitch, but hey, "live a little!" | |
| Posted Sep 14, 2008 7:00 pm | ||
| psquier | Mt Sunflower Date Climbed: Aug 3, 2008 | |
| New meaning to the term "drive-up". Neat display at the site. My GPS put us on a shortcut there, but we ended up traveling down a lot of dirt roads. Be prepared to seriously tickle your car's underbelly on the dirt roads in the area. No stores are nearby so gas/food/water up before. | ||
| Posted Aug 5, 2008 9:29 pm | ||
| mlandau3 | Last Highpoint On This Trip Date Climbed: Jul 18, 2008 | |
| Definitely whimsical. It was spooky driving back to I70 after dark (especially after driving through a big mud puddle - ugh). | |
| Posted Jul 21, 2008 2:32 am | ||
| dwhike | All Alone... Date Climbed: Jun 28, 2008 | |
| First trip out to the high plains and couldn't help but being struck by how alone we were out there. Just rolling fields in all directions...a strange beauty about it. Loved it! | |
| Posted Jul 14, 2008 12:13 pm | ||
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