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| Page Type: Trip Report Location: Colorado, United States, North America Date Climbed/Hiked: Sep 13, 2008 Activities: Hiking, Scrambling Season: Summer, Fall | Page By: Aaron Johnson Created/Edited: Sep 14, 2008 / Sep 17, 2008 Object ID: 442701 Hits: 1789 Loading... Page Score: 90.18% - 34 Votes Loading... Vote: Log in to vote |
PregameYou may want to read the preceding trip reports that chronicle events leading up to this report. Part One is HERE, Part Two is HERE. Thanks for taking the time to stop by! --AJ
The highly anticipated day had finally arrived. Everything had gone as planned, and we were preparing to embark on the climb of Ellen’s last fourteener. Along with most of our Usual Suspects group, SP member and good friend Kane had joined us, as well as my long time climbing partner MA. These kind folks weren’t about to miss out on this momentous occasion. Everyone we knew was aware of Ellen’s ongoing and seemingly unending quest to climb all of Colorado’s 54 fourteeners. Our closest climbing associates went to considerable effort to attend this climb, because they knew that not only was it the end of an era and the cause of celebration, but they knew also knew the rest of us would be just as happy to have Ellen’s quest behind us.
I’ve never had the desire to climb all of Colorado’s highest mountains, so I had been swept along for the ride, at times to my wit’s end. It has been a struggle over the seven years I’ve been with Ellen in assisting her in this goal. There’s always the uncertainty of circumstances that could thwart a fourteener attempt, ranging from ailing parents to other commitments. Ellen was in a bit of a race, concerned that too much time would go by and she would be too old to complete her goal. There was always a sense of urgency in getting these mountains done. She wanted to get them done because she knew it was at times a burden on me. I was ready to move on to other hiking destinations and interests.
At the time we met, she had climbed 10 of Colorado’s fourteeners. What followed was a flurry of climbing activity, during which time I climbed more mountains that I had in all of my prior years of climbing. In 2007, I climbed 40 mountains, which was impressive for an old coot like me. Ellen climbed 50 mountains in 2007. Over the years I made sure we included the fourteeners in the mix. Even though I was not interested in climbing some of the fourteeners that Ellen had left to do, others I would not mind reclimbing, climbing by another route, or I had yet to climb. It was in my best interest to support Ellen in achieving this goal, because she wasn’t about to give it up, and it would be around to impose on my life as long as I was willing to put it off. So I did what I could to advise and help plan the trips I would not attend, and committed to the ones I was interested in. Expediting the process was in everyone’s best interest.
Time went by slowly, and Ellen continually whittled away at that damned fourteener list. It meant a number of weekends without her, but to both of us, the sacrifices were worth it. She was getting closer to her goal, and we were both closer to being able to move on to other pursuits. Then one day in 2008 we woke up with the wonderful realization that she only had three of the mountains left, and then we were starting to get excited, as were all of our climbing friends.
We climbed Maroon and Pyramid Peaks in back to back weekends. We then took a break the following weekend by climbing a nice little peak called Uneva to give my ailing feet and knees a break. This was the best thing we could have done, because on this bright and clear morning in Colorado’s Sawatch mountains, my knees and feet felt great. The weather was great, we were surrounded by great friends and we were ready to take on Ellen’s last fourteener, the great Tabeguache Peak (which I affectionately refer to as Tab).
I had climbed Tab twice before. I knew what was involved. Even though the distance was short, the terrain was going to be formidable. We were expecting some bushwhacking, considerable gain, long talus slopes and Class 2 and 3 climbing. The Usual Suspects group range from the late 40s to early 60s, so we’re not as spry as we used to be. We knew the mountain would take us ten hours to complete. Kane was the only younger member in today’s entourage, and he was thinking of climbing neighboring mountains Carbonate and Cyclone as well, then catching up to us on Tab. This seemed like a good plan to me and I encouraged him to go for it, as I knew our pace would only frustrate him. So off Kane went, and we started out about ten minutes behind him.History, Perspective & UnderstandingMost people climb Tab with Mount Shavano. The mountains are neighbors, connected by an easy Class 2 ridge. We had attempted both mountains a couple years back. I remained below with my daughter Shanna as Ellen shot to the top of Shavano. She could see Tabeguache from Shavano’s summit, another 20 minutes away, but she passed on the attempt due to an approaching storm. We had again hoped to climb Tab by combining it with Carbonate Peak to the west a number of years back with my long time climbing partner MA. Weather once again nixed the attempt, but we managed to climb Carbonate, and I got a good look at the Jennings Creek drainage far below. It looked like a fine approach to the saddle between the two mountains, and I stuffed the idea into the back recesses of my brain.
I had always liked Tab. It’s a great mountain, often overlooked as such, or considered only as an afterthought because of its supposedly substandard profile compared to its loftier neighbor, Shavano. Tab is also a shy mountain, not easily seen from below. Climbers that like Tab can single it out, and if they like the mountain, are sure to catch a glance whenever they’re in its realm. Though it’s tucked in behind other peaks, Tab’s reward for those struggling to reach its peak is more than ample. The view is outstanding. Colorado’s Front Range, Pikes Peak, the Lost Creek Wilderness, the bulk of the Swatch, the south end of the Elks, the West Elks, the north end of the Sangre De Cristos and even the northeast San Juans are visible from Tab’s summit. Additionally, Tab has great character. It’s a fun mountain to climb if coming from the west. The route over Shavano is nothing but a long slog. It’s no wonder Tab is overlooked since most people climb it by this option. By the time they reach Tab’s top, they’re pooped and are having to deal with the prospect of having to go back over Shavano to get back to their car.
It wasn’t always this way. There was a time the two mountains could be climbed separately or together from either direction. Shavano had its aforementioned Blank Gulch route, with which climbers could also climb Tab if they preferred to. Tab had the Jennings Creek route, which started at the mouth of the Jennings Creek valley between Tab and Carbonate. With this route, folks could also claim Shavano, knowing they would have to go back over Tab on their return. Terrible erosion on Tab’s south buttress only got worse over the years as climbers trampled the delicate and steep tundra slopes. Soon this portion of the route, which wound its way through a spectacular bristlecone forest that had burned long ago, grew to a huge welt of scree on the buttress’s buttress slope. There was no trail, just a huge scree legion of fine gravel. The rate of erosion had increased dramatically, and it was much worse when mother nature stepped in with melting snow, avalanches and torrents from summer thunderstorms.
Of course, climbing this portion of the route was dreaded, but the reward was on the descent. Climbers could just simply run and jump their way down this seemingly never-ending deep scree slope. It was a heavenly joy to descend 1200 feet in a matter of minutes. The condition though was no good for the mountain, and if allowed to continue, the results could be very severe. Serious intervention was implied. It needed to be corrected despite the obvious benefits to exhausted hikers descending from Tab. In a rare instance, I agreed with the Forest Service’s decision to close the route.
It was a shame though, because Tab is the more interesting peak of the pair, and the fun of Tab’s ridge scramble was lost to future climbers. Tab’s character was lost as well, and the mountain was reduced to an afterthought in modern Colorado mountaineering.
Fast forward to 2008. Tab was the last mountain on Ellen’s fourteener list. I had no desire to go over Shavano, and the Browns Creek route was neither appealing or practical. Tab needed a decent, sensible route. I wanted Ellen and anyone else crazy enough to join us to experience the joy of climbing Tabeguache. Plus, I wanted to see if my hunch was right-that the Jennings Creek Valley would make an acceptable replacement for the old Jennings Creek route. This would be a boon to the mountain’s reputation and to climbers wishing to climb Tab as a separate experience, especially if they had already climbed Shavano.
However, my proposed route meant using the old Jennings Creek trail for the first quarter mile. We would then leave the trail, avoid the damaged slope altogether and make our way north up the Jennings Creek drainage. Once on the saddle between Tab and Carbonate, we would turn east and follow Tab’s long west ridge to the top. I was encouraged by a report our friend Barb had dug up off the internet, written by our SP peers Ryan and Erin Schilling, who had used the same route a number of years back to great success. So not only was it Ellen’s last fourteener, but it was an opportunity for me to vindicate the mountain with a short and sensible route (well, short as Sawatch routes go) and return the peak to its former glory with the reinstituting of the fabulous West Ridge option.
Jennings Creek to West Ridge Route DescriptionThe GameDays before our 2008 attempt of Tab, I got on Google Earth and carefully scoured the terrain of the “new” Jennings Creek route. I thought I had seen a trail in the drainage from Carbonate, but I could not see such evidence on the Google Earth image I was scouring. I was confident that at least a use trail was there in places that we could take advantage of, mainly to avoid the willows. I was also concerned with what we would find in the aspen patch the old route ascends through. The trail was supposedly obliterated, and I thought we may not find it and have to execute a difficult and time consuming bushwhack. So I plotted our route and some way points, which we loaded into the GPS unit.
We were thrilled to find the trail still in place upon our arrival, though some folks had chopped down some willows to expose it. The trail was obviously being used despite an old closure sign posted in 2003 about a hundred feet up the trail. The log steps were still in place and the aspens were encroaching on the path, but it was not a bushwhack by any means, which was a relief to me. We made good time breaking out of the aspens and we were at the mouth of the Jennings Creek Valley. From here, the trail ascended the steep slope directly into some pines. The damaged portion was above, but we did not follow the trail. We left it and started up the valley.
Evidence of previous hikers indicated mild use of the Jennings Creek drainage as an approach for both Tab and Carbonate. We managed to skirt the willows, at times between them and the toe of a large rock glacier. We never had to do any serious bushwhacking and we were soon half way up the drainage. We spotted Kane on Carbonate’s South Ridge during a brief break, and then we forged on, crossing the tiny creek along some more bristlecone pines into the upper reaches of the drainage.
Class 3 Climbing on Tabeguache |
We approached the saddle headwall with the intention of veering left, where the map indicated easier terrain. However, a trail in a rock glacier suggested human construction and we decided to follow it. It zig-zagged right up into a series of rock pinnacles surrounded in loose talus. This ascent could have been a messy affair, but MA took the lead and we scaled a rib of solid rock safely to the saddle. This was a fun bit of Class 3 climbing which the group enjoyed, and I assured them there was more to come.
The dreaded part of the route was the 1200 foot slog up steep tundra and talus to assume the crest of Tab’s west ridge. We simply put our noses to the grindstone and plugged our way up this broad slope, which really wasn’t too bad, and the scenery was only getting better all around us. We took a long break about half way up this stretch, and then we proceeded to the top. Tab’s summit was now visible, with another minor false summit to overcome between. From here it would be a Class 2 rock hop and scramble, with stellar views to accompany us. Class 3 options would be available as we drew near the summit.
Now our group was appreciating why I felt the way I did about the mountain. We skirted dramatic yawning chasm of Tab’s north face along the way, and the terrain kept them interested and engaged. Meanwhile, we could see Kane, first dropping off of Carbonate as a little dot, then in the saddle. Now on the ridge, he was catching up to us as planned. The scrambling got more interesting as we approached the summit, until we reached a pinnacle of rocks just prior to Tab’s top that I had forgotten about. It’s always nice to return to a favorite mountain and be surprised with something new.
Kane caught up to us for the final pitches to the summit and it was nice to have his company. His presence on this occasion would mean a lot to Ellen, as the three of us have been through some interesting adventures together. It was very kind of him to take time from his busy life and aggressive climbing schedule to join us, but it was worth it to him, the least of which was three Sawatch summits on a glorious blue bird day. What was really nice was that Tab’s character surprised him. It had much more to offer than he had figured, and I was confident he would find Tab to be one of his more enjoyable climbing experiences.
Kane exits Class 3 Crux |
Kane ascends the final rampart |
We had an option to go over the top of the pinnacle and descend steeply on exposed snow covered ledges to a slot between a pinnacle and rocks just below the summit, or descend Class 3 terrain to easier options that rendezvoused in the same spot. MA, Kane and Ellen opted for the exposed move while I guided the rest of the group down the other route. We joined up for the final pitch, where yet another choice was available. We could ascend a solid, narrow catwalk to the top, or easier but loose Class 2 terrain up a shallow gully.
Ellen waits for the triumphant moment |
Kane and Ellen took the former while the rest of us took the latter. It was already decided that everyone had to be on top before Ellen arrived, so Ellen waited on the narrow rampart while the group assembled on the summit and prepared for the celebration. I got into position with the video camera to capture the proceedings. With my cue, Ellen strolled to the top of her last fourteener, to a gaggle of cheers and honking party horns. No doubt the climbers over on Shavano were wondering what on earth was going on over on Tab’s summit. It sounded like a congregation of sick ducks that somehow had managed to learn how to wail in agony.
Kane Celebrates with Ellen |
Ellen had carried lots of extra weight, in the form of a big bottle of sparkling cranberry juice and 2 types of brownies, and plastic toasting glasses. Ellen also produced a small bottle of Champaign to mix with the juice if desired. After popping the cork, which went flying down Tab’s north face, we proceeded to consume the trail battered brownies, now a congealed glop of chocolate goodness. The other brownies (oatmeal and caramel) were intact. Even though it’s only 3.5 miles to the top of Tab’s summit via Jennings Creek valley, the terrain is exhausting, and there were 8 very hungry climbers on top of the mountain. With a gorgeous day and a stunning, unimpeded view, we enjoyed our time on top to the fullest. I marveled at the view, which I had never seen before. My previous climbs were in less than ideal conditions, and it’s a view I never saw before.
Popping the cork-It's Done! |
MA and I had climbed the mountain 22 years ago. I felt climbing Shavano was not a good idea since the weather was already very ugly when we stood on Tab’s summit for the first time. Yet, like crazy climbers that we were, we RAN over to Shavano in twenty minutes, tagged the top and ran back to Tab in another twenty minutes. The price of that greediness was being caught in one of the worst storms in my total climbing experience. 17 years prior I had climbed the mountain with Vern Garner and Jim Lierman in an early fall snow storm. The rocks were glazed in ice and two feet of snow coated the mountain above 13,800 feet. So now in 2008, MA and I could only revel in this glorious, cloudless, windless and warm day. Tab was kind to us all on this day, as if it actually knew the significance of this event. It was Ellen’s last fourteener, and my third and probably final time on this great mountain.
Vern Garner on a previous climb of Tabeguache |
Across the Browns Creek drainage to the north, Mount Antero towered in its colorful glory. This stately mountain was Ellen’s first fourteener 18 years ago. It was very appropriate that Ellen’s first and last fourteeners stood together in the Sawatch range, a fitting coda to an exciting journey that our group currently celebrated.
Aaron & Ellen Celebrate on Tab |
A toast was given by Ellen, thanking her friends for their support, which I filmed, and then another toast was given to the same affect that Kane snapped a photo of. Climbers arriving from Shavano and from Jennings Creek were caught up in the celebration and congratulated Ellen. Ellen made a special presentation as well, which Cheryl recorded on video. It was a shirt for me that says on the front “My wife finally climbed all of the fourteeners,” and on the back reads “…now I can get on with my life.” How true!
We were on top of Tab for one wonderful hour. It was hard to leave that awesome summit and a moment in time so supremely satisfying in so many ways. It took us five hours to climb the mountain, which we had predicted. We anticipated the descent to take us five hours as well, but we did it in four and a half. 7.5 miles, 3,800 feet of gain, Class 2 and 3 scrambling and long, steep talus slopes (we had some nice scree to take advantage of on the big slope to and below the saddle)…it all takes its toll and makes for a pretty big day for our group, but we pulled it off in very grand style. The descent went without incident and we returned to Salida for a nice celebratory Italian dinner.EndgameA week prior to the climb, Ellen and I managed a half hearted attempt to account for all of the climbs I had done on Colorado’s fourteeners. By repeat climbs and different routes, I have executed more than 160 climbs on fourteeners alone. No wonder I’m sick of the fourteeners! No wonder I have this yearning to go to new places! No wonder my feet and knees have protested so strongly this year!
The rest of this season, I’ll be taking it easy. No long days. No getting up at four in the morning. No more fourteeners, at least, for a very, very, very….very….long…..time. And that’s if my feet allow it.
Of course the question posed to Ellen is: ”What will you do now?” The common suggestion is “all of the thirteeners,” to which Ellen emphatically responds with a hearty “NO” (although she’s done a fair amount of the Centennials by default).
Currently the plan is to enjoy the rest of the season on a quieter level and eventually turn our gaze to the future. We’ve had a spectacular seven years of climbing together, and we anticipate many more. We had the wonderful opportunity to share in Ellen’s dream of climbing all of Colorado’s fourteeners, certainly no small task. We’ve been so fortunate to share these and many other fabulous climbs with our wonderful friends in the Usual Suspects, as well as our fantastic friends from SummitPost. We’ve been blessed with having climbed with folks from all over the nation thanks to SummitPost, and hopefully one day we’ll climb with folks from Europe as well. We trust this exciting trend will continue.
One thing for certain that I’ve learned during Ellen’s quest is: As long as our bodies are able, we’ll keep climbing. It may not be at a breakneck pace, and we may be seeing the end to epic journeys, but we’ll keep at it. It’s the only way to win at the game!A Photo RetrospectiveClimbing all of Colorado’s fourteen thousand foot peaks is no small task. It’s an accomplishment that is well respected among Colorado’s community, and more often than not (though somewhat surprisingly), the feat is acknowledged accordingly among non-climbers as well. Ellen (mtnhiker13 here at SP) has managed to do what at one time she thought was impossible.
Shortly after moving to Colorado in the 1990s, Ellen learned about the state’s fourteeners and was immediately drawn into the desire to climb them, perhaps unaware that she was not alone in a growing trend. Many others had the same goal in mind. An “uninformed” attempt on Longs Peak was met with weather and that unexpected “oh my” feeling when she peered through the Keyhole. She realized there was more to this mountain climbing thing than met the eye.
Her first successful climb was of Mount Antero, by walking the 4WD road for most of the way. What followed was an 18 year legacy of struggle and frustration, a story that is similar and well known to every other climber striving for the same goal. It takes time, patience, planning and plenty of experience to climb Colorado’s fourteeners, and do it well along with doing it safely.
Ellen’s story is no more special or dramatic than any other climber’s tale. But then, most climbers aren’t members of SummitPost, the world’s most impressive mountain climbing route information web site. Ellen and I, like other SP members, are willing to share their experiences, so that others new to the activity that follow, may do so more informed and prepared than their peers.
SP also allows us to be members of the world’s climbing community. We share information, and we revel in our triumphs and mourn in our defeats together. As a closing piece to this trilogy of trip reports, I want to share the celebration of Ellen’s fantastic achievement by recalling some highlights of her fourteener quest in the photos below. Be sure to click on them and check out the captions. You’ll find some good information and some entertaining anecdotes.
I hope you enjoyed this series of reports as much as I enjoyed writing them (they literally flew from my mind onto the screen), and I invite you to share in the celebration and join me in congratulating Ellen on achieving this impressive goal in the comments section below.
Thanks for taking the time out of your busy day to read these reports. --AJ
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Mount Democrat |
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Mount Shasta |
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Mount Massive |
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Mount Eolus |
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North maroon Peak |
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Mount Bierstadt East Ridge |
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Mount Wilson |
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Wetterhorn Peak |
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Capitol Peak |
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Wilson Peak |
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Mount Elbert |
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Arriving on top-Ellen finishes all of Colorado's 54 fourteeners |
Chronology of Ellen's 14er Climbs1. Antero 1992 2. Bierstadt 1992 3. Yale 1992 4. Grays 1998 5. Sherman 1998 6. Quandry 1998 7. Democrat first time probably 1999 - 7/2001 for 2nd time 8. Lincoln 7/2001 9. Bross 7/2001 9a. Cameron w Bross, Lincoln 10. Princeton 8/2001 11. Torreys 9/2001 with Grays 12. Evans 8/2001 13. Handies 9/2001 14. Longs Peak 6/2002 15. Crestone Peak 6/2002 16. Crestone Needle 6/2002 17. Humboldt 6/2002 18. Holy Cross 7/2002 19. Sneffles 8/2002 20. Wetterhorn 8/2002 21. Pikes Peak 9/2002 22. Mt Elbert 6/2003 23. Mt Massive 6/2003 24. Mt Harvard 6/2003 25. Mt. Columbia 6/2003 26. El Diente 7/5/2003 27. Capitol 7/20/2003 28. Castle Peak 8/3/2003 29. Red Cloud 8/31/2003 30. Sunshine 8/31/2003 31. Uncompaghre 9/1/2003 32. Oxford 9/14/2003 33. Belford 9/14/2003 34. Lindsey - July 2004 35. La Plata - August 2004 36. Missouri - August 2004 37. Huron - August 2004 38. Shavano - August 2004 39. San Luis - July 16 2005 39a. Challenger July 2004 40. Sunlight 8/7/2005 41. Windom 8/7/2005 42. Eolus 8/8/2005 43. Culebra 8/5/2006 44. N Maroon 8/12/2006 45. Wilson Peak 07/18/07 46. Blanca 8/14/07 47. Ellingwood 8/14/07 48. Little Bear 8/13/07 49. Kit Carson 9/01/07 50. Snowmass 9/8/07 51. Mt Wilson 8/16/08 52. Maroon Peak 8/23/08 53. Pyramid Peak 8/30/08 54. Tabeguache 9/13/08
Green indicates easy route
Blue indicates intermediate route
Difficult climbs are in BOLD.
Italics indicate a climb via secondary route.
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[ Post a Comment ] | saintgrizzly | Many, many... | | 
Voted 10/10 | ...good thoughts were thrown down from Missoula yesterday, destination Tabeguache--and it worked! CONGRATULATIONS ELLEN! Congratulations, my friends, to the both of you! Nice report, good pictures (good to see Mark on top of a mountain again). What an accomplishment on a great, grand day!
--Vernon | | Posted Sep 15, 2008 2:16 am |
 | | Aaron Johnson | Re: Many, many... | | 
Hasn't voted | Thanks! | | Posted Sep 18, 2008 3:52 pm |
| TJ311 | Wow!! | | 
Voted 10/10 | Congrats to you Ellen! What an accomplishment. And what a perfect day for your last 14'er. Aaron, thank you for another fantastic report. So very well written and the pictures are great! | | Posted Sep 15, 2008 8:16 am |
| | Aaron Johnson | Re: Wow!! | |
Hasn't voted | Thank you! | | Posted Sep 18, 2008 3:52 pm |
| Moni | Cool | | 
Voted 10/10 | Congrats on achieving your goal! Couldn't have been a better day, too! | | Posted Sep 15, 2008 9:48 am |
| | Aaron Johnson | Re: Cool | |
Hasn't voted | It was one of the most perfect days in the mountains! Thanks. | | Posted Sep 18, 2008 3:53 pm |
| cftbq | Awesome! | | 
Hasn't voted | Congratulations to Ellen! And kudos to you, Aaron, for supporting her goal, and providing such a great report. A wonderful shared adventure. | | Posted Sep 15, 2008 3:25 pm |
| | Aaron Johnson | Re: Awesome! | |
Hasn't voted | Thank you sir. Our shared adventures will continue... | | Posted Sep 18, 2008 3:54 pm |
| Alan Ellis | Congratulations! | | 
Voted 10/10 | Jackie and I wish we could have joined you. It sounds like you had the perfect day. Now all you have left is the 13rs:) | | Posted Sep 16, 2008 10:22 pm |
| | Aaron Johnson | Re: Congratulations! | |
Hasn't voted | We would have loved to have you there with us! Now all we have left is not only the 13ers, but cool PLACES we want to see as well! | | Posted Sep 18, 2008 3:55 pm |
| KeithK | Wonderful! | | 
Hasn't voted | I've enjoyed your trilogy, Aaron, and offer the heartiest of congratulations to Ellen for completing her goal! | | Posted Sep 18, 2008 10:07 am |
| | Aaron Johnson | Re: Wonderful! | |
Hasn't voted | Thank you very much! | | Posted Sep 18, 2008 3:55 pm |
| mfox79 | Thanks! | | 
Hasn't voted | for the great trilogy, this has been a nice read. it brings me back to my very short lived 3 years in Colorado. Congrats to Ellen, it is truly a wonderful feeling to live out your dreams and make them come true. | | Posted Sep 21, 2008 1:47 pm |
| | Aaron Johnson | Re: Thanks! | |
Hasn't voted | Thanks a bunch for taking the time to read the report and comment on it! Glad you liked it. | | Posted Sep 21, 2008 8:19 pm |
| Vic Hanson | Good report... | | 
Voted 10/10 | ...and congratulations for completing a long goal. My hat is off to you, Aaron for supporting your wife in a great way, you'll be blessed for it I am sure. Vic | | Posted Sep 21, 2008 6:00 pm |
| | Aaron Johnson | Re: Good report... | |
Hasn't voted | Vic, you're right. I am indeed truly blessed. It was a hassle and a blessing as well, and I suppose I've been rewarded in some ways for going on the ride with Ellen. Thanks for taking the time to read the report and commenting on it! Glad you liked it. | | Posted Sep 21, 2008 8:21 pm |
| silversummit | Great job and congrats! | | 
Hasn't voted | I have been lurking on SP for months before actually registering and following your progress. Last week I actually registered and now I see you celebrating you well-earned victory! A triumph you definitely deserve to enjoy for many years! | | Posted Sep 21, 2008 7:17 pm |
| | Aaron Johnson | Re: Great job and congrats! | |
Hasn't voted | Thanks so much for taking the time to read the report and commenting on it! Glad you liked it. Welcome to SP! This is a COOL place to be on the internet! | | Posted Sep 21, 2008 8:22 pm |
| Matthew Van Horn | Hooray! | | 
Hasn't voted | You people are awesome--I'm happy for your victory. | | Posted Sep 21, 2008 7:44 pm |
| | Aaron Johnson | Re: Hooray! | |
Hasn't voted | Thanks, Matthew. We're certainly happy too. Don't know about the awesome part! Thanks for taking the time reading the report and commenting on it! | | Posted Sep 21, 2008 8:23 pm |
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