Eli Vega is a published photographer and photography instructor, a published writer, and philosopher. He has photographed and hiked the Colorado mountains since he set foot on the Centennial State five years ago. Included among his serious hikes are three fourteeners: Mt. Bierstadt, Quandry Peak, and the state’s highest peak, Mt. Elbert (14,443’). Below are some life lessons that Eli extracted, internalized and of which he was reminded when he hiked his three Colorado fourteeners.

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