Opinion: Weekend mountain hike took my breath away … literally

I know now, Coloradans are a bunch of liars. I went hiking Saturday near Glenwood Springs — yes, I actually went out of town, something people who know me will be surprised to learn — and each time I came upon a fellow hiker and asked how far I had to go, I got the same response.
“You’re almost there,” they would say.
And they were lying.
I hiked the Hanging Lake Trail and Spouting…