One of Katie's friends invited Katie and I up to Valley View Hot Springs just outside of Salida, Colorado. You're not supposed to bring cameras up there but I managed to get a few shots of one of the hot springs, the mountain range around the area, and some nighttime star photography. It got down to -1°F the night that I decided to do night photography, but I think the photos were worth it.

In the morning I woke up and decided to do some morning photography. I grabbed my stuff and quietly left the cabin a little after 7am. I started heading to the bat caves, which I didn't think was too far away. About an hour and a half later, 2 miles, and 700+ feet in elevation gain, I made it to the bat caves on an empty stomach in the freezing cold with no water. I wouldn't recommend doing that again without being prepared, but it was a pretty gorgeous hike and very peaceful that early in the morning in the middle of winter.