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b'For this \\u2018On Location\\u2019 episode, we are going to get our\\xa0boots on and do some hiking. There are 124 named peaks in Rocky Mountain\\xa0National Park, with most of them over 10,000-feet. When you stand on the summit of one, a sea of peaks surrounds you on all sides. There\\xa0are few things\\xa0more exhilarating in life. And for many of us, it\\u2019s why we come here.\\n\\xa0\\nBut it hasn\\u2019t always been that way. For thousands of years,\\xa0mountains were the abode of Gods and monsters, places to be feared and avoided.\\xa0They became challenges, a piece of indomitable nature that only the bravest of us\\xa0would dare to tame. Now, perhaps, they are transforming again,\\xa0from something\\xa0to subdue to somewhere to escape from the confines of our modern world.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nToday, we\\u2019re going to climb a mountain that very few\\xa0visitors ever do. It\\u2019s called Estes Cone. It\\u2019s 11,006 feet tall. But this story\\xa0is about more\\xa0than just getting our boots in the dirt. It\\u2019s about learning to\\xa0see these Rocky summits with fresh eyes, whether you\\u2019re climbing to the top or\\xa0enjoying the view from afar.\\n\\xa0\\nJohn Muir famously said, "The mountains are calling, and I\\xa0must go.\\u201d We\\u2019re going to heed those words, reach for that summit, and listen\\xa0for the\\xa0Call of the Mountains.\\n\\xa0\\n--\\n\\xa0\\nOur \\u2018On Location\\u2019 episodes are funded by destination\\xa0partnerships. Thank you to Visit Estes Park for making this one happen. They\\xa0help with\\xa0production costs, but the storytelling is all ours, and we only ever\\xa0showcase content we love and think you will too. For more information on\\xa0how you\\xa0can experience everything that we did in this episode go to\\xa0visitestespark.com\\n\\nThis episode was produced by\\xa0Armchair Productions\\u2019 producers Aaron Millar and Jason Paton in conjunction with the creative team at\\xa0House of Pod.\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'