by admin | Aug 21, 2019 | blog
An incessant mechanical beeping begins the average person’s morning and a screen filled with countless emails, likes, and news stories precedes their morning coffee. As reported by Time Magazine in “’Forest Bathing’ Is Great for Your Health. Here’s...
by admin | Jul 16, 2019 | blog
I’m sure we’ve all witnessed the power of nature, whether it was first hand or on the television. And I’m sure it made your jaws drop and gasp in awe. It has that power, not only the physical power, that power that bends and breaks acres of trees,...
by admin | Jul 1, 2019 | blog
This year, I’ll be living and working eight days at a time high up Mount Columbia in the Sawatch Range of Colorado. It’ll be my first trail season working exclusively in one place. I’m excited about this aspect of the season because it is rare to have the opportunity...
by admin | Jun 20, 2019 | blog
“The mountains are calling and I must go.” -John Muir This is the quote posted on the signboard of Lake City Community School (appropriately named “Home of the Fourteeners”). I must have driven by that sign a dozen times in the last few days and the irony...
by admin | Mar 28, 2019 | blog
Lloyd Athearn sees the forest for the trees — a quality that makes him a great executive director for the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative (CFI). According to Lloyd, the hallmark of a leader is the ability to see a way out of any situation and get your team on board...