by admin | Sep 7, 2018 | blog
Every year, as more people hit the trails in search of the stunning views and challenging treks available on Colorado’s Fourteeners, pets are brought along to share the experience. Hiking with dogs offers many rewarding moments, as well as a multitude of difficulties...
by admin | Aug 28, 2018 | blog
Sometime around April 2012, I found myself browsing the internet in search of a job. I was in Anchorage, Alaska, about one year removed from my graduation from college with a degree I had no plans of using. Alaska was basically the full-extent of my post-college plan....
by admin | Aug 24, 2018 | blog
Interestingly, before I knew where I was going to work this summer, I had never heard of Mount Evans. I quickly found out it is one of the two 14ers with a paved road leading to the summit (along with Pikes Peak). Even later, I found out it is the highest paved road...
by admin | Aug 22, 2018 | blog
That which we call a 14er, by any other name would still be as difficult to climb. But, curiosity got the best of me so, I present the naming history of a handful of Colorado’s Fourteeners. Mt. Elbert Samuel Hitt Elbert, appointed by Abraham Lincoln, served as...
by admin | Aug 6, 2018 | blog
I have been working with the US Forest Service Fourteener Program Manager Loretta McEllhiney since 2015 in the Navajo Basin. We have scouted new trail routes and walked our alternatives with specialists, so we could start designing a sustainable route up to the class...
