by admin | Jun 25, 2018 | blog
On Mount Princeton last week, I found home in a flat clearing at the top of a private knoll of white quartz. On the outskirts of an adjacent ponderosa stand, low scrubby bristlecones have actively hunkered for hundreds of years. An adaptation that allows them to...
by admin | Jun 22, 2018 | blog
I’ve been working in the mountains for a few weeks now, and I have observed several disturbing behaviors while out here. To be honest, the biggest one I’ve noticed is people doing it ‘right’ giving away their good mood to anger, geared towards...
by admin | Jun 18, 2018 | blog
May 28, 2018 Dear Diary, Today I saw the most incredible thing, ice. I had no idea what it was until it told me its name. But it was cold and swept up and over me in a cold, wet hug. Boy was I surprised. I asked the ice what it was doing and it said it was shaping the...
by admin | Jun 15, 2018 | blog
People go camping to get closer to nature or escape the daily grind and decompress from the pressures of civilization. Camping for recreation is, needless to say, pretty popular in the area surrounding Denver’s most proximal 14er. To a pessimist, Mount Evans might be...
by admin | Jun 11, 2018 | blog
When starting a season for a new trail crew, several questions come to mind. What will the work consist of? Who will my co-workers be? What are the mountains in Colorado like? What kind construction will we be doing? And most importantly, how many pairs of new socks...
