Breaking Ground – Part IV

Breaking Ground Unique Moments of Trail Crew Life Story by Chris Bjork Photos by Riley Olds Hitch 6 Day one on hitch six began with a small but significant victory. During the off hitch, I came up with a better way to stock my food, avoiding a second trip to retrieve...

Breaking Ground – Part III

Breaking Ground Unique Moments of Trail Crew Life Story by Chris Bjork Photos by Riley Olds Hitch 3 Our crew received some great news leading into the third hitch with updates on another crew member joining our team, increasing our number to a crew of six. Joining the...

Breaking Ground – Part II

Breaking Ground Unique Moments of Trail Crew Life Story by Chris Bjork Photos by Riley Olds Hitch 1 The first eight-day hitch began on the morning of Tuesday, June 11 at the Cabin Cove Forest Service Administration site at the base of Twin Lakes. This would serve as...

Forest Bathing, Arcology, and Our Wildish Ways

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...

The Power of Her

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,...

Let The Landscape In

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...