Wagging in the Wind
It is my pleasure to explain to those who aren’t familiar with what a wag bag is. Or even better the exciting contents found inside! To start I’ll explain proper LNT practices when pooping above tree line. Human waste takes much longer to break down up in alpine zones...Battling Blisters Is No Small Feet
Allow me, if you will, one second to paint a quick metaphor: your body as a hiker is a vehicle, a finely tuned machine that carries you up and down treacherous stretches and summits. Your respiratory and circulatory systems serve as the engine, fueled by the food you...Krummholz and Quartz
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...Let’s Talk About It
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...Diary of a Rock
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...Facebook Feed
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Colorado Fourteeners Initiative protects, preserves, enhances and restores the natural integrity of Colorado's 54 peaks over 14,000 feet in elevation--the "Fourteeners"--through active stewardship and...
