by admin | Aug 31, 2017 | blog
Marmots most closely resemble aquatic mammals. They lay on rocks in the sun, their fat cascading so far forward and shading their faces, it’s a wonder they can still see. And what do they consider? The endless beauty of the mountain valley below them? The fresh...
by admin | Aug 28, 2017 | blog
During a recent foray up Mount Harvard in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness I heard a fellow peak-bagger on his way down lamenting the fact that every time he climbed a fourteener he felt as though he had spent all day climbing stairs. This comment, its intent in...
by admin | Aug 21, 2017 | blog
Most of us don’t think of endemics or even know what the word endemic means. The basic definition, provided by dictionary.com is, “1. Natural to or characteristic of a specific people or place; native; indigenous; 2. Belonging exclusively or confined to a particular...
by admin | Aug 10, 2017 | blog
The difference between a fairy tale and a cowboy story is that one starts with once upon a time in a land that’s far-far away and the other starts with this is some real s**t. This really happened! This is some of the first information I gathered at the Rocky Mountain...
by admin | Aug 7, 2017 | blog
When I decide to ponder about how working with the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative has changed my views on trail work and the future of what that means to me, I often reflect on this job I have taken: Many places, many people and sides of rock faces. Different paths...
by admin | Aug 4, 2017 | blog
Some migratory birds move from pole to pole in search of wind currents, shifting weather, mating and the far-off bounties of food they said farewell to some seasons before. Ringed seals in the arctic move throughout life, often alone, only to shift priorities and...