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I’m focused on the trail ahead. With so many rocks akilter, I know if I’m not paying attention, I run the risk of turning my ankle and cutting my hike short. I come to a flatter part of the trail for about twenty feet and pause for a second on…
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539% of normal. That is just plain crazy. But this week, the snow pack totals for the entire state of Colorado were 539% of normal. If that sounds like a lot, just take a trip to the San Juan Mountains near Durango. It’s over 700% of normal there. Yes, we…
Continue reading“She looks like she’s in charge — let’s ask her!” I immediately feel I am on the spot. I am out on my first solo “wilderness patrol” as a volunteer with the US Forest Service and Indian Peaks Alliance. Wanting to make sure this first hike goes well, I choose…
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