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The Fourteener Mystique

If you don’t live in Colorado, it’s hard to explain what the attraction is for people to put themselves through such suffering as traipsing up a 14,000 foot peak.  But in Colorado, climbing Fourteeners isn’t just a hobby, but is something of a cult following.  It’s hard to live here…

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The Dangers of Summit Fever

As a Park Ranger, I have often been asked about mountain lions and the dangers they pose.  It’s probably the single biggest worry most visitors seem to have about hiking in national parks.  But my favorite statistic about mountain lions doesn’t say so much about them, as it does about…

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