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Of course, the last half mile was the worst. The trail clung to the steep hillside, the dirt disappearing around the bend. James Peak loomed in the distance, snow fields dotting the green tundra. I walked slowly, employing the “Tishma method.” Walter Tishma volunteered at the Longs Peak Ranger Station…
Continue readingIt is one of those days. One of those days when I just don’t have my normal spring in my step. I planned an ambitious hike up Pawnee Pass as part of my wilderness patrol for the Forest Service. I so wanted to have one of those good days, when…
Continue readingI was out hiking the other day with my husband and our two dogs and was feeling a little off. I joke that I’m feeling my age, but as I get a bit older, I do feel those aches and pains a bit more each day. My knees ache coming down…
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