Can you imagine eating 400 Oreo cookies per day for weeks on end? Or 25 hamburgers? That’s what it’s like to be a black bear during the month of September in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. In order to get ready to den for the winter months, black bears must consume…
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Hessie and Fourth of July trail heads are two of the most popular portals to hiking in the Indian Peaks Wilderness. What’s not to like. Both have trails leading to beautiful alpine lakes, glowing aspen leaves, and craggy peaks. But I wonder how many of those who make their way…
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I picked up the wooden block. No key. I looked all around the floor, thinking perhaps it had slid off. The floor was covered with dead bugs and spider webs, but there was no key. Now what? I had been so excited for this trip. Nestled in a valley among…
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Feeling bleary-eyed from our long drive, the movement ahead of me on the road snapped me back awake. As I pressed on the brakes, I saw the tell-tale white furry butt and the buff-colored body. The female elk was standing on the center stripe of the road, looking directly into…
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