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Driving up Boulder Canyon, the cars in front of me abruptly come to a stop. After eight years living in Nederland, I’m used to slow traffic in summer. Seems like everybody wants to get out of the heat and head to the mountains. But this time is different. The cars…
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“What’s a good early summer summit hike I can do?” When I worked as a Park Ranger at Rocky Mountain National Park, visitors frequently asked this question. Many of the popular peaks within the park can be snow packed until Fourth of July, which can be frustrating for those anxious…
Continue readingLiving and working in some of the most scenic places in the country has often created challenges during my life. This balancing act began over 20 years ago when I first moved to the Sierra Nevada town of Mammoth Lakes to work for Mammoth Mountain, the local ski resort. Getting…
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I’d passed the sign hundreds of times before. But as I drove the Peak to Peak Highway today and saw the familiar brown sign with white letters etched into it, I took the time to think about it. Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forest Much of the land that surrounds Nederland…
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