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A Sense of Urgency
Have you read Holly’s column on page 10? Maybe you should read it first. All summer long, I’ve had this strange feeling that something weird was going on with my wife. “We have to get this done TODAY!” she'd say. “Well, okay.” “No, I really mean today!” I have always...
I’m Ready for Winter!
“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” — John Steinbeck
Carved in the Soul
For as long as I can remember, I have felt an undeniable pull toward the mountains. They are, in every sense, my home. There is a deep, instinctual shift that happens inside me the moment the flat highways begin to tilt upward, and the horizon climbs into jagged peaks...
Grays and Torreys
Climbing Grays Peak and Torreys Peak is a classic "two-for-one" alpine climb. These fourteeners sit near the Continental Divide, offering hikers the unique chance to summit two 14,000-foot mountains in a single day. The standard route begins at the Stevens Gulch...
Why Should We Dread?
Why should we dread being required to use poorly designed and obviously unfriendly websites to keep our lives running smoothly? We find them in every corner of our lives: banking, the Feds, the State, insurance, medical, and on and on. Furthermore, why should we be...
Rocky Mountain High
There is a specific moment that happens to almost every hiker in the Rocky Mountains. It usually occurs around 11,000 feet, just as the gnarled subalpine firs give way to the open tundra. The air becomes thin and crisp, the scent of dry pine needles fills your lungs,...
They Call the Wind Mariah
Song written by Alan J. Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe for their 1951 Broadway musical Paint Your Wagon. Away out here they got a name For rain and wind and fire The rain is Tess, the fire's Jo And they call the wind Mariah Mariah blows the stars around And sends...
The Wonder of Solo Wilderness Backpacking
Solo wilderness backpacking is one of the purest forms of adventure. With everything you need on your back and miles of mountainous terrain ahead, life simplifies to the essentials: earth, sky, effort and breath. Far from roads and noise, the experience becomes...
