This Earth Day is all about celebrating Every Corner of the World! So I'll be celebrating My Corner of the World, Colorado this Earth Day Weekend, April 19-22, 2019. I care about our Earth and the places we live. The funds you donate will enable the Sierra Club to do things like: • Provide cleaner, … Continue reading Earth Day 2019
The Majestic Elk - RMNP In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks - John Muir
Investigators from Rocky Mountain National Park are still on the hunt for poachers after a pair of elk were illegally shot and killed in the park in September. Officials from Rocky Mountain National Park said that an investigation is ongoing after two bull elk were poached in separate incidents. The first poaching incident is believed… … Continue reading Investigation into 2 bull elk poached from Rocky Mountain National Park in September still ongoing; $2,000 reward offered
Winter 2018 The months of January - March in Colorado were unusually dry, even high up in the mountains. The snow pack in January touched a 30-year low, and was the warmest on record, which was most likely attributed to a festering La Nina. It wasn't until the first weekend in February that I was … Continue reading Base Camp 2018 Year in Review
A few Saturday's back we drove into Rocky Mountain National Park with the intention of taking in a little bit of nature. Three years ago, when we had first established Base Camp in Grand Lake, we had stumbled upon a small group of bull elk just to the northeast of Milner Pass along the Cache … Continue reading Cache la Poudre River Trail Hike
It's hard not to get excited about waking up Saturday morning in the mountains. This morning was the first morning that the mountains received a light blanketing of fresh snow. We were not feeling really motivated to hike, as there was a chance of rain, so we hopped in the Tahoe and drove into Rocky … Continue reading Another Relaxing Weekend in the Mountains
Saturday and Sunday were a washed out affair, as each afternoon the rain had moved in from the west. Aspen still managed to swim in the morning on both days before the afternoon deluge took place. With that said, we were off on Saturday to the Alpine Center, as it had been a while since … Continue reading A Washed Out Weekend…