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Day Hikes

Ice Lake Basin,
San Juan Mountains, CO

Bison Peak
Lost Creek Wilderness, CO

Grass Mountain,
Los Padres National Forest, CA

Picket Wire Canyon,
Comanche National Grassland, CO

Winter on the Abyss Trail,
Mount Evans Wilderness, CO

White Rock Loop,
Red Rock Canyon, NV

Turtlehead Peak,
Red Rock Canyon NCA

Winter on the Chicago Lakes Trail

Crater Lakes,
Indian Peaks Wilderness, CO

A Failed Summit of Mt. Audubon

James Peak
James Peak Wilderness, CO

Roadtrip to the JMT Part 2: Moab and Onward

Blue Lake,
Indian Peaks Wilderness, CO

Giant Trees, High Deserts, and Deep Canyons
Heading home – Part 1

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  • Santa Rosa Island,
    Channel Islands National Park, CA     March 13, 2017
  • The High Sierra Trail:
    Day 6     July 23, 2016
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    Day 5     July 22, 2016
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    Day 4     July 21, 2016
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    Day 3     July 20, 2016

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I spent a morning with this handsome fellow the ot I spent a morning with this handsome fellow the other day - just us two and the sound of the morning birds, and the sound of his heavy steps and the sound of him ripping at grass and leaves. Sometimes I meet an animal and I feel like they love being watched and admired, this guy had that vibe. He knew he was good looking and that’s why I was there. Of course, I assured him he was quite handsome and thanked him for letting me take photos of him before I took off. #bullelk #shootwithacameranotagun #takephotosnotlives
Fun (and smoky) morning taking my buddies @ajauxc Fun (and smoky) morning taking my buddies @ajauxc and Daisy up to their first 13er summit! It was beautiful despite the haze. It’s probably all my fault that the wind shifted and the smoke from the #pinegulchfire rolled in overnight, as just yesterday I was appreciating that this has been the first summer in a few years where we haven’t been drowning in a constant blanket of wildfire smoke. Should have knocked on wood. Now time to go detox my burning lungs and eyeballs for a few days... #13er #coloRADo
Devils Thumb, which is really difficult to put int Devils Thumb, which is really difficult to put into full scale (it’s awesomely huge), and Devils Thumb Lake down below. Recon for a big Indian Peaks loop I’m planning that I probably won’t have the time to accomplish before the snow hits this year if I’m fully honest with myself. Why does summer go so fast and always leave my bucket list looking so pitifully complete? There’s too many mountains and too little time. #coloRADo
Say cheese, buddy! 🧀 Say cheese, buddy! 🧀
Goodnight from coloRADo, friends. ✌️ Goodnight from coloRADo, friends. ✌️
Alone, I climb to the top of a rise in the trail, Alone, I climb to the top of a rise in the trail, and when I see the ocean of wildflowers laid out before me I gasp out loud to the nobody that can hear me, “you’ve got be fucking kidding me.” The basin winks back. These mountains don’t know modesty. They seem to know when they are looking damn good. 🌼 #coloRADo #wildflowersfordays
In the midst of social media breaks and being gene In the midst of social media breaks and being generally horrible at posting with any regularity I realized that somehow I haven’t posted a photo of Duke Fox in many many many months...which is odd because I see this guy basically everyday. 2020 was a weird year for foxes here. #KittytheFox #SanfordtheFox and #fredthefox all disappeared near the beginning of the year and Duke Fox has taken up permanent residence it seems in #SarahtheFox’s vacancy. I don’t think any babies were born in the den down the road either. A kingdom in tumult after Sarah’s reign passed. Nevertheless, summer is winding down and winter coats are beginning to grow back in and hopefully Duke Fox will meet a nice lady in the fall, and they will move in together and make cute babies for next year! Duke Fox is a good looking dude - he shouldn’t have any trouble finding a lady! #DUKEFOX
I ran and dodged 300 maskless and clueless people I ran and dodged 300 maskless and clueless people for 7 miles for this photo. Nice lake, but not worth it. I could rant on and on about how frustrated I am with how overcrowded our mountains are right now with tourists infecting our small mountain communities but I’ll spare you 🙂 #coloRADo #stayhome
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