Bear Hangs’ “Bare Necessities”

Yea, yea, yea. The Uncompahgre Wilderness isn’t exactly grizzly country, along with the rest of Colorado. But, despite their massive size, menacing strength and speed, and the colloquial diction pervading from grizzly’s Latin name, ursus horiblus, it turns out that...

A Little Insight on NEPA

Talking with a Botanist about the alpine flora on Mt. Elbert NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) analysis always takes place before any project proposal can move forward to build new re-routes along the 14ers. Having public opinions within these analyses are very...

Engaging Youth through Trail Maintenance and Stewardship

This season on the trail with CFI has produced many memorable and exciting moments with youth from across the country. This summer, many young men and women will spend their hard earned summer days giving back to the environment- and more specifically, to ecosystems...

With Each Trail Comes a New Challenge

The best part about trail work, is that you learn a whole bunch of rules – how to set rocks, where things should go, where they shouldn’t go – and then you get to break all of the rules.  Nature does what she wants, and doesn’t give a hoot about your so...

Eating Out (On the Trail)

The most important part of the day for me is eating! If you were wondering how we get all this amazing work done on the trails, the answer is usually good food. Hiking, rolling rocks, digging holes, and staying warm all require very high calorie meals. I prefer to...