How Many People ACTUALLY Hike 14ers?
This summer, CFI has placed 5 TRAFx counters on trails of popular 14ers. These counters use infrared beams to count hikers, marking every time a warm body moves past. We constructed cairns to house the counters and protect them from weather, animals, and...A Rock to Move, a Stair to Build, a Seed to Plant
Today I am writing from the comfort of a cozy little house in the town of Minturn, CO. Usually, I can be found in the Holy Cross Wilderness, which is a different kind of cozy from the house in Minturn. This season, I find myself with a new organization and in a...Designing a Sustainable Trail
It has been an amazing experience working alongside CFI and the U.S. Forest Service to assist with trail design, and I am fortunate to witness all of the hard work that goes into this process. Before starting with CFI, my knowledge of trail work was limited. In a...Balancing the Importance of Wilderness and Human Interactions with Nature
The concept of Wilderness is a belief strongly entrenched within the American psyche. Its meaning is written in our history and our law. The interpretation of Wilderness in law is representative of a time when the western view of the wild lands of our planet switched...The Puzzle
When I was growing up, the excitement I felt when dumping out a 1,000-piece puzzle box was one so great that I maybe should not be openly admitting on this blog, but for the sake of metaphor, I will proceed anyway… Scouring the pieces as they were scattered...Facebook Feed
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