by admin | Jun 15, 2015 | blog
This past week, the two Adopt-a-Peak crews headed South to perform maintenance on the Stewart Creek Trail leading to San Luis Peak. There is still a lot of snow on the higher parts of the trail, so we focused our work on a couple of lower sections. We spent much of...
by admin | Dec 29, 2014 | blog
Every summer, CFI’s Adopt-a-Peak crew travels around the state to tackle high-priority maintenance projects among the Fourteeners. Our Adopt crew works with many different groups of volunteers that range in age, ability, and trail work experience. This calls for a...
by admin | Dec 12, 2014 | blog
This year, CFI placed five TRAFx infrared trail traffic counters on trails with access to seven Fourteeners: Castle, Quandary, Redcloud, Grays, Torreys, Handies, Sunshine. Overall, we consider the pilot year of our trail traffic counter project a success. After a...
by admin | Nov 24, 2014 | blog
The iconic “cross” that is etched on its face made Mount of the Holy Cross a historic mountain. Although the cross is not as prominent as it once was, Holy Cross is still one of the most recognized and well-known peaks among the Fourteeners. It is also one of the more...
by admin | Nov 14, 2014 | blog
If you have ever decided to hike Mount Bierstadt on a summer weekend, you’ve seen it: hundreds of eager hikers marching up the trail in what can only be described as a continuous train of people from trailhead to summit. A combination of proximity to the Denver...