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The Hypercompetitive Roving Backcountry Crew on La Plata Peak

by | Sep 24, 2012 | blog

The La Plata Peak trail starts off near Independence Pass west of Twin Lakes and climbs one-and-a-half miles to an open, football field-sized meadow just below treeline. La Plata, the fourth-highest peak in Colorado, stands proud looking southeast of the valley. The...

Bob Ross and Holy Cross?

by | Sep 21, 2012 | blog

Many mornings on our climb up to work on the Holy Cross project, I hike silently in awe of nature’s canvas in front of me. As the sun creeps up from the eastern horizon and saturates the early sky with a palette of colors, I often think of Bob Ross and “The Joy of...