by admin | Aug 15, 2014 | blog
A few years ago I spent the summer working on San Luis peak, Colorado’s least visited Fourteener. In total we spent two years working on San Luis, rerouting the trail and hardening areas of high erosion potential. But if you went to San Luis today you’d...
by admin | Aug 11, 2014 | blog
Thunderstorms approach Head down under tree cover Sky Crackles with Light Part of working in these mountains is accepting the constant cycle of storms that roll through the Rockies on a day-to-day basis. In order to be safe, you have to learn to read the signs that...
by admin | Aug 4, 2014 | blog
So here we are, already at the beginning of August! The summer goes by quickly in the Colorado high country, probably because it only lasts for about 10 weeks. We are about half of the way through our project, considering the time we are given with our SCC (Southwest...
by admin | Aug 1, 2014 | blog
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...
by admin | Jul 25, 2014 | blog
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...
by admin | Jul 18, 2014 | blog
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...
