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    From Sea Level to 14,000 ft. - Checking off my First 14er in Colorado

    I've always wanted to chase the fall colors and the golden aspens in Colorado I have always heard about and seen pictures of so this fall I booked a flight to Denver, rented a mini SUV and was off to the mountains. For the first couple of days I was in awe by the beauty that Colorado had to offer...
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    Review: MountainSmith K9 Dog Pack

    After carrying Riley’s water bottles, bowls, treats, doggie bags, booties, and paw wax for many years I had decided it was time that Riley started contributing by carrying his own weight on our hiking adventures.  Dog Pack designs have developed extensively in popularity and practicality in rece...
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    These Colorado 14ers are newly off-limits to the public

    There are 58 peaks in Colorado over 14,000 feet. Visitors and locals add these Colorado hikes to their bucket-lists - some try to climb all of them! Legislative changes have led private landowners who own some of these peaks to rethink offering public access. Colorado hikes affected by liability...
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  • The Impacts of a Record Snow Year in Colorado

    Colorado is having a great snow year. Rather, an insanely great snow year. Average snowpack across the state is over 500% for this time of year, and hit over 100% in some counties. The ski industry in the state had a record year for skier days. Several late season storm systems refreshed the snow...
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    Marmot Men's Avant Featherless Hoody Review

    Puffies are my favorite jackets and probably my favorite apparel! I own 4 different puffy jackets now, I wear them year-round, and if you see me in the wild there's a good chance I have one on. Warm puffy jackets keep me cozy from Colorado's cold summer mountain nights to Alaska's sub-zero tundra...
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    Colorado is Officially Open for the 2016-2017 Winter Season

    This time of year is always exciting in the ski industry, more so in Colorado. In late fall we often have a handful of ski film premieres, like Level 1's Pleasure and Teton Gravity Research's Tight Loose, both incredible films in my opinion. A few weeks after, the snow begins to fall in the high-...
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    5 Days, 5 Ski Mountains: A Powder-Fueled Road Trip Through Colorado

    Are you ready for a challenge? This winter, take a road trip that tackles the slopes of five different ski resorts over five days. Where is this nirvana, you ask? Why, Colorado, of course. Colorado is home to some of the most sought-after Ikon Pass destinations in the United States. With your Iko...
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    When Adventures Go Wrong

    Have you ever had an adventure that went completely wrong? Well, that was Jared's and I adventure this past Saturday. Jared and I had a Saturday off together which doesn't happen very often, and I wanted to make the most of it by exploring in the mountains. We had a few different locations i...
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    Falling in Love in the Outdoors

    "Gimme a kiss to build a dream onAnd my imaginationWill thrive upon that kissSweetheart, I ask no more than thisA kiss to build a dream on" We took off on the dirt road as these words came across the stereo. I turned to Jared on my left, with the biggest grin on my face and thought, "Who is this ...
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  • Great Sand Dunes, Colorado

    5 Photography Tips for 24 Hours at Great Sand Dunes National Park

    Boasting the tallest sand dunes in North America dropped upon a melting pot of ecosystems, this young national park is a photographer's dream. Read these five tips to make the most out of your limited time there! 1. Get there before first light.  For photography buffs, this one seems obvious. ...
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    Under a Blanket of Stars: Camping in Great Sand Dunes National Park

    In March of this year I went to Great Sand Dunes National Park on a whim. I was this close to not going but am so glad I did. I was on a trip to Rocky Mountain National Park and had gotten one solid day of exploring in before the weather turned nasty and Alex and I were chased from our backcountr...
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    11 Photos of Early Spring Camping in Great Sand Dunes NP

    Good light, perfect campsites, wildlife and wide open space…that’s what we were after. This adventure started on a Friday morning. Keith, Kimberly and I were in Denver, packing Keith’s FJ Cruiser for a 3-day weekend in and around what is arguably the National Park System’s most underrated park, G...
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