Cowshit, Hail, and Grizzly Ghosts: Elk Creek of the South San Juan Wilderness (Days 1-4)
When the rare opportunity to have six days for wilderness exploration presents itself, the hurried shot-gun trips to nearby areas are put aside, and we set our sights on further, harder-to-get-to areas. This time we chose the South San Juan Wilderness. Planning a backpack trip that satisfies both my wife’s needs and my demands is … Read more
A Local Respite: Clear Creek Open Space
Two days a week, for two to three hours, I fish. I justify those hours with hedonistic calculus and guard them with the threat of insanity if I don’t get them. I never wanted to be that guy who lived to deceive other animals (beside humans) and who made their sport so sacred as to … Read more
A Fly Angler’s Genesis
Memories of fishing lakes and streams pulse like the last light of a dying star. Neither brilliant nor faded, they contribute to the entire sky-scape of adolescence. So, it was a sad moment when, last summer, I threw out jars of moldy salmon eggs, knotted leaders, rusted hooks and lures that had occupied my tackle … Read more
Snowshoeing Tanglewood Creek in the Mt. Evans Wilderness
Posted by sainteterre on November 6, 2011 · Leave a Comment
The Deer Creek/Rosalie/Tanglewood trails have been a go-to for my wife and I anytime we need a quick wilderness tour and don’t have a lot of time to travel. The view from Tanglewood’s summit yields unique views of the southern Front Range and the undulating expanse of the Great Plains. The trail becomes faint in … Read more
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