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Ending the Summer
August 25th, 2026 There is still just over a month left of summer. But it feels like the summer of 2026 is coming to an end. This morning I moved from Bear Lake near Yampa, Colorado to Stagecoach State Park near Steamboat Springs. This is my second stay at Stagecoach this summer and it is…
Sometimes things work out, but now what?
August 9th, 2026 I had one goal at the beginning of July. That was to make it to my son’s wedding celebration in Breckenridge at the end of the month. The breathing problems I had been having at elevations above 8,000 feet were severe enough that I wondered if I’d still be around by then.…
Brown’s Grotto
July15th, 2026 On June 24th, I finally decided that my stay along Halfmoon Creek, at 10,000 feet in elevation, had slowly worn me down to the point of exhaustion. My shortness of breath each night meant that I was only averaging about 3 hours sleep per night. I packed up, and moved south, following the…
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