Wilderness Hikes
Hike 7/41: Fishing in the Mount Massive Wilderness
Needing an aggro-rest day from ptarmigan and blue grouse hunting I took to the mountains. The base of Mount Massive has a few lakes with even fewer visitors. Perhaps the weather would hold for some trout on the fly?
Hike 6/41: Upland Hunting & Getting Schooled in the Collegiates
It’s in the Journey, Man Compelled to get to camp early I decided to see if I could shave some time off my route to Buena Vista from...
I Could Have Killed my First Ptarmigan With a Rock
Ptarmigan hunting and multiple use ethics collide in this hunting story. Often you don’t know it but you’re an ambassador to the sport wherever you go.
Hike 5/41: A Family Hike!
Best Laid Plans This long weekend I wanted to get out, originally I wanted to visit to Gunnison where we’d enjoy ourselves but we...
Hike 4/41: Scouting Sarvis and Scuttling
Hiking with a Purpose It had been a long time coming. I drew tags this year in the leftover draw for GMU 15 for mule deer and found cow elk...
Hike 3/41: Plodding Towards Ptarmigan
I’ve become obsessed. Rather than a white whale it’s a white bird, the white tailed ptarmigan. I will not be happy until I’ve scouted and found them.
Hike 2/41: Is it Even the Wilderness if You Don’t Get Lost?
Priorities Change This week I was able to slip out for another hike, promising both to test some gear and keep it brief since my little boy...
Hike 1/41: Treachery of the Buffalo
Naturalist John Muir famously said “The mountains are calling and I must go…”, this week more than any other in recent history I felt that pull, up up and away from cubicle life. This Friday I was able to slip away from the hustle and bustle of Denver and vanish into the mountains. A little over two hours from our place in southeastern Denver is a lightly traveled patch of 41,232 acres of National Forest where Pike and San Isabel meet. Buffalo Peaks Wilderness was formally designated in 1993 in an act of Congress and features two major peaks, East and West Buffalo. The surrounding area ranges in elevation from 9,200ft to over 13,300ft above sea level, as with most wilderness areas it’s high and out of the way.
New Years Resolution 2019: I’ve Made a Huge Mistake
There’s something you need to know about the Getty family. We’re stubborn. Not just regular “I don’t...
