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.