Author: Joe Lafleur
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Horn Creek and Peak add scenic drama to Rainbow Trail
The Rainbow Trail (RT) is an interesting continuous trail that spans about 100 miles. It stretches from the southern end of the Sawatch Range in the Poncha Pass Area eastward then southward along the east facing slopes of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains down to the Music Pass area. Trail access is rather difficult in…
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Horn Creek and Peak add scenic drama to Rainbow Trail
The Rainbow Trail (RT) is an interesting continuous trail that spans about 100 miles. It stretches from the southern end of the Sawatch Range in the Poncha Pass Area eastward then southward along the east facing slopes of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains down to the Music Pass area. Trail access is rather difficult in…
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Squeeze a late fall exploration into the Sawatch mountains | Take a Hike
The CT Series is a special series of hiking articles about the Colorado Trail (CT) that runs from May through October. The CT is a unique and well maintained continuous trail, spanning 485 miles from Denver to Durango. The Colorado Mountain Club Guidebook to the Colorado Trail is an indispensable tool for planning and executing…
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Zebra head sparrow eases the ID difficulty
Sparrows are difficult to identify, but the black and white zebra-stripe pattern on the head of the white-crowned sparrow eases the difficulty. White-crowned sparrows like to breed near treeline in areas with willows and stunted spruce trees, so they are often seen while hiking up to the alpine in the summer. Locally at lower elevations…
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Zebra head sparrow eases the ID difficulty
Sparrows are difficult to identify, but the black and white zebra-stripe pattern on the head of the white-crowned sparrow eases the difficulty. White-crowned sparrows like to breed near treeline in areas with willows and stunted spruce trees, so they are often seen while hiking up to the alpine in the summer. Locally at lower elevations…
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Step back in time to winter warfare of WWII
The CT Series is a special series of hiking articles about the Colorado Trail (CT) that runs from May through October. The CT is a unique and well maintained continuous trail, spanning 485 miles from Denver to Durango. The Colorado Mountain Club Guidebook to the Colorado Trail is an indispensable tool for planning and executing…
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Step back in time to winter warfare of WWII
The CT Series is a special series of hiking articles about the Colorado Trail (CT) that runs from May through October. The CT is a unique and well maintained continuous trail, spanning 485 miles from Denver to Durango. The Colorado Mountain Club Guidebook to the Colorado Trail is an indispensable tool for planning and executing…
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“Upadowna” CT section in snowy Summit County
The CT Series is a special series of hiking articles about the Colorado Trail (CT) that runs from May through October. The CT is a unique and well maintained continuous trail, spanning 485 miles from Denver to Durango. The Colorado Mountain Club Guidebook to the Colorado Trail is an indispensable tool for planning and executing…
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“Upadowna” CT section in snowy Summit County
The CT Series is a special series of hiking articles about the Colorado Trail (CT) that runs from May through October. The CT is a unique and well maintained continuous trail, spanning 485 miles from Denver to Durango. The Colorado Mountain Club Guidebook to the Colorado Trail is an indispensable tool for planning and executing…
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Prairie Falcon content from plains to mountains | Words on Birds
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado has a bit of a split personality with flat grassy plains in the eastern half and mountains dominating the western half. The prairie falcon shares this split identity. While it is widespread in the prairie-like landscape of the east, it is also quite comfortable…