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June 12, 2012April 6, 2019Colorado 14ers, Musings, Weekend Update

The Colorado High Park Fire – A Personal Perspective

First plume as seen from Longs Peak on June 9 about 10AM

The fear of anyone living in the mountains is fire. While there are many ways to protect your home from the onslaught […]

July 13, 2010December 3, 2011Colorado 14ers

A Windy Meeker

Mt. Meeker is the poor cousin of mighty Longs Peak. Just missing out being a 14ers by a mere 9 feet, Meeker is the mountain you see from Denver, not Longs At 13,911′ is is one of the highest 13ers but is often passed by with climbers going for Longs, the highest in Rocky Mountain National Park, at 14,256′. I know this since I have passed it by while on my way to Longs on multiple occasions. So on this mid July day in 2010, I set out to pay homage to this peak, little did I know she would not make this a trivial “tag”.

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