“I am in love with this world. I have nestled lovingly in it. I have climbed its mountains, roamed its forests, sailed its waters, crossed its deserts, felt the sting of its frosts, the oppression of its heats, the drench of its rains, the fury of its winds, and always have beauty and joy waited… Read more »
We are spoiled here in Boulder, Colorado. We bathe in 300+ days of sunshine every year, we are surrounded by stunning views of the flatirons and the majestic Indian Peaks, and we are fortunate to have some of the best climbing and bouldering in the country in our own backyard. But when it is 30… Read more »
We are spoiled here in Boulder, Colorado. We bathe in 300+ days of sunshine every year, we are surrounded by stunning views of the flatirons and the majestic Indian Peaks, and we are fortunate to have some of the best climbing and bouldering in the country in our own backyard. But when it is 30… Read more »
“Time, geologic time, looks out at us from the rocks as no other objects in the landscape. Geologic time! How the striking of the great clock, whose hours are millions of years, reverberates out of the abyss of the past! Mountains fall and the foundations of the earth shift as it beats out the moments… Read more »
CAP students are expected to broaden their outdoor knowledge and skill base by tapping into the rich educational resources in their community. In order to accomplish this goal, students will take advantage of the free outdoor skills clinics, workshops, and slide shows offered by outdoor retail stores in the Colorado Front Range. Below are some… Read more »
CAP students are expected to broaden their outdoor knowledge and skill base by tapping into the rich educational resources in their community. In order to accomplish this goal, students will take advantage of the free outdoor skills clinics, workshops, and slide shows offered by outdoor retail stores in the Colorado Front Range. Below are some… Read more »
“What a joy it is to feel the soft, springy earth under my feet once more, to follow grassy roads that lead to ferny brooks where I can bathe my fingers in a cataract of rippling notes, or to clamber over a stone wall into green fields that tumble and roll and climb in riotous… Read more »
This morning our class watched an epic documentary called The Endurance, which recounted the attempt by Sir Ernest Shackleton and his crew to complete the first crossing of the Antarctic continent in 1914. This expedition was quite possibly the most dramatic expedition in history; not because the crew accomplished fame and fortune, actually, they achieved… Read more »
