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Mt Evans Volunteers Rock out with Rocks

Retaining steps, single jacks, short pick, crush, pinners, gargoyles…don’t know what any of that means?  This year the Cottonwood Institute teamed up with Colorado Fourteeners Initiative (CFI) to work on the trail from Summit Lake to the summit of Mt. Evans.  Our crew spent two beautiful days around 14,000 feet using these tools to improve… Read more »

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Volunteers Give Back On Mt. Evans

Under the intense blue of the mountain sky atop Mt. Evans, Cottonwood Institute and Colorado Fourteeners Initiative (CFI) teamed up to give back to the mountains we love so much. Our volunteers worked hard for two days, completing much needed trail maintenance and ecological restoration projects next to the glistening waters of Summit Lake. They… Read more »