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Josh Kurz
Oct 31, 20206 min read
The Sentinel of the San Juans
I stared through The Window, the legendary 600-foot notch in the Rio Grande Pyramid’s southern flank. I’d seen The Window from the...
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Josh Kurz
Aug 11, 20204 min read
The Highest Point in Archuleta County: A 20-mile Pilgrimage
If you're a local, there’s a good chance that you’ve seen the highest point in Archuleta County but didn’t know it. Unlike the familiar...
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Josh Kurz
Jul 22, 20204 min read
Scaling Squaretop Mountain
When I see a conspicuous mountain on the skyline, I crave to view the world from its perspective and long for the awaiting adventure. In...
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Josh Kurz
Aug 8, 20193 min read
Hike to Quartz Lake!
Alpine lakes are the gems of the San Juan Mountains - aquamarine water and surrounded by jagged peaks and wildflower-filled fens. They...
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Josh Kurz
Jul 22, 20191 min read
Hike Pagosa Peak!
Hiking conditions on Pagosa Peak as of 7/20/19
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Josh Kurz
Jun 29, 20191 min read
Photo Essay: Fourmile Falls near Pagosa Springs
The Fourmile Trail is free of downed trees (thanks USFS trail crew) and this year there's plenty of water plunging hundreds of feet to...
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Josh Kurz
Jun 18, 20191 min read
Accessible Early Summer Wildflowers
Trails that wind through the ponderosa pine and mixed conifer forests have finally dried out and are now lined with a bumper crop of...
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Josh Kurz
May 21, 20191 min read
Enjoy Your Reward for Enduring the Eternal Winter!
I know, I know - it's snowing again. But it's the greenest spring that I can remember in 20 years and nice weather is arriving just in time
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Josh Kurz
Feb 18, 20182 min read
Fat Biking in Downtown Pagosa Springs
Getting tired this winter of your monotonous treadmill or stationary bike workout? Get outside and enjoy the snow and sunshine! When...
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