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    The Sentinel of the San Juans
    Josh Kurz
    • Oct 31, 2020
    • 6 min

    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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    The Highest Point in Archuleta County: A 20-mile Pilgrimage
    Josh Kurz
    • Aug 11, 2020
    • 4 min

    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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    Scaling Squaretop Mountain
    Josh Kurz
    • Jul 22, 2020
    • 4 min

    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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    Hike to Quartz Lake!
    Josh Kurz
    • Aug 9, 2019
    • 3 min

    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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    Hike Pagosa Peak!
    Josh Kurz
    • Jul 22, 2019
    • 1 min

    Hike Pagosa Peak!

    Hiking conditions on Pagosa Peak as of 7/20/19
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    Photo Essay: Fourmile Falls near Pagosa Springs
    Josh Kurz
    • Jun 30, 2019
    • 1 min

    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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    Accessible Early Summer Wildflowers
    Josh Kurz
    • Jun 19, 2019
    • 1 min

    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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    Enjoy Your Reward for Enduring the Eternal Winter!
    Josh Kurz
    • May 22, 2019
    • 1 min

    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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    Fat Biking in Downtown Pagosa Springs
    Josh Kurz
    • Feb 18, 2018
    • 2 min

    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...
    63 views0 comments

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