Josh Kurz
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, 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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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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Josh Kurz
- Aug 8, 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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Josh Kurz
- Jul 22, 2019
- 1 min
Hike Pagosa Peak!
Hiking conditions on Pagosa Peak as of 7/20/19
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Josh Kurz
- Jun 29, 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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Josh Kurz
- Jun 18, 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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Josh Kurz
- May 21, 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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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...
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