30 Years Later, Tennessee Pass Gets a Second Look I was recently at a social event and engaged in a conversation with a few interested folks about the Tennessee Pass rail corridor. It was a diverse group with different ideas and interests in future visions for the rail line. Ideas ranged from a rail to
Half a Century of Caring for Eagles Nest Wilderness President Gerald Ford signed the Eagles Nest Wilderness designation into law after a twelve year fight led by local citizens, including the late Bill Mounsey, who walked the boundary of what would become this protected landscape long before it had any legal protection at all. That
Think about the last time you stepped onto your favorite trail. Maybe you noticed the moisture on the dirt from an afternoon monsoon rain (woohoo!), the sound of birds singing, or the view of the Gore Range as you reached the top of a climb. Maybe you appreciated a conversation and the time with a
How Many Users? A lot. And the numbers back that up. From January through March, our trail counters recorded more than 7,000 counts on Berry Creek Road and more than 3,000 counts on Lower Berry Creek Trail. That is about a 25% increase over the same three month period compared to the past five years.
This past year felt different. In Eagle County and across our trails and public lands, it often felt like every time we turned around there was something new to respond to. A plan to reorganize the Forest Service. Staffing cuts and shrinking budgets. A new transmission line proposal. Changes to camping in Homestake. A push
