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On January 21st and 22nd I went on a winter backpacking excursion with Jeff Soriano, Sean Lawless and my brother Jim. Jim and I have been honing our sighted guide hiking skills since he lost his eyesight just over a year ago, and this would be our first 4000+ footer and overnight backpacking trip.

In retrospect, I’d have to say that everything went well and we all had a lot of fun. If I were posting this story from the field (which I technically have the ability to do), the headline would probably read SOS! (more…)

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While I was visiting my family in Connecticut for the Thanksgiving holiday, Jim and I decided to continue working on our sighted guide hiking skills on some local terrain we used to hike together as kids. (more…)

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Visiting Breckenridge, CO for Nancy’s cousin David’s wedding, we took the opportunity to see what the famed Colorado outdoors were like. Despite some minor altitude sickness, Nancy and I trudged through the snow covered slopes of the Breckenridge Ski Resort. (more…)

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Nancy and I were lucky enough to be invited to her cousin David’s wedding in Breckenridge, CO. Despite some minor altitude sickness, I wanted to get in as much hiking out here as I possibly could. I took our rented Pathfinder to the nearest ski shop and picked up a topo map of the area. The owner recommended I head up to a place called Francie’s Cabin on the Crystal Trail just south of town. (more…)