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As the snow thaws, the rivers fill and the trails dry, the in-shop stoke is at an all time high. Spring is the staff’s favorite season for one main reason, the outdoor opportunities are unlimited!
It’s time to take inventory and see what you may need for your upcoming adventures. Maybe you realize you’re ready for a gear upgrade? Bring us your used gear so we can help you earn some cash towards new or new-to-you upgrades! If you haven’t consigned with us before, setting up an account only takes a couple of minutes, no appointment necessary. Have questions about the consignment process? Check out our consignor contracthere or give us a call at (970)-259-0171.
We can’t wait to get you in the shop so you can get outside!
If you are camping in bear country, or in any place where food storage is a concern, you should strongly consider using a bear canister–a storage system that is built to keep bears out of your food. And in some places, particularly parks in California, Montana, Colorado, and Washington,backcountry campers are required to have and use bear canisters.
While you may get lucky by hanging your food in a sack from a tree, this is not permitted in many areas and virtually impractical in many alpine anddesert backpacking zones. Bear canisters are the preferred method for storing food and other smelly items, but there are many kinds to be aware of. Let’s look at them in more detail.
For many hikers, summiting one of Colorado’s 14,000-foot peaks is a lifetime achievement. Others make it their entire personality, working for years and even decades to climb all of them. Some make a goal of climbing them all in a single season while others try to ski them all.
The problem with climbing 14ers for many people is that they are difficult–and we’re not just talking about the thin air. Of the 58 in Colorado, about one-third entrail considerable exposure and require skilled route-finding and ascent/descent skills. About half have either moderate or considerable challenges. Just eight are considered “easy.”
Hikers looking to summit a 14er near Durango will find four that rank generally as easy or the easy end of moderate. They are all in the same two canyons and can be climbed by someone with decent fitness, good shoes, and a penchant for waking up early. The roads to access all these peaks are part of the Alpine Loop and can be driven from Silverton in a four-wheel drive such as a Tacoma, but are generally not in all-wheel drives like Subarus.
Ready? Here goes!
