Routt National Forest: The Frog King
Last Thursday I headed out with a good friend of mine from Poudre Canyon to Routt National Forest + Cameron Pass and hiked up to the base of Never Summer Range. Our purpose in this hike was (for me) to learn mindfulness and for my friend (to fight addiction). I'm not sure about you, but I always like to set out on a mountain journey with some purpose (whether it be to find my mind or lose it). Honestly, though, the true purpose of this saunter didn't hit me until about mid-hike, when my friend encouraged me to listen to nature. Prior to that, I just wanted to see a moose at the creek bed or maybe a Rock Marmot (please, stop and YouTube Rock Marmot right this minute...you'll thank me later..). However, being a city girl from the South, I'm not completely aware of my surroundings like you should be in Colorado. And, I'll be the first to admit...I don't know the musky smell of a moose or a mountain lion. I wouldn't know if I was hunted. Ki...