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The Wilderness Act

Posted on May 7, 2014 by stepoutdoors | 0 Comments

The wilderness act passed on September 3, 1964 – 50 years ago this year. After eight years of congressional hearings and 66 versions of the bill, Howard Zahniser’s efforts passed in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Upon signing the Wilderness Act, President Johnson said: If future generations are to remember us with gratitude rather than contempt, we must…

Minding the Big Picture

Posted on April 30, 2014 by stepoutdoors | 0 Comments

Reprinted from Sandy Kobrock, Adventure Coach No one heads out the door in the morning saying, “Today is the day I am going to die in an avalanche.” So how do we go from kissing our loved ones good-bye in the morning to the misfortune of being caught in an avalanche and not surviving? An easy miss is to focus…

Mud Season Hiking Guidelines

Posted on April 2, 2014 by stepoutdoors | 0 Comments

Tis the time of year when mud dominates from the slow melt of accumulated snowpack. The daunting wetness that pastes onto boots and pant legs with the tenacity of cement has to make you wonder how many additional pounds of the out-of-doors you are taking home to toss into your washing machine. Do you ever wonder if your hiking season…

Hiking Trails in the San Juan National Forest – Pagosa Springs Area

Posted on June 24, 2013 by mmitchell | 2 Comments

As of July 16, 2013 most of the trails in the Weiminuche Wilderness area of the San Juan National Forest are now open. All trails in the South San Juan Wilderness areas have been open all season. To view an updated list of trail closures, please visit the San Juan Forest website. Always navigate with a U.S. National Forest Service…

Catkins Are Showing

Posted on May 5, 2013 by stepoutdoors | 0 Comments

As the snow slips away from the highest mountain peaks the lower elevations have small stalks of greening grasses slipping above the clumps of dirt that lay smashed over the coldest months. As the floor of the forest transforms away from muted colors into a blanket of colorful décor, colonies of greenish-white barked trees with following eyes begin a transformation…

Yield To

Posted on March 23, 2013 by stepoutdoors | 0 Comments

Spring is in the air and that means backpacks are being pulled out of storage, spokes of mountain bikes are being checked and saddles for horses are being oiled. Many of the places we hike are multi-use recreation areas. Simply, this means there may be hikers, bikers and horse riders on any section of trail you are planning to hike….

Playing in the Sandbox

Posted on November 3, 2012 by stepoutdoors | 0 Comments

When I was a child I loved playing in the sandbox … I had one of those green turtles sandboxes filled to the top. At that age it was impressive in size – its width and depth seemed ample enough that everyone could play in the dirt. And, if there was an occasion when more wanted to play than could…

True Grit

Posted on October 20, 2012 by stepoutdoors | 0 Comments

The following is a blog written following a trip into the backcountry. Regardless of your outdoor recreational activity, your attitude for the day will dictate your enjoyment of the experience. True grit is what gets you up each step of a staggering high mountain or through the day to day hurdles of “real life.” Though John Wayne made the original…

Gawk or Write in Pagosa Springs

Posted on October 18, 2012 by stepoutdoors | 0 Comments

With all the leaf changing, autumn colors unfolding, bright orange hunting vests and elk bugling it has been hard to find time to write. How about a picture instead. About Step Outdoors, LLC Step Outdoors wants you to go outside and we lead individually inspired one foot in front of the other adventure pursuits to get you there. We tailor…

Leaves and Views in Pagosa

Posted on October 6, 2012 by stepoutdoors | 0 Comments

Last week I went for a hike specifically seeking the leaves coloring from green to an array of yellow, orange and red. Somewhere along the way I was sidetracked with another Pagosa trail opportunity of beauty. The Details Trail: Fish Lake Trail No. 574 Distance: 8.5-miles to Fish Lake/12.2-miles to the Continential Divide Trail Elevation Gain: Approximately 4,000-feet gain to…

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