September 2025
Books read: The Naked and the Dead by Norman Mailer Human Nature: Nine Ways to Feel About Our Changing Planet by Kate Marvel American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins Trails walked: Spectacle Lakes (almost) in Rocky Mountain National Park (Sept 4th) Chasm Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park (Sept 15th) Green Mountain near Boulder (Sept 25th) Bob and Betty Lakes in the Indian Peaks Wilderness near Eldora (Sept 26th) Song(s) of the month: Lukas Nelson – Turn Off the News John Prine – Spanish Pipedream September Summary: It is now officially fall, my favorite season in Colorado so far. The mountains are changing their palette from green to yellow and red, the days are getting cooler, and the nights are crisp. My garden is trying to squeeze out the last of the season’s tomatoes and I don’t need to water the plants as much. Hiking in the mountains contains much less risk of thunderstorms so it’s a good time to hike up high. Of course, there’s less daylight too which means you have to st...