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Denver Mountain Journal is a first-person journal about Denver, the Front Range foothills and the Colorado high country beyond. Every piece comes from a day actually spent somewhere, and carries the place and its elevation under the headline.

Where to begin

• Dispatches — climbs, passes and towns across the high country, written first-hand.
• Trails — Front Range and high-country day hikes: where to go, when, and what to expect.
• Field Notes — shorter notes on snowpack, seasons, gear and the Front Range year.
• The City — how Denver is built: land, water, growth and open space.

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About the writer

I’m Mark Lindgren, a Denver real estate developer and former building engineer. More on the About page.