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Zachary Berk
Sep 25, 20244 min read
Dunes & Don'ts: A Short Weekend At Our Sandiest National Park
A Last Minute Start and an Unexpected Surprise For Labor Day, I decided to join my Meetup group for a last-minute camping trip near the...
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Zachary Berk
Sep 3, 20242 min read
Finding Comfort in Companions: How a Walk with Maple and a Friend Lifted My Spirits
Sometimes, all you need to change your mood is meeting a friend. I was feeling down, though I didn’t want to admit it to Sarah, or even...
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Zachary Berk
Aug 19, 20242 min read
A Very, Very Short (and Hot) Trip to Cherry Creek
I almost didn’t include this blog entry, but I think it’s important to share my failures as well as my successes. This walk was my least...
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Zachary Berk
Jul 30, 20249 min read
Let's Go Camping: Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
I planned this trip around Black Canyon and the wildflower festival in Crested Butte. Unfortunately, most of the classes had been filled...
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Zachary Berk
Jul 24, 20244 min read
Let's Go Camping: Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
Day 1: I'll be honest, I had (have?) a lot of anxiety about this trip. How will Maple do in the car for that long? How about in the tent?...
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Zachary Berk
Jul 24, 20241 min read
Adventures at Cherry Creek State Park: A Day of Reflections and Revelations
Today’s adventure at Cherry Creek State Park didn’t go exactly as planned. I had hoped for a nice walk around the lake, but time...
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