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Author: Pete KJ

Pete KJ began explorations at age three in the wooded ravine that was his backyard in Seattle. He also began a lifelong writing habit. Backyard expanded as Pete stomped all over the Cascades and Olympics as a youth, and headed onward to the Pyrenees, Alps, Himalayas, and Andes. Peace Corps service in Africa cemented his deep desire to always be out in the world, and when he finally sat in a cubicle as a chemical engineer, it was in places like Puerto Rico and India. Long absent from cubicle, he moved on to raise kids, travel the world with them, and write about it (and also write three novels). Career brought Pete to Colorado in the 1990s, its gravity and beauty pulled him back. Pete's "Base Camp Denver: 101 Hikes in Colorado's Front Range" will be published in April, 2019 by Imbrifex Books.

No Seedlings

February 20, 2019September 28, 2020 Pete KJ Leave a comment

One winter day while researching my hiking guide, Base Camp Denver: 101 Hikes in Colorado’s Front Range, I headed to Pine Valley Ranch Park, Read More

Pawnee Buttes Stargazing

January 20, 2019December 20, 2022 Pete KJ 1 Comment

When people think of hiking Colorado’s Front Range, they usually think about doing it in the daytime. But nights are great for Read More

Annie Smith Peck

December 20, 2018September 28, 2020 Pete KJ Leave a comment

“It doesn’t get any better than this, Nia!” I exclaimed to my nine year old daughter. Read More

Pronghorn Prairie

November 20, 2018September 28, 2020 Pete KJ 1 Comment

Now that snow is dusting and caking Colorado’s Front Range, it’s time to hike the lower lands. In 2009 the City of Fort Collins gave this type of Read More

Gorgeous View to a Kill

October 20, 2018September 28, 2020 Pete KJ Leave a comment

It’s October in Colorado’s Front Range and the animals are on the move. Elk, bighorn sheep, and others are making their annual migrations eastward to Read More

The Hunt for Red September

September 20, 2018September 28, 2020 Pete KJ 2 Comments

It’s that precious time again! The aspens in Colorado’s Front Range are blazing in color. Read More

Tragedy at 12,950 Feet

August 20, 2018September 28, 2020 Pete KJ 1 Comment

If you know where to look, you can spot it from miles away: a glittery speck near the ridgetop leading to Navajo Peak. Read More

Ten Little Indians

July 20, 2018September 28, 2020 Pete KJ 2 Comments

Now that it’s July, why not start your Denver hike from up high? Read More

Honoring Ada

June 20, 2018September 28, 2020 Pete KJ 1 Comment

It’s June in Colorado’s Front Range! Per normal schedule, I’ve started putting ice cubes in my coffee. Lawn sprinklers are fired up with the intention of using them as little as possible. Read More

View from Carpenter Peak Trail, Roxborough State Park

Rouged Rock of Ages

May 20, 2018September 28, 2020 Pete KJ 1 Comment

Not long ago I put a gate in my fence where formerly there had been only garden. I needed a stepping stone, and remembered some spare pieces I had lying around on the other side of the house. Read More

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