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  1. Zephyr to Denver

    October 6, 2024
    -Samuel James For years living in the Midwest I fantasized about taking the California Zephyr–Amtrak’s line from Chicago to San Francisco. Never did it. Fast forward to late 2023 and I was spending Christmas in Phoenix with free time to get back to Colorado. As a way to finally get…

  2. The Mummy Ridgeline

    August 10, 2024
    With the day off, Sam headed up to hike the ridgeline of the stunning Mummy Range on the northern edge of Rocky Mountain National Park: follow Samuel James on Instagram follow modern.peasant on Facebook / Instagram join the peasantry

  3. Mesa Verde/Black Canyon w Mitch

    July 28, 2024
    -Samuel James My GOOD pal Mitch is a bagger of National Parks, you could say. For years I’ve been looking at photos of him across the country in front of those big signs and in some epic landscapes. Been jealous. I’ll admit it. He hit me up when he was…

  4. Slide Slide Pull

    July 18, 2024
    Mountain Campus band Brazilian Wax lights up Middle Cabin stage with their hot new original song, Slide Slide Pull The Mountain Campus Gazette described it as “a gentle safety reminder for ropes course participants here and now and forever.” “You better recognize to stay alive you’ve got to Slide Slide…

  5. Cali with Min

    February 2, 2024
    Man this was one hell of a road trip. Minna, an old and best friend from my time in Spain, came all the way from the UK to spend a month in America. We didn’t spend a month together but for her first week and a half, she flew to…