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    State Highpoints Showing Back Up on the Adventure Radar Mauna Kea SummitState HighpointsTravel and Adventure

    State Highpoints Showing Back Up on the Adventure Radar

    Like many adventurous people, it's not unusual for my long-range goals to go dormant for a while. There's so much to do in the world.…
    James Dziezynski
    James DziezynskiApril 1, 2024
    London Mountain, Colorado – Trip Report & Guide London Mountain Northwest Ridge looking westColorado AdventuresTrip Reports

    London Mountain, Colorado – Trip Report & Guide

    London Mountain is an excellent hike that is a nice tour of a once prosperous mining area.
    James Dziezynski
    James DziezynskiApril 14, 2025
    The Long and Short of Guidebook Writing Tabor Peak ColoradoOn WritingTravel and Adventure

    The Long and Short of Guidebook Writing

    Climbing mountains is a personal experience, but writing about them shouldn't be.
    James Dziezynski
    James DziezynskiJune 22, 2022
    The Overwrought Heart AnimalsPhilosophy

    The Overwrought Heart

    For the past six months, I've put the majority of my personal writing aside to spend time with our 17-year old dog, Mystic. He passed…
    James Dziezynski
    James DziezynskiJanuary 17, 2023
    Dump NES ROMs—COPYNES on the NT Mini Noir Analogue NT Mini Noir NES consoleVideo Games

    Dump NES ROMs—COPYNES on the NT Mini Noir

    COPYNES is a function on the NT Mini Noir used to dump ROMS and save files of your original carts. Cool!
    James Dziezynski
    James DziezynskiJanuary 17, 2023
    A Dream of Frozen Grasshoppers Home on the rangePhilosophy

    A Dream of Frozen Grasshoppers

    I remember a day in the blur that was 2020 when my hands turned to stone.  It was early September. I was working on our…
    James Dziezynski
    James DziezynskiJune 23, 2022
    Pandemic Journal – Day 1 – Our Very Own Plague yolks mine head!News and EventsPandemic Journal

    Pandemic Journal – Day 1 – Our Very Own Plague

    As expected, Boulder county has its first documented case as of last night—which means there are already multiple people infected. The climbing gym has officially…
    James Dziezynski
    James DziezynskiJune 23, 2022
    Pandemic Journal – Day 0 – March 12 Call the Doctor, Mario-o -oNews and EventsPandemic Journal

    Pandemic Journal – Day 0 – March 12

    I've decided to keep a running journal for the next few weeks, mostly for myself. If you happen to enjoy reading it, great. Since I've…
    James Dziezynski
    James DziezynskiJune 23, 2022
    Strange Birds Feature birdOn WritingPhilosophy

    Strange Birds

    I had one bad semester at college. I turned it around just in the nick of time to preserve the GPA required to keep my…
    James Dziezynski
    James DziezynskiJune 23, 2022
    While You Were Out… Mount DemocratPhilosophy

    While You Were Out…

    I spend a lot of time hiking solo in the mountains. This year is no exception. In rounding out the last dozen hikes for a…
    James Dziezynski
    James DziezynskiAugust 10, 2020
    Road Trip to the Frozen Tundra of… New Mexico? Colorado's Great Sand Dunes National ParkColorado AdventuresTravel and AdventureTrip Reports

    Road Trip to the Frozen Tundra of… New Mexico?

    Here was the plan: go south to New Mexico for an early winter road trip. The logic: it would be warm enough to run the…
    James Dziezynski
    James DziezynskiJune 23, 2022
    Borah Peak Hike Trip Report & Guide – Idaho State Highpoint Borah PeakState HighpointsTravel and AdventureTrip Reports

    Borah Peak Hike Trip Report & Guide – Idaho State Highpoint

    Want to climb Borah Peak, Idaho's highest mountain? Here is the skinny on summiting this tough state high point.
    James Dziezynski
    James DziezynskiJune 13, 2025
    Mount Epworth via Jenny Lake / Needle Eye Tunnel – Trip Report Colorado AdventuresTravel and AdventureTrip Reports

    Mount Epworth via Jenny Lake / Needle Eye Tunnel – Trip Report

    Directions Google Earth view of the route from Jenny Lake to Mount Epworth. From the east, go the the small town of Rollinsville off Highway…
    James Dziezynski
    James DziezynskiApril 14, 2025
    Mount Silverheels 13,822′ – Trip Report Mount Silverheels ColoradoColorado AdventuresTrip Reports

    Mount Silverheels 13,822′ – Trip Report

    Downloads: GPX File | KMZ File for Google Earth Mystic looks east from the summit of 13,822' Mount Silverheels. Mount Silverheels checks in as Colorado’s…
    James Dziezynski
    James DziezynskiJuly 12, 2022
    Little Bear Peak Trip Report – Colorado 14ers Little Bear Peak, Colorado.Colorado AdventuresTravel and Adventure

    Little Bear Peak Trip Report – Colorado 14ers

    Little Bear Peak is one of the toughest 14ers in Colorado. Read my trip report of this ursine beauty.
    James Dziezynski
    James DziezynskiJanuary 17, 2023
    Caffeine Detox: It’s Gonna Hurt News and EventsPhilosophy

    Caffeine Detox: It’s Gonna Hurt

    Caffeine withdrawal is a real thing. If you don’t believe me, try drinking 2 - 5 cans of Monster Energy drink for 6 months, then…
    James Dziezynski
    James DziezynskiJuly 31, 2023
    Surviving the Political Wilderness Wilderness fogPhilosophy

    Surviving the Political Wilderness

    The wilderness is both my sanctuary and my livelihood. The ardent and transparently destructive stance towards public lands by our current president and his administration…
    James Dziezynski
    James DziezynskiAugust 10, 2020
    When the Mountains are Calling and You Cannot Go Dull MountainsPhilosophy

    When the Mountains are Calling and You Cannot Go

    “Go back?" he thought. "No good at all! Go sideways? Impossible! Go forward? Only thing to do! On we go!"  ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit…
    James Dziezynski
    James DziezynskiAugust 10, 2020
    Life in Kickstarter America Philosophy

    Life in Kickstarter America

    I remember the first crowdsourcing campaigns that surfaced in my social media feeds. The majority of requests came from musicians hoping to release music, designers…
    James Dziezynski
    James DziezynskiAugust 10, 2020
    Can the Outdoors Industry Save the Outdoors—and Its Own Soul? Beautiful wilderness.PhilosophyTravel and Adventure

    Can the Outdoors Industry Save the Outdoors—and Its Own Soul?

    Before you read this article, let’s agree that the marketing wizards who came up with the concept of “power couples” deserve a place on the…
    James Dziezynski
    James DziezynskiAugust 10, 2020
    Seasons of Change Wells MainePhilosophy

    Seasons of Change

    Why do we love the sea? It is because it has some potent power to make us think things we like to think. ~Robert Henri…
    James Dziezynski
    James DziezynskiAugust 10, 2020
    Trials of Life, Backyard Edition Sugarloaf Mountain Boulder Colorado.Cloud City ChroniclesColorado Adventures

    Trials of Life, Backyard Edition

    I never know who to root for in those predator / prey nature specials. Usually, the narrative is set up so that if you’re introduced…
    James Dziezynski
    James DziezynskiJune 23, 2022
    Best Summit Hikes: Denver to Vail Now Out! Daruma doll in Colorado. What a creep!Colorado AdventuresTravel and Adventure

    Best Summit Hikes: Denver to Vail Now Out!

    Daruma approves of the finished product! To order a copy of my new guidebook Best Summit Hikes: Denver to Vail please follow the link to Amazon! Only…
    James Dziezynski
    James DziezynskiAugust 10, 2020
    The Golden Touch Cloud City Chronicles

    The Golden Touch

    O Gold! I still prefer thee unto paper, Which makes bank credit like a bark of vapour — Lord Byron, Don Juan I’m not the…
    James Dziezynski
    James DziezynskiJune 23, 2022
    The Mines of Cloud City Cloud City Chronicles

    The Mines of Cloud City

    There’s gold in them hills!! Less interesting is “There’s tungsten in them hills!” and perhaps even less inviting, “There’s bismuth in them hills!” Turns out…
    James Dziezynski
    James DziezynskiJune 23, 2022
    A Cabin in the Woods Cloud City Cabin, Boulder ColoradoCloud City Chronicles

    A Cabin in the Woods

    The sequence of events that added up to Sheila and I owning our cabin and land would be nearly impossible to reproduce; therefore the question,…
    James Dziezynski
    James DziezynskiJune 23, 2022
    Last of the Dish Dogs Ye olde Hobart machinePhilosophy

    Last of the Dish Dogs

    I still remember the conversation between the five of us like it was yesterday. Rob, Mike and myself were dish dogs — the fast-moving crew…
    James Dziezynski
    James DziezynskiNovember 24, 2015
    Writes of Passage Mystic and fremont colorado border colliesNews and EventsTravel and Adventure

    Writes of Passage

    This blog has been a little quiet lately. I haven’t had time to write because I’ve been spending all my time writing. It’s a good…
    James Dziezynski
    James DziezynskiAugust 10, 2015
    The Dog Ratio Applied Fremont Border Collie ColoradoAnimalsPhilosophy

    The Dog Ratio Applied

    Mystic (left) and Fremont at Brainard Lake, Colorado. As the owner of two enthusiastic border collies, it’s extra important that they get out on big…
    James Dziezynski
    James DziezynskiJune 15, 2015
    Colorado’s Ghost Trails Bard Creek Trail ColoradoColorado AdventuresTravel and Adventure

    Colorado’s Ghost Trails

    The beautiful, forgotten Bard Creek Trail. A long-forgotten hiking trail became the catalyst for my new book project. The as-of-yet unnamed guidebook looks at the…
    James Dziezynski
    James DziezynskiMay 11, 2015
    SNES and the Secret S-Video Video Games

    SNES and the Secret S-Video

    In the past few years I’ve  enjoyed  repairing and restoring Super Nintendo (SNES) consoles. The SNES was released in the U.S. in 1991 and represented…
    James Dziezynski
    James DziezynskiOctober 17, 2019
    Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom Review (NES) Ninja Gaiden 3 NESVideo Games

    Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom Review (NES)

    As an homage to my cousin Marc’s Games I Beat in 2014 blog, from time to time I’ll be adding some of the games I’ve…
    James Dziezynski
    James DziezynskiMay 6, 2021
    Bob’s Creepy Cabin via Nebraska Hill Mammoth Reservoir WinterColorado AdventuresTravel and AdventureTrip Reports

    Bob’s Creepy Cabin via Nebraska Hill

    To get the most out of an adventure, it’s sometimes best to forego exhaustive research and simply head into the unknown. This philosophy has applied…
    James Dziezynski
    James DziezynskiMay 12, 2015
    Suicide & the Lone Cone Diaries Lone Cone ColoradoPhilosophy

    Suicide & the Lone Cone Diaries

    Lone Cone is an obscure, 12,618 ft. mountain in the remote southwest corner of Colorado. Its crumbling facade rises from the earth where forests begin…
    James Dziezynski
    James DziezynskiNovember 19, 2014
    Wichita State Plane Wreck & Mount Bethel – Dry Gulch Wichita State UNiversity plane crash by James DziezynskiColorado AdventuresTrip Reports

    Wichita State Plane Wreck & Mount Bethel – Dry Gulch

    Distance to Plane Wreck: 1.2 miles; 600 vertical feet Distance to Mount Bethel / Snow Fences: 2.9 miles / 2,280 vertical feet  Overview map of…
    James Dziezynski
    James DziezynskiAugust 1, 2023
    The 8-Bit Muse PhilosophyVideo Games

    The 8-Bit Muse

    It is well-documented though rarely mentioned that Thoreau's “isolated” cabin in Walden was only about a mile from town -- a short enough walk for…
    James Dziezynski
    James DziezynskiAugust 25, 2014
    Sawtooth Traverse – Colorado’s Classic Scramble Sawtooth ridge traverseColorado AdventuresTravel and AdventureTrip Reports

    Sawtooth Traverse – Colorado’s Classic Scramble

    The Sawtooth Traverse is a Colorado classic! This Class 3 adventure connects Mount Bierstadt and the shoulder of Mount Spalding.
    James Dziezynski
    James DziezynskiApril 30, 2025
    Rosalie Peak via Tanglewood Creek Rosalie Peak Colorado front rangeTravel and Adventure

    Rosalie Peak via Tanglewood Creek

    Click for full sized map! 13,575 ft. Rosalie Peak doesn’t see a lot of visitors, which is somewhat surprising considering its proximity to Denver (about…
    James Dziezynski
    James DziezynskiJuly 30, 2014
    Bald Mountain via Boreas Pass from Breckenridge BAld Mountain summitColorado AdventuresTrip Reports

    Bald Mountain via Boreas Pass from Breckenridge

    There are 27 mountains in Colorado bearing the official name “Bald Mountain”; the 13,684 ft. one is their king. As the highest of the Balds,…
    James Dziezynski
    James DziezynskiJune 30, 2016
    Silver Plume Mountain via 730 Mine Trail Silver PLume MountainColorado AdventuresTrip Reports

    Silver Plume Mountain via 730 Mine Trail

    Directions to 730 Mine Trailhead From I-70, take exit 226 to Silver Plume. Since most people will be coming from Denver on west bound I-70,…
    James Dziezynski
    James DziezynskiJuly 31, 2023
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    James Dziezynski is a best-selling author and writer based in Boulder, Colorado. He is also the SEO Director for Outside. His articles have appeared in National Geographic, Discover, Backpacker, Outside, Denver Post, 5280, Elevation Outdoors, and many more publications.

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