My husband, David Olmstead, recently completed climbing all of Colorado’s 58 named 14,000 foot plus mountains. In 2012, he and his buddy Phil climbed the state’s reputed most difficult 14er, Capitol Peak. Unlike the peaks named in my first blog post, Capitol is not a 14er for dogs. Dave’s story won first place in the nonfiction category and second place overall in a writing contest in 2013.
Researching Local Government Records
You’ve finally decided to write a story or book about a subject- a person or an event- but you lack first-hand knowledge. Where do you begin to gather information?
Climbing Colorado’s 14ers with Dogs
“Ah, look at the dogs,” a couple of climbers said in unison as our two Labradors crested the 14,048 foot summit of Handies Peak.
“Do they like climbing 14ers?”