January 1, 1998

First-time snowshoe trip a thrill

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NEDERLAND — Whomp, whomp, whomp …

It’s a baby-blue sky kind of day, and the wind is whipping white feathers of snow on my exposed face. A few seconds after strapping into some Sherpa snowshoe bindings, I leave behind my virgin tracks on a road heading toward the Fourth of July Campground outside of Nederland.

“Nice,” I think to myself, “I’m going to get toned, while stomping freshies with my trail host Dave BIGfoot’ Felkley.”

And by the time we gear up and slog about 50…

Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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