“Can you imagine what this place would have been like before it was a national park,” SAFE BASE Director Angela Henry said while surveying the cabins littered around Rocky Mountain National Park.
The sun was just beginning to gleam over the ridge to the east, as light cascaded onto Long’s Peak and its neighboring summits. The large basin, through which the Thompson River runs, snakes down into the valley of the park, providing a lush backdrop to the campgrounds.
The 68 SAFE BASE students were beginning to rustle around in their tents at around 7:30 a.m. Staff…
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