Risk Management Magazine

It’s no secret that the Fort Carson, Colorado, area offers some of the best outdoor activities in the country. Whether it’s hiking, fishing, hunting, snow sports, off-road sports or just sports in general, you can expect to find something you will enjoy.

The time has come again when leaves begin to change color, the wind gets a little crisper and dreams of a freezer full of venison start luring hunters back into the woods.

There I was — plastered to the ground on the side of a mountain, 35 miles into Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska. I dug my heels into the loose scree, trying not to send more of it cascading below me.