Bryan Peterson became involved in local human and wildlife issues in 2000 while serving on a wildlife advisory board for La Plata County Government. He has been staff and director of Bear Smart Durango since its inception and oversees all programs. He has attended regional and international bear conferences in Montana, Utah, Wyoming, New Mexico, Nevada and British Columbia where he has met and shared ideas with the best bear experts in the world. In 2011 and 2014 he assisted the National...

Whether you're buying, selling, refinancing, or building your dream home, you have a lot riding on your loan specialist. Since market conditions and mortgage programs change frequently, you need to make sure you're dealing with a top professional who can give you quick and accurate financial advice. As an experienced loan officer, Bonnie Butler has the knowledge and expertise you need to explore the many financing options available. Ensuring that you make the right choice for you and your fam...

Kelly Moye has been a Realtor for 30 years in Boulder and Broomfield counties. Her team is consistently within the top 5 selling teams for the Mountain States Region. She is the only broker in her office to receive the prestigious Titan award in 2017, followed by the Circle of Legends in 2018. She served as the President of the Boulder Area of Realtor Association and was honored by them in 2018 as their Realtor of the Year.As the media spokesperson for the Colorado Association of Realtors and...

Christie Greene arrived in Denver in 1986 when she accepted a job transfer from her employer in Nashville, and three years later she discovered Evergreen. Like the John Denver lyrics “Coming home to a place I’ve never been before,” she felt immediately at home and has lived in Evergreen since 1989. She can wake every morning knowing there is wildlife all around her every single day.Christie started Wild Aware when a large number of elk were struck on Evergreen Parkway in November of...

Merne Judson III was born and raised in Colorado. He grew up in Crested Butte and Gunnsion. He attended Colorado Mountain Collage in Glenwood Springs for his photography degree. Then he moved to Denver around 2006 where he worked in the natural food industry for a short stint. Merne has been running his own photography business since 2013 and went full time around 2016. He has been taking photos my whole life. Listen to this informative To the Foothills episode with Merne Judson II...

Alison Dunlap has been coaching cyclists and teaching skills clinics since 2003. She is a USA Cycling Level I coach, a certified Professional Mountain Bike Instructor out of Whistler, BC, a Wilderness First Responder, and a graduate of The Colorado College. In 2015 Alison was inducted into the US Bicycling Hall of Fame. Most recently Alison began a new career as a Physical Therapist Assistant. Alison is a Colorado native and lives in Colorado Springs with her husband where...

Kevin Amolsch formed Pine Financial Group, Inc in October 2008 after leaving a small mortgage company as the senior loan officer for residential lending. Kevin has a degree in Finance which he obtained after serving four years in the US Army. Kevin started out in banking, working at First Bank in the lending department while in school. From there, he started his first real estate investment company, which is still active today. He and his companies have closed on over 1,100 transactions as a ...

Greg Scott is a solo trekker. He has trekked the Alaska Arctic National Wild Refuge and is an advocate for fighting global warming.Listen to this informative To the Foothills episode with Greg Scott about solo trekking Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:- How one of the most pristine places on the planet is the Arctic.- Why people global warming is a more accurate term than climate change.- How global warming has a...

Betsy Kelson is a resident horticulturist who specializes in hi-altitude gardening.Listen to this informative To the Foothills episode with Betsy Kelson about hi-altitude gardening.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:- How Colorado’s fresh air can’t be beat by the air in bigger cities.- Why gardening in the Foothills takes place off the ground in raised containers.- How it’s often a good idea to super charge your soil with synthetic or organic fertilizer.- How i...

Cooper Eitel is a peakbagger who recently completed the Colorado Trail at only 18 years old. Listen to this informative To the Foothills episode with Cooper Eitel about hiking the 486 miles of the Colorado Trail. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:- How the Colorado Trail on season begins at the start of June.- Why it can be helpful to take it step by step when completing a long trail.- How the Colorado Trail is very well marked and well-kept for the ...

Rachel Vigil is a Colorado native and CSU graduate who works for Denver’s #1 Sports Radio Sation. She currently hosts a morning digital show called "Coffee Break" and other various digital shows on DenverFan.com. You can also hear her Sunday mornings from 8a-10a on 104.3 The Fan. Listen to this informative To the Foothills episode with Rachel Vigil about the thrill of covering hometown sports teams in Colorado. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:- How...

David Woodbury is a Veteran of the US Coast Guard, serial entrepreneur, and speaker on web3. He is the CEO of YAK DAO, a luxury camping brand offering fractional ownership through NFT memberships. YAK is revolutionizing the way individuals can own and engage with real estate assets. YAK is developing a global luxury camping brand that fractionalizes ownership of recreational properties through NFT memberships. David also founded Camp Native a booking engine for recreation prope...

Scott Murdoch, a Colorado native and avid outdoorsman, grew up in the suburbs of Denver. After completing his Bachelor of Science in fisheries biology at Colorado State University, he was hired full-time with, at the time, the Colorado Division of Wildlife. Officer Murdoch began his career in 2008, assigned to the Grand Lake district. Officer Murdoch enjoyed the abundant wildlife and scenery surrounded by the continental divide during his nearly 4 years in Grand County. Of...

Dan Geis is the owner of SummitRidge Custom Homes where their high standards promise superior quality and workmanship. Their attention to job-site progress guarantees efficiency and savings throughout the process. If you're looking for a building partner that will care about your project as much as you do, SummitRidge Custom Homes is the right place. Off the clock, Dan enjoys racquetball, mountain biking and camping with his wife Kortney of 20 years and three daughters. Listen to th...

Grant Martin is a 25-year-old Colorado native who loves the state he lives in. He grew up in Conifer, Colorado and attended Elk Creek Elementary, West Jefferson Middle School, and Conifer High School before moving first to Golden to complete a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines and then to Lawrence, Kansas to complete his Master's on the same subject. Grant currently works for KL&A Engineers as a Structural Designer. Growing up in the front range, Gra...

Some consider Tom Straus an expert in the backcountry. He has guided and led many trips throughout the Boundary Waters Canoe Area and Quetico Provincial Park, an area covering 2.2 million acres in Minnesota and Ontario, Canada.He has backpacked, mostly solo, in the rain forests of Costa Rica; Denali National Park, Alaska; Banff and Jasper National Parks in Alberta and British Columbia Canada; Glacier National Park (many times) & Bob Marshall Wilderness in Montana; Wind River Range, Yellow...

Gardening is in Kerry Poppe’s "roots." Her great-great grandfather was one of the gardeners for the Queen (of England, that is) at her summer residence Balmoral Castle in Scotland. Being of Scottish and Irish relatives, gardening was a way of life by keeping small kitchen gardens. She was bitten by the bug at an early age watching her Scottish mother's love of flower gardening. As Kerry grew, she was allowed to utilize parts of our yard for her own garden.The passion of growing and tending pl...

Empowering Life Lessons Learned from a Colorado Native and Former Professional Freestyle Skier – To the Foothills with Robert Martin Episode 25 Athena Brownson Born and raised in Breckenridge Colorado, Athena is a Colorado native born in a family of residential developers, builders, and interior designers. She started wandering building sites and learning the ropes of real estate from a young age. At age sixteen, Athena became a professional freestyle skier and prided herself on her...

– To the Foothills with Robert Martin Episode 24 Tim and Carrie CooneyThe "Climbing Cooneys,” Tim and Carrie, have been visiting Colorado summits since 1975. Married in 1978, Tim finished all the 14ers in 1983 and Carrie finished in 1987—after given birth to two children, Shaun and Sharon. In 1994, Tim & Carrie finished the 100 highest Colorado summits; by 1995, they had finished the 200 highest. Then in 2002, it was the 300 highest. At that point, they began to realize that finishing all...

How’s the Mortgage Market? An Enlightening, Insightful Update– To the Foothills with Robert Martin Episode 23 Todd PruittTodd Pruitt entered the mortgage industry in the early nineties after graduating from college with a major in Finance and a minor in Real Estate. Todd has been with Cherry Creek Mortgage since 1992 serving a widely varied customer base, from first-time home buyers to those looking toward retirement and protecting the wealth they've built.Todd is a proud member of the CMLA (...