Читать книгу Best Summit Hikes Denver to Vail - James Dziezynski - Страница 10

My heartfelt thanks to all those who were part of the adventure. Your encouragement, good cheer, and enthusiasm mean the world to me.

Mountains of Thanks

To Sheila Powell—without you, the mountains are just big rocks. Thank you for your love and support both on and off the trail.

On the Trail

My golden boot awards (are those a real thing?) go out to David Tanguay, Jenny Salentine, Meredith “She’s the Cooniest!” Knauf, Dany Tanguay, Paul Retrum, Richard Harvey, Bart Deferme, Jayme Moye, Paul Lenhart, Lindsey Tate, Katie D’Amelio, Dr. Jon Kedrowski, and Kyle Sevits.

Canine Accolades

To my own pups, Mystic and Fremont, mountain companions without equal—good boys! Also Hayduke (for putting up with Hells Hole), Watanga and Agnes (for their inspiration), Clyde (who has developed into a top-notch mountain dog), Maizey (border collie extraordinaire), Lucy (my birthday buddy), and Sherlock (the wiggle that won the West). And a feline shout-out to Xanadu, my cat-o-grapher and companion on many late writing nights.

Behind the Scenes

Thanks to Wilderness Press—this book would literally not be possible without you! Also Ron Pratt, David and Lynne Dziezynski, Janet Seston, Amy and Michael Karls, Candice Blodgett, Doug Schnitzspahn, Lou Dzierzak, Fynn Glover and the RootsRated crew, Sarah Leone, and Mary Anne Potts.

Extra Special Thanks

Jon Bradford for your guidance, mountain expertise, and friendship over the years. Chris Tomer, thanks for all the forecasts! Emily Gillis for taking such wonderful care of the pets. Melanie Moffat, thanks for letting the pups crash with you when they couldn’t be in the mountains. Evelyn Pinney, for your support and help on the Vail front. Jennifer and John Danese, for insider’s info in the Frisco region. Also Jay Getzel and the Mountainsmith crew and Garmin for GPS equipment and technical help.

And finally, thanks to all those people whose names I may have missed. You know who you are—and apparently I don’t.