SJMA Alpine Ambassador, Adela Pizarro Conte, provides updates on conditions and provides an overview of the Alpine Loop to some of the many visitors she encounters at Animas Forks during summer weekend
We are coming out of a rainy spring in the San Juans. The monsoons are already here, and with them, the strong winds carry aromas, revolve the leaves, and also increase our curiosity to explore and enjoy the summer. Some of us can even smell the mushroom spores in the air as the wind blows. With all this rain, the fungi are also coming early to serve their role in the forest, just as the Ambassado…
