Loveland Pass, at an elevation of 11, 990 feet, is popular among backcountry skiers and snowboarders, and on Saturday, Snowboard Magazine had promoted the Rocky Mountain High Backcountry Gathering there for a day of gear demonstrations and shredding.

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The Rock Lodge, the more posh of the two, sits high atop a rocky mountain, offering its visitors unobstructed views of the sprawling savannah.

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When Weiszbrod and I get back to the ranch at 10 AM on a glorious fall morning in this picture-perfect place, I have a greedy realization: it would be possible here at High Lonesome to do the Rocky Mountain Grand Slam in one day.

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I'm here at High Lonesome to try for the "Rocky Mountain Grand Slam"--that is, catch a serious trout, shoot some upland birds and bag a big animal, all in the space of three days.

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