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Semester in the Sawatch Range
January 18, 2023
I spent my fall semester at High Mountain Institute in Leadville, Colorado. Backpacking expeditions are central to the HMI experience, and over the course of four months, I spent over five weeks in the backcountry. My time in the high alpine of the Colorado Rockies and deserts of southeast Utah gave me a fuller understanding of myself, and how to live with intention and purpose. I found immense appreciation for the beauty of both the natural world and close relationships with others.
SCHOOL AT 10,000 FT: We had intense academic blocks to make up for missed class time while on expedition. Some classes, like math and history, felt similar to SPA. Though, most classes at HMI focused on the surrounding natural world. An average day in a science class might be counting invertebrates in nearby streams to study the effects of mining on the watershed, and an English class might discuss Ceremony, a novel set in the southwest.
