Steve’s passion for wilderness and photography started to develop when he was in high school, living in Bailey, Colorado. Often Steve would take solo backpacking trips on the weekends. After graduating high school, Steve enlisted in the U.S. Navy to attend the Navy’s school of photography. Upon graduating, he took first place in the school’s photo contest and photographed for the Navy for 6 years. After finishing several tours he quickly got back to the wilderness.  He moved to Leadville to attend Colorado Mountain College and spent the next two summers as a caretaker at Little Rock Pond on the Appalachian Trail in Vermont. In Steve’s own words, “Where some people see restrictions, I see a chance to experience nature in its purest, most primeval form.” In 1995 Steve and his wife, Elise moved to Leadville and have lived there since. For them, Leadville is a perfect blend of civilization and wilderness and a beautiful place to live.

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