Christmas Tree Hunting in Pike National Forest: An Audio Postcard

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Map of the cutting area
Map of the cutting area
Rachel Gurzi sawing down the tree
Rachel Gurzi sawing down the tree
Cut mark on the chosen tree
Cut mark on the chosen tree
The tree is down!
The tree is down!
Joe Gurzi hauls the tree to the truck
Joe Gurzi hauls the tree to the truck
The Gurzis load the tree into the truck bed
The Gurzis load the tree into the truck bed

It’s an annual tradition in the Rocky Mountain Region for folks to search for holiday trees in the National Forests.  Permitting has largely closed for the season, but KRCC’s Maggie Spencer recently set out into the Pikes Peak Ranger District with fire prevention officer Dawn Sanchez and found the Gurzi’s of Colorado Springs on the hunt for their tree. She brought back this audio postcard.