My long time companion in adventure died last month after 10 years of full life. Sam the Wolfdog, part Wolf, part Husky, part Malamute accompanied me to the top of 52 of Colorado's 54 14,000 foot peaks, rode along on canoe rides across the Canadian wilderness, ran lustily by my side on innumerable trail runs in Canada, upstate New York, Colorado, Southeast Utah, South Korea, Wyoming, Montana, and New Mexico. In memory of Sam the Wolfdog I left his ashes on : a one day solo ascent of Colorado 14er Capitol Peak in winter.