Pure Mountain Living

David Ammons - Author and Outdoorsman

A Life Immersed in Nature’s Wisdom

Nestled in the heart of the Colorado Rockies, surrounded by ancient pines and the eternal song of mountain rivers, I’ve dedicated my life to listening to what nature has to teach us.

Through years of solitary contemplation and deep observation, I’ve come to understand that the mountains hold sermons in their stones, and the trees speak in tongues older than human language.

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Books That Speak to the Soul

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A meditative exploration of the lessons hidden within the ancient rocks and peaks of the Colorado Rockies. Each chapter reveals how the patient endurance of stone can teach us about resilience, time, and the permanence of natural truth.

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An intimate journey through the forests of the high country, where aspens whisper secrets of community and pines speak of solitude. This book invites readers to slow down and learn the language of the living forest.

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Moments in the Mountains

Recent Writings

  • Feeling the Weight

    “Oh, these vast, calm, measureless mountain days, inciting at once to work and rest! Days in whose light everything seems equally divine, opening a thousand windows to show us God. Nevermore, however weary, should one faint by the way who gains the blessings of one mountain day; whatever his fate, long life, short life, stormy…

  • Public Access

    “Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.”                                                                                 …

  • Dead or alive

    Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he who understands it aright will rather preserve its life than destroy it. ~ Henry David Thoreau I keep forensic evidence of the two murders I’ve committed hanging in an art gallery in the corner of the cabin. The first murder…