These peaks By Justin Sturtz, US Army Veteran These peaksLet us disconnectSee the beauty in the simplicitySee the complexity of nature These peaks Did not speak but they listenedTo our laughterTo our storiesTo ourselves These peaks Bore witness to the things we could not speak
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASERotary Club of Glenwood Springs Awards $5,000 Grant to Huts For Vets Glenwood Springs, CO — August 2025 — The Rotary Club of Glenwood Springs and Huts For Vets are proud to announce a continuation of their collaboration to promote the health of
Written while waiting, rather impatiently, for the sun to peek over the mountain at Gates Hut Elevation 9700 feet June 29, 2025 This morning I tried to rush the sunrise. With an empty coffee cup in my right hand, I began to wonder how much
In the winter of 2016, a former student contacted me, making a recommendation to get in touch with this organization I hadn’t heard of before, called “Huts for Vets.” I’d been on her dissertation committee, where she had explored the process of “Writing the War,”
New year, new partnerships! Huts for Vets is excited to announce a meaningful new collaboration with Crewdogs, a veteran-led organization dedicated to strengthening the military community through shared experiences and mutual support. At its core, Crewdogs offers a platform similar to Airbnb but with a
What is “Huts for Vets?” He asks, already inwardly weary with acceptance at another trip, another week with me gone, another challenge. “It’s a sick hiking trip here in Colorado where they take a bunch of female veterans and hike to a cabin. It sounds
The Healing Power of Wilderness Chris Joyce elaborates on how Huts for Vets centers its program around the natural beauty of the White River National Forest. Participants engage in a five-day program, three of which are spent in the backcountry using the 10th Mountain Division Hut
Huts for Vets was founded in Aspen, Colorado in January 2013 to provide, at no cost to participants, wilderness and communal experiences as therapeutic healing for U.S. veterans and active-duty service members.