Grabbing a breath of nature before heading into the Aspen environmental forumPhotograph: David de RothschildDucked out of the Mountain Film Festival in Telluride to visit a local iron ore hot springPhotograph: David de RothschildSniff it out! Smudge picks out plants for my new back yardPhotograph: David de RothschildFinishing up another game of Words with Friends, lost again and convinced my friend is cheatingPhotograph: David de RothschildGetting in touch with my inner Rocky down at the local boxing gymPhotograph: David de RothschildTravelling to Colorado? Don’t be distracted by the cowboy! The advert in the bottom right offering a free coal-mine tour reminds me how far we still have to go to get to sustainabilityPhotograph: David de RothschildMy first crop of home grown strawberries, destined for my morning bowl of granola. who says environmentalists don’t eat granola anymore?Photograph: David de RothschildMemorial Day in the US! Celebrated in nature with a quick mountain bike ridePhotograph: David de Rothschild