Don and Brenda Moden and their chocolate Labrador, Disa, are pictured here during a hike in the San Juan Mountains in 2017. Don, an accomplished athlete and former member of the Ouray Mountain Rescue Team, died in an avalanche on Red Mountain No. 3 on Jan. 7. Photo courtesy Brenda Moden
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An adventurer of ‘considerable abilities’
Whether he was testing his own athletic limits or mentoring others, avalanche victim Don Moden Jr. was passionate about the outdoors
It was a workout day for Don Moden Jr.