What's Your Favorite Tune About The Mountains?

This week at WAIM Radio, we are taking a trip over the mountains. As we get ready to ascend to great heights and hit the thinning air, what songs are on your alpine playlist?

Last fall on my western tour, I played a show in the mountain town of Crested Butte South, Colorado. It’s a small, but quickly developing town that sits high in the Rocky Mountains, somewhere close to 9,000 feet above sea level.

After my show at the charming Zone West Brewing Company, I followed my hosts, Bill and Anne Sage back to their gorgeous log cabin home in the mountains and to their adorable dog, Little Traverse. The Sages are both Michigan natives. So, we spent most of our evening talking about our sacred Great Lakes, the color that I was missing back home, and Bill and Anne’s love for the mountains.

The following morning, I was ready to hit the road for Denver just as the sun was making its way up the ladder to the horizon. Bill and Anne suggested that I take the scenic route over the Cottonwood Pass. It would give me a gorgeous drive both …