Meet Your Neighbor: Tom Henderson’s 40 Years of Mountain Living
Retired forest ranger chose Empire for its quiet, stayed for the community
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Tom Henderson’s driveway is steep enough that most visitors pause before attempting it. But Tom has been navigating that grade for 40 years.
‘You learn to respect it,’ Tom said. ‘The mountain doesn’t care about your schedule or your comfort. You adapt or you leave.’
Tom, 72, adapted. He arrived in Empire in 1985, fresh from a transfer with the U.S. Forest Service. He spent his career managing forest lands in Clear Creek and Summit counties.
