At better than nine thousand feet on the back side of Pikes Peak, keeping a lawn is a cheerful act of stubbornness, and Cripple Creek is full of people willing. K and S Lawn Maintenance mows, trims and edges those short-season yards on the slopes below Bennett Avenue, where the ground tilts and the aspens start right at the fence line. Summer is brief and bright here — the burros wander the streets, afternoon storms come and go in twenty minutes, and the grass grows fast while it can. Feeding, weeding and a tidy edge do most of the work; the rest is simply showing up while the window is open. Fall cleanup comes early in Teller County, and the yard goes into winter looking cared for rather than abandoned.