East of Ridgway the road toward Owl Creek Pass climbs past Chimney Rock and Courthouse Mountain through aspen that smell like water and cold stone. Silver Creek Property Care looks after lawns on that side of the valley and in town — mowing through the run of summer, trimming out to the edges, and clearing the yard at each change of season. Mountain grass wants a high cut and a steady schedule, and that is most of the secret to keeping it thick. Afternoon storms build over the San Juans nearly every August day, so the work happens in the morning and the rain finishes it off. A kept lawn at the foot of country like that is worth walking out to look at.