Lupton sits in jack pine and hardwood country, minutes from where the Rifle River runs cold and quick through the recreation area, and many of the yards up here belong to places people drive north to reach. D & C Landscaping keeps them looking ready: mowing on a regular round, trimming and edging along two-tracks and gravel drives, and cleanups for the needles, leaves and blowdown a wooded lot sheds all year. Sandy soil and pine shade make a lawn that wants a knowing hand rather than a heavy one. Pulling in on a Friday to a cabin yard already cut is a small welcome, and it is the point of the whole job. Out here, tidy ground under tall trees is its own kind of beautiful.