Commissioner Kerr staying loyal to Jeffco

Kerr, with the family dog Peaches, holds up the Jeffco Pridge flag on Jefferson County’s highest peak, Buffalo Mountain. Photo by Braden Kerr County Assessor-elect and current Commissioner Andy Kerr has bled for Jefferson County.In an effort to see and experience every corner of the county, Kerr and his son Braden climbed its highest peak in July. The only issue is: The 11,600-foot Buffalo Peak, about eight miles west of Deckers, is anything but a walk in the park. While it’s just six miles roundtrip, it doesn’t have a maintained trail and ascends for 3,000 feet. “It was bushwhacking,” Kerr said. “We climbed over felled trees for miles and miles.”Kerr held up the Jefferson County Pride flag (more on this below) on the mountain as proof of their effort. He also came back with some impressive cuts.But the hike accomplished its symbolic goal of demonstrating how the county commissioners work to serve all of Jefferson County, not just its densely populated Front Range suburbs.

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