By David Yamaguchi The North American Post In the spring of 1988, when I was in my early 30s, I took a forestry job in Boulder, Colorado. Boulder is a college town 40 minutes away from downtown Denver. I gladly accepted the position because forestry jobs “don’t grow on trees.” To stay in the field In the spring of 1988, when I was in my early 30s, I took a forestry job in Boulder, Colorado.