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Growing up in Missouri, I learned to play tennis as a young girl. I got a lot of satisfaction over learning how to hit the ball with spin, and developing a killer serve. Tennis provided a different kind of competition and exercise, one filled with stops and starts, and finesse….
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When I think of summer in Colorado, I think of hiking. I think of jagged peaks, icy blue alpine lakes, and cascading waterfalls. I think of the smell of pine and fir, elk with velvety antlers, and blue and yellow wildflowers ablaze on a hillside. I’ve always preferred trails with…
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“What do you want for your birthday?” Each one of us gets this question from our spouse, our mother, our friend each year. Sure, you could ask for something like jewelry, a new dress, or even some techy gadget. But when I reflect back on all my birthdays, one stands…
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“But I moved to the mountains because I love the trees!” Working in the field of wildfire mitigation, I hear this often. And yet my job is to convince them to cut them down, in order to protect their home from the threat of wildfire. But it’s more than that….
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