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Colorado Olympics?

I read in horror that the Winter Olympics for 2022 had been awarded to no other than Beijing, China.  Say what?  Didn’t they just have an Olympics — a Summer Olympics?  Does it even snow in Beijing?  Does anyone even care if it snows, or recreate on snow in any…

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Narrow Gauge Railroads

After my latest post about The Switzerland Trail, several people asked questions about narrow gauge railroads, so I thought I’d write an “add-on” post about narrow gauge railroads and their ties (no pun  intended) to Colorado.  There are a lot of scenic excursion type railroads still operating around the state of…

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A Walk on the Switzerland Trail

When you think of Switzerland, you think of quaint little alpine towns nestled into valleys with soaring peaks on all sides, and perhaps a train chugging its way up into those high peaks.  But did you know that the Rocky Mountains of Colorado have their own quaint railroad to transport…

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To Shoot or Not?

Mountain residents, especially in Nederland, are quite literally a mixed bag.  My original perception of people who lived in the mountains was that everyone was like me, lovers of nature and wildlife and most of all peacefulness.  But it turns out that the mountains has its fair share of folks who…

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