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Note: This is the story of our first Christmas in our Nederland home back in 2010. It looked so much bigger inside the house than outside in the forest. But that was only the beginning of our problems. With my entire family coming for a mountain Christmas in Colorado, I…
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As we traipsed through the new snow, Shawnee suddenly stopped and sat down. “What’s wrong Shawnee?” I asked. I didn’t really need to ask the question, because I already knew the answer. She laid down, and started nibbling at her paws. Or more accurately, she grabbed on to the area…
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“Maybe there won’t be a ski season” I texted to my friend Kate. Six years ago on a lark, I became a ski instructor. I never planned to teach skiing. But one day in the fall of 2015, I got an email from Winter Park Resort. “Ski Instructors Needed, No…
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“So how are you doing up there in Walden?” “Well, we’re hanging in there. But we’ve got all our stuff packed, in case we need to evacuate.” “Yes, us as well. You can never be too careful right now.” It’s been the season of never-ending wildfires. As we try to…
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