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Happy Anniversary on Quandary Peak

So today was our wedding anniversary, and in true Colorado fashion, we celebrated by doing something athletic and outdoorsy.  I wrote earlier about how hiking “Fourteeners” is something of a Colorado pastime, so today, we decided to tackle one we hadn’t done before.  Hiking Fourteeners in September is quite common…

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September Snow

When I talk to long-time residents of the mountains, whether it be here in the Rockies, or in the Sierra in California, they tell me they have seen it snow all twelve months of the year.  I haven’t seen it snow all twelve months, but I have seen it snow…

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World’s Largest Living Thing?

I love Autumn.  To me, autumn is all about change — changing weather, changing colors.  There’s a certain crispness to the air that invigorates me, fills me with energy.  I love the sunny, bright, Indian summer days, and the cool, frosty nights.  And more than anything I love the fall…

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The Sounds of Autumn

 In the park, one of the signs of fall is not always what you see, but what you hear.  You see, Fall is the time for elk rutting, and when the bulls are trying to attract the females, not only do they strut around, they also let out a long…

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