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Traffic as far as the eye could see. I wasn’t prepared for this. I expected traffic in Washington, DC, but not on I-70 in rural Colorado. Nevertheless, a line of cars and trucks were bumper to bumper east bound all the way up to the Eisenhower Tunnel. A Shortcut Gone…
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Working as a Park Ranger for many years, I became fascinated with visiting other national park sites. One of my most memorable visits occurred at Fort McHenry National Monument in Baltimore. I got to learn all about our national anthem as well as a lot of history behind America’s flag….
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I’d passed the sign hundreds of times before. But as I drove the Peak to Peak Highway today and saw the familiar brown sign with white letters etched into it, I took the time to think about it. Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forest Much of the land that surrounds Nederland…
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Soaring granite walls. The sounds of rushing water crashing down the mountainsides. Snow capping the spires and trees. These are just some of the images ingrained in my mind from a drive up Boulder Canyon. As a resident of Nederland, I’ve made hundreds of trips over the past six years…
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