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Paddling the Buffalo

Note: This is off topic about a recent road trip. As we turned the canoe to head down the Buffalo River, it felt like navigating a minefield. “Go right! Hard!” I yelled out to Bryon. Since my experience canoeing was limited, Bryon sat in the back steering. Between the rocks…

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Lost in Toronto

Note:  This post is off-topic from the normal living in Colorado stories. After we made it to the hotel through paper map and navigating by the North Star (just kidding), I thought things would get better. That was until a conversation with Verizon Wireless. “We can’t provide you cell service…

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A Landlubber Embraces the Sea

“I think I have too many layers.  I see blue sky, maybe I should leave something behind?” “Well, you can always take stuff off, but you can’t put it on if you don’t have it.” “Ok, I’ll bring my vest and hat and gloves.  Let’s go!” When we boarded the…

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The Denali Experience

Driving the gravel road, I scanned the horizon for something moving.  The tundra stretched for miles and miles with no trees blocking my view.  It felt strange to experience so much wide open space at such a low elevation — less than 3,000 feet. Such is life in Alaska. I…

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