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July 2015

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Life’s a Beach!

Well, the dog days of summer have arrived with temperatures starting to routinely hit 90 degrees down around Boulder.  Fortunately, up in Nederland it is usually a good 15 degrees cooler, making for pleasant summer weather.  But the residents of Boulder know how to combat all that hot weather by…

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The Science of Wind

When we first bought our home in Nederland, the first comment we hear was, “It’s awfully windy there.”  I remember thinking, how windy can it be?  We found out pretty quickly.  We have a weather station on our house that measures wind speeds, and have found them reaching more than…

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Smoke in Your Eyes

Sorry for the missed post last night, such are the whims of Internet Service in a rural area.  We don’t have cable available to us, so have to use microwave technology to get local service.  Our local provider, Mountain Broadband, decided to change out equipment, and now we have no…

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The Continental Divide Trail

While out hiking in the Vasquez Peak Wilderness the other day, we hiked along The Continental Divide Trail.  While most people are familiar with the Appalachian Trail and to a lesser extent, the Pacific Crest Trail, few people are aware of a third long distance hiking trail that traverses the…

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