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April 2016

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The winter that just won’t quit

The blast of cold air greets me harshly as I exit the plane and stride onto the jetway.  The first thought that crosses my mind — I am way underdressed.  Wearing a thin tank top and sandals on my bare feet, I am dressed for a warm day in California.  As…

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Ski Train Resurrection?

FYI, I’ve been on a trip to the west coast, so haven’t blogged in a few days, sorry to any of my loyal readers. Working at Winter Park Ski Resort this past winter, I walked by the Moffatt Tunnel pretty much each day I worked.  Most of us employees parked…

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The Argo Mine

As I drive up I-70, and glance over to the small town of Idaho Springs, a hulking red structure dominates the landscape.  Large lettering emblazoned across the very top identifies the building — Argo Mine and Mill.  A walk through the Argo Mill gives you a sense of how impossibly…

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Forty-three inches

Taking the dogs out in the morning, it was eerily quiet.  The whole world had been transformed into our own personal snow globe with white as far as the eye could see and flakes still tumbling out of the sky.  My first clue to the enormous amount of snow we…

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