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Matchsticks. Row upon row of charred matchsticks. Each curve of the road reveals another charred mountainside with yet more burnt trees. In the light of the full moon, the landscape reminds me of another planet, a very barren planet, or even the moon itself. What should be dense stands of…
Continue reading“Got no goats?” I strained to hear what the visitor said. He reminded me of a mountain man — salt and pepper beard, weathered face, crinkly eyes. Still I wasn’t sure I had hear him quite right. “Excuse me?” “Ain’t you got no goats around here?” “You mean mountain goats?”…
Continue readingDespite the copious amounts of snowfall we can get during the long-lived Colorado winters, it can surprise people to hear that Colorado gets more sunshine than the actual “sunshine” state of Florida — in all about 300 days of sunshine per year. And all that sunshine can really take a…
Continue readingSkiing season is long over. The big running race that I’ve been training for is over. Memorial Day is over. By all rights, it’s time for summer activities, namely hiking camping and backpacking. Early June is a weird time up in the Rocky Mountains. It’s the in between season. Temperatures…
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