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June 2016

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Changes they are a coming

As a ski instructor this past winter, I frequently got asked why I didn’t work for our local ski resort here in Nederland, Eldora Mountain Resort instead of my home resort off I-70.  The short answer was I just preferred the size and variety of the larger resorts, but the…

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Wet and Wild in Wild Basin

The water cascaded down in tiers, hitting one rock, then another until finally gushing under the wooden bridge.  The mist that enveloped me was a welcome relief on this day in early June, which was already reaching mid-summer like high temperatures.  Spots of purple and yellow dotted the otherwise lush,…

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Free Dump Day

By 7:15 a.m., the line of cars along Ridge Road extended almost as far as the intersection with the Peak to Peak Highway.  Pick-up trucks loaded high with mattresses, construction materials, even old bicycles.  SUVs hauling trailers loaded with colossal television sets, refrigerators and tires.  Even U-haul rented trucks stacked…

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Opening weekend on Trail Ridge Road

The first obstacle that awaits us is getting through the entrance gate.  Since it was Memorial Day weekend, and the opening for the season of Trail Ridge Road, I knew that it would be no easy task.  However, being a former Park Ranger who worked at Rocky Mountain National Park…

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