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Salmon in Colorado?

During my 17-year journey with the National Park Service, I made a stop in the Pacific Northwest, living in southwest Oregon for 3 years.  One of my favorite spots to go near my hometown of Grants Pass, was a place along the Rogue River called Rainie Falls.  By Oregon waterfall…

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On the downslope

Today was a taste of just how Nederland can feel and look during winter.  We received around 8 inches of snow overnight, and then those famous Nederland winds kicked up and blew all that snow around to whip up drifts well over a foot.  Winter in the Rocky Mountains and…

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From Tennis to skating

I grew up in suburban St. Louis, Missouri.  Growing up there, I learned to ice skate as a little kid and then later took skating lessons at the local county park.  We were lucky in that a large full size skating rink was built early on as part of Queenie…

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The End of the Season

The calendar says it’s only mid-fall and the winter is at least six weeks away.  But in my mind, it’s the end of the season. I should know, since I’ve been through the end of the season many times before.  I never used to think of the calendar year in these…

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