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National Trails Day

The first Saturday in June, people all over the country celebrate National Trails Day, the largest celebration of trails on any single day in the U.S.  The American Hiking Society conceived the idea of one day to celebrate the importance of trails and the important role they play in uniting…

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Tornado near the mountains?

Growing up in St. Louis, Missouri, it wasn’t uncommon to hear the tornado sirens go off fairly often during summer and warmer months.  I remember going through tornado drills in school, where we had to go out to the inside hallways, sit down with our backs against the wall, and…

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The Runoff Season

Today, temperatures in Boulder reached almost 90 degrees, and highs here in Nederland approached 80.  It feels like we went straight from winter to summer with about two weeks of spring in between.  Such is the weather along the Front Range of Colorado, where if you don’t like it, wait a…

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Scary Mountain Roads

Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park just opened for the season this past weekend.  This week, I reflected on my four seasons of working at the visitor center and a question I got many time from visitors.  Inevitably every day, some intrepid family from Texas or Iowa would approach the…

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