While I love living in the mountains in a more remote environment, it can feel isolating at times. Maybe because of this, and the many days I spend alone in our house, our pets have taken on even greater significance to me. So when we woke up yesterday morning to…
Continue readingAs I was driving down to the Nederland transfer station yesterday, I saw a curious sight – a single file line of firefighters walking down Ridge Road, complete with Nomex yellow shirts, green pants and hard hats. It seemed so out of place with the 3-foot banks of snow lining…
Continue readingAs I was walking the dogs tonight, we decided to take a stroll through the deep snow down The Summer Road. We had gotten an e-mail from our neighbor saying the road was impassable because a car had flipped and was blocking the road. Seeing the car and all the…
Continue readingWent skiing for the day at Arapahoe Basin, one of the many downhill ski resorts located along Interstate 70 in Colorado. We were bracing ourselves for the brutal drive back this afternoon eastbound, and were pleasantly surprised that traffic flowed nicely. All this, after I geared myself up for bumper…
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