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Signs of fall

That pop of yellow among the blue-green pines and firs.  Frost on the windshield of the car.  The sound of an elk bugling in the distance. Signs of fall are all around.  While some lament the passing of summer, I’m not among them.  I’ve never been a fan of hot…

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Bird, what bird?

Exhausted from my hike up Pawnee Pass, I stumbled along to a spot where I could sit down and take a break.  Breaking out my Kind Bars and some cheese, I sat and nibbled, while drinking water.  The hike had taken much more out of me than I had expected. …

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Place Names

Out on a hike with my good friends Linda and Larry, we stopped to take a break.  As we snacked on power bars and trail mix, we gazed upon the high peaks that seemed to surround us in each direction.  We pulled out a map to look up the names…

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Moose hunting at Brainard?

Driving the road along the shore of Brainard, I spotted the large antlers poking above the willows, like a periscope of a submarine.  The large bull moose was intent upon eating, tearing at the supple branches of willows, one after another.  Other visitors pulled to the side of the road,…

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