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I arrived at my friend Caroline’s as the Mountain Peace Forum is picking up furniture. It is the end of a chapter for my friend and neighbor. After years of being part of our Nederland neighborhood, she is leaving the mountains, and joining the legions of residents living on the plains….
Continue readingPeaks of snow capped mountains immediately appear before me. A cold and dampness hit me. The wind sweeps across the wide open terrain, stinging my eyes. Not surprising, given there is not a tree in sight to help block it as it soars down the side of the mountains. Not knowing any…
Continue readingAs an avid skier and part-time ski instructor at Winter Park Ski Resort, I spend lot of time driving on the Peak to Peak highway through the towns of Blackhawk and Central City, Colorado, a mere 30-minute drive south of Nederland. Their histories are complicated, founded as mining boom towns…
Continue readingThe views just seem to get better and better, but the drive is not a quick one. One sharp curve follows another along the Million Dollar Highway, Route 550 between Durango and Ouray, Colorado. Mentally as I drive Colorado’s mountain roads, the big push is to make the pass —…
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