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Colorado Rocky Mountains

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We’re the house guests

“When we visit a national park or wilderness, we need to remember we are visiting someone else’s home.  If some strange creature came into your home, tried to touch you or give you strange food, what would you think?  What would your mother think?  What would your mother do? That’s…

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Mountain Lion sighting

It started out as just an ordinary commute, one of many he had done over the years.  Yet as he pulled out onto Boulder Canyon Road, something startlingly different happened.  Out of the corner, Bryon sees something moving on the right hand side of the road.  There are two of…

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The Power of Water

It  is spilling.  Just two weeks ago, the brown rim around the reservoir exposed just how low the water had gotten.  Just a month ago, the water had receded so much that rocks and roots were exposed everywhere.  Now, in seemingly the blink of the eye, it is filled to…

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Muddy Waters

After a hard run, I wanted nothing more than to soak my aching legs in a nice, hot bath.  I walked upstairs into the master bath, and turned the faucet on.  Going back into the bedroom, I laid on the bed, feeling sweaty and tired.  I couldn’t wait to climb…

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