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What’s the most dangerous outdoor sport in Colorado? This question posed by a listener on Colorado Public Radio got me thinking about all the things I like to do outside. She specifically asked because her child wanted to learn downhill skiing, and stories of people dying after hitting a tree…
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“Are we still going to do our Fourteener hike?” Jack inquires of me. “I’m afraid that window has closed. With the snow above 10,000 feet we’ve gotten the last two weeks, I don’t think we will be able to hike the high peaks until next summer. Next year!” Snow covers…
Continue readingI marveled at the sculpture of rocks, seemingly balancing one upon another, forming a sculpture that towered five feet high. It reminded me of the childhood game of Jenga, where you pile wooden blocks one on top of another without the pile crashing. How had they managed to balance one…
Continue reading“Rain, rain go away” so says a popular children’s rhyme. As a child growing up in Missouri, I used to chant this a lot especially with all the rain and thunderstorms during our muggy, humid summers. But here in Colorado, it’s the opposite, after several weeks of warmer weather, we…
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