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If you fly over the Rocky Mountains along the Front Range, you’ll see amoeba-shaped blobs of water dotting the landscape. But most of those blobs aren’t natural lakes, they are instead reservoirs. In fact, my hometown of Nederland, Colorado is perched upon the shores of Barker Reservoir. Reservoirs and the…
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Whenever the Weather Service forecasts a “big” snowstorm, I tend to be skeptical. Mainly because many of their forecasts are busts, and I’m greatly disappointed. Also, a lot of our bigger snowstorms haven’t been forecast until hours before the storm. As Mark Twain, “Climate’s what you expect, weather’s what you…
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As I wake from bed, I stumble over to the loft and stare out the huge windows. It is so cold that it seems even time has frozen. The air is hushed and nothing seems to be moving in this wintry scene. Still, it is 7 a.m. and the dogs…
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As we head up the trail from the junction, the sound of water greets us. Soon crystal clear waters cascading down the rocks come into view on the right hand side. I’ve always found the sound of water comforting and even soothing while spending time in the great outdoors. This…
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