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Glacier National Park

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Colorado’s glaciers

Just past Lake Isabelle, I catch my first glance.  It’s long and white, and from this distance, it could be just a large patch of snow hanging from the top of the mountain.  I keep up my pace, and encounter the season’s first new snow — first just a couple…

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An orange moon

While doing dishes at the kitchen sink in our Nederland home, I love gazing out the back window looking at the tops of Mt. Meeker and Longs Peak.  It always gives me a sense of awe and reminds me of why I love living in the mountains so much. But…

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Hiking in grizzly country

Note:  This post refers to events in Montana during a recent trip there. I could sense there were people right behind us.  Trying to be ever the courteous hiker, I stopped along side the trail on a rock, and turned around. “Would you like to go ahead?” The couple looked…

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Smoke on the Water

Note:  This blog post is about a recent road trip to Montana, British Columbia and Washington states. As we drove through the entrance gate, the smoke hung over Lake McDonald.  If my nose hadn’t belied the fact that it is indeed smoke, I would have thought it to be fog…

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