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Lifestyle

A Weekend Away….

…or is it a weekend stuck in traffic? The cars and trucks inched forward. The tunnel seemed so close, just a few miles away.  But after 30 minutes, we’d only moved a couple of miles.  Time-wise, it was so far away. The temperatures soared into the 90s on Friday.  It…

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Colorado Road Trips

To Ouray and Back

I picked up the wooden block.  No key.  I looked all around the floor, thinking perhaps it had slid off.  The floor was covered with dead bugs and spider webs, but there was no key.  Now what? I had been so excited for this trip.  Nestled in a valley among…

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Recreation

It’s a Cyclist’s World

As I drove up Foothills Parkway, traffic slowed to a crawl.  The culprit?  A pack of cyclists.  Which logically makes no sense.  There’s a substantial bike lane on Route 36 several feet wide that more than accommodates a cyclist without infringing on the flow of traffic.  But what’s that saying…

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Lifestyle

John Denver

Here’s a trivia question for you.  Who is Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr.?  Not exactly the kind of name you can picture featured on a marquee.  Which is in large part why Henry changed his name upon embarking on a musical career to the more memorable John Denver, naming it after…

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