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“So would it be ok if I went hiking at night on the trails near our house?” asked our friends, who also live in Nederland. “Ummm, I don’t know about that.” “We’d bring our headlamps. What could go wrong?” “Well, there are mountain lions around here.” “Really? How do you…
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Cabin fever. Anyone who’s lived somewhere with extended winter weather and snow knows what that means. Too much time indoors can make a person go crazy. Or sick. Now, the whole world is getting to experience this in spades. Day after day of staying inside, trying to restrict our interaction…
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“Ding, Ding” Fast asleep under the down comforter, I thought I dreamed it. A doorbell, maybe? Nope, it was my cell phone. Picking it up, I glanced at the time — 5:08 a.m. Who could be messaging me at this hour? Maybe an east coast friend… “Boulder Canyon closed at…
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I heard them before I saw them. “Eeeek, Eeek!” Their high-pitched shrieks alerted me I wasn’t alone. Out of the darkness they came. The motions sensor light clicked on, illuminating their fat, furry bodies. First one, with the trademark pointy nose and mask across its face, followed by the fluffy,…
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