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Like many other places around the country, Nederland prepared this evening for the big fireworks display on Fourth of July. Cars were barked along Barker Reservoir, tents were set up along turn outs, and people sat in lawn chairs sipping cold beverages as they waited for the sun to set…
Continue readingOn a road trip coming back from Steamboat Springs last week, I passed through the small town of Hot Sulphur Springs. Catching my eye as I entered the tiny hamlet of six hundred or so souls, was the town welcome sign with the moniker, First in Winter Carnivals. This got me thinking…
Continue readingI spent some time traveling to and from Steamboat Springs, Colorado this past week and was startled by the effects of the mountain pine beetle. There were huge swaths of forests along U.S. Highway 40 just south of Steamboat that had groves of dead pine trees. Because the trees have…
Continue readingSorry for the delay in posting, but our internet connection went out yesterday. One of the challenges of mountain living is finding a dependable internet provider, as we don’t have cable in this neck of the woods. We use a provider that uses microwave technology, and it seems to break…
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