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U.S. Forest Service

Recreation

Wilderness First Aid

The woman lay wrapped up in tin foil, like a hot dog crinkled up in a wrapper.  Only the slightest green tinge of her sleeping bag appeared at the top of the mylar blanket enveloping her.  Her head poked out the top, as rope criss-crossed down her body. “Do you…

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Stark reminders

Matchsticks.  Row upon row of charred matchsticks.  Each curve of the road reveals another charred mountainside with yet more burnt trees.  In the light of the full moon, the landscape reminds me of another planet, a very barren planet, or even the moon itself.  What should be dense stands of…

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Eldora’s expansion

The ski resort industry in Colorado is big business.  With 25 resorts located throughout the state, the ski industry generates millions of dollars in tourism dollars every winter.  Ski resorts range from the mega gigantic (think Vail) to the little local hill like Echo Mountain near Evergreen, and everything in…

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