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As I typed on my laptop, I felt something touch my leg. Glancing down from my desk at work, two soft warm brown eyes met my gaze. His speckled snout lay on my foot, and then – whomp, whomp, whomp — went the tail. Before last summer, I’d never had…
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Who doesn’t love a bear? Bears are cute. We all grew up with Yogi Bear, Smokey Bear and even Teddy Bears. One of the most endearing moments of my Park Ranger career involved bears. Walking to the visitor center one early morning, I caught sight of a baby bear clutching…
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As we walked down the trail, we came to The View. The place on the trail to North Boulder Creek, where the woods open up and the Indian Peaks appear in all their glory. The setting sun created a purple-pink glow glinting off the snow. The snow filling the cirques…
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As I grabbed moving boxes from the great room, something gray caught my eye. Our front door has glass windows alongside and some creature perched on our front porch. Hmmm, must be our neighbor’s house cat. I walked over to get a better look. A gray-reddish cat with spots crouched…
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