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Recreation

Want to Ski for Free?

Another email from Winter Park Ski Resort.  Why I opened this one, I really don’t know.  But then the contents of the email caught my eye. “Hey Winter Park Pass Holders.  Want to ski for free this winter?  We’re recruiting ski instructors for the winter season, no experience necessary.  Work…

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Lifestyle

Halloween in the Mountains

“Do you think we’ll get trick or treaters?  Should I buy candy?”  my neighbor asked me. During the past year, we’ve had several new people move into our Nederland neighborhood.  Some from as far away as Washington, DC.  Others made more local moves from the plains of Colorado – Lafayette,…

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Nature

Pilgrimage to the Troll

My curiosity got the best of of me.  Due to a ski instructor clinic, I found myself in Breckenridge today, and decided to make a pilgrimage to see him. I got some information from a friend about the trail to take, and headed up Wellington Road. When I pulled into…

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Recreation

Mountain Marriage Proposal Goes Wrong

You can’t make this stuff up.  I recently read a story that took place the beginning of this month that caught my eye for its combination of romance and lack of judgment. A young man from Texas decides he wants to give his beloved a marriage proposal she’ll never forget. …

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