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Sweat starts to roll down the sides of my face. This despite the fact that we’ve only been hiking about a mile. The humidity makes the air feel thick and muggy, unusual for sunny and dry Colorado. The sky appears noticeably grayer, with the clouds thickening above our heads. First…
Continue readingWe’re on the road right now. So for today’s blog post, I am posting an opinion piece I did for High Country News — enjoy! http://www.hcn.org/articles/opinion-wildfire-be-responsible-build-community-resilience-to-wildfire
Continue readingOne year ago today, I endured one of the most traumatizing and horrific days of my life. One year ago, I headed off to work in Nederland, only to spend the afternoon in full crisis mode, evacuating our home here in Nederland and ending the day as fire refugees at…
Continue readingAnother hot day. Correction, another tinder dry hot day. How I long for rain, one of those cats and dogs events with giant drops splashing off the roof, splattering the windows. As clouds move overhead in the afternoon, I think — maybe, just maybe. CRACK! A clap of thunder. I…
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