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Driving west on I-70, I smell something stinky. Something that reminds me of rotten eggs or sulphur. What is that smell? A few miles down the road, and the answer to my question is evident — Glenwood Springs, Colorado, home of famous hot springs pool, a mammoth hot springs pool….
Continue readingA stream of traffic flows steadily towards Denver down the Boulder Turnpike. Each entrance ramp brings more cars. Just a typical weekday commute? Nope, instead a unique event in our state’s and nation’s history that brings people from all corners of the state of Colorado. As I drive past a bus…
Continue readingSitting on the 6-passenger chairlift, I couldn’t help but admire the views that kept getting more and more scenic. First it was just glimpses of alpine forest covered in snow, but as the lift climbed higher up the hill, we rose above timberline and jagged mountain peaks appeared. By the…
Continue readingAs an avid skier and part-time ski instructor at Winter Park Ski Resort, I spend lot of time driving on the Peak to Peak highway through the towns of Blackhawk and Central City, Colorado, a mere 30-minute drive south of Nederland. Their histories are complicated, founded as mining boom towns…
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