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How Low Can It Go?

Driving up Boulder Canyon, I measure the distance to Nederland by landmarks. First, there’s the turnoff to Sugarloaf Road, then Magnolia Road. Later, I hit the parking lot for Boulder Falls. Then the road steepens as I wind through the Narrows, with steep granite cliffs surrounding me. Then Castle Rock…

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Relationships

“I don’t know if I can survive this,” my friend lamented. “Is it the stress of worrying about getting the virus?” “No, I don’t know if I can survive being with my husband 24 hours a day!” My friend lives in Boulder and considers herself an independent woman. She’s used…

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Reckless Mountain Driving

Waiting at the bottom of The Summer Road, I glanced right, then left. Coast is clear, and I pulled out, heading down to Boulder for work. Within seconds, the white sedan was on my bumper. Unlike some of my friends, I don’t have that much ego when someone is right…

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Recreation

Feel the Burn

The mind felt willing, the body did not. I’ve written about weight training and exercising to get fit for Fourteeners. The same holds true for skiing down mountains. There are many ways to try and get fit for ski season.  Running, biking, weight training.  You can read magazines. You can…

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