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“So would it be ok if I went hiking at night on the trails near our house?” asked our friends, who also live in Nederland. “Ummm, I don’t know about that.” “We’d bring our headlamps. What could go wrong?” “Well, there are mountain lions around here.” “Really? How do you…
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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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The family sat at the picnic table, spreading out their feast. A small girl with braids started giggling uncontrollably. As I walked closer to see what was going on, my heart sunk. Lily Lake teemed with visitors that day. The little girl was feeding a chipmunk peanuts, and it had…
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The hot topic on NextDoor had a single subject line — “Bear.” Living in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado means living with wildlife. Perhaps no single animal symbolizes the wild in wilderness more than bears. Only black bears call Colorado home, as Grizzly Bears were hunted to extinction early in…
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