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As the afternoon wore on, it became noticeably darker and lights illuminated the building. Dark clouds rolled in over head. Cooler air rushed in through the door, providing welcome relief from the heat of the last few weeks. A few minutes later and the pitter patter of raindrops fell on…
Continue readingThe vibrant pink color confronting me was overwhelming. Contrasted against the green tundra with snow capped mountains in the background, it felt like a scene straight of “The Sound of Music”. It was all I could do to keep myself from breaking out into “Climb Every Mountain…” Though this summer…
Continue reading“Got no goats?” I strained to hear what the visitor said. He reminded me of a mountain man — salt and pepper beard, weathered face, crinkly eyes. Still I wasn’t sure I had hear him quite right. “Excuse me?” “Ain’t you got no goats around here?” “You mean mountain goats?”…
Continue readingDespite the copious amounts of snowfall we can get during the long-lived Colorado winters, it can surprise people to hear that Colorado gets more sunshine than the actual “sunshine” state of Florida — in all about 300 days of sunshine per year. And all that sunshine can really take a…
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