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As I walked out of work, the air felt thick and grainy. Driving down the street, I glanced towards the Flatirons and was flabbergasted. The mountains were gone, buried behind a gray, smoky haze. Instead of the quintessential blue sky day where I could easily spot Longs Peak and Mt….
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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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The cool air hit me like a blast of air conditioning as I left the house. Walking up the road, drops of water dripped off the tree branches. Shawnee’s white fur on her legs was splattered with the red-brown color of the road. And everything just seemed that much greener. …
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As I drive up Boulder Canyon, dust envelops my car. Except this dust is not of the brown variety, but rather green. Clouds of green swirl around me, creating a murky haze that makes it difficult to even see the steep granite walls above me. It is the season of…
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