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“The skier who died in an avalanche this past weekend has been identified as 29-year old Michelle Lindsay.” Most days, as I commute to work, I listen to Colorado Public Radio. Much of the time, it’s background noise, but occasionally something really perks my ears up. This was one of…
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A summer of volunteer patrolling for the Indian Peaks Wilderness had left me longing. Longing for a hike with our pups, Logan and Shawnee. We’d done a lot of hikes around Nederland many times — Lost Lake, the Rim Trail, Blue Lake. I wanted to see something different, yet get…
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Having worked many years for the federal government, I confess that sometimes the amount of red tape became burdensome. I just wanted to get things done – NOW. I remember working for the Park Service and wanting to put a new sign at the visitor center. Sounds simple, but it…
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539% of normal. That is just plain crazy. But this week, the snow pack totals for the entire state of Colorado were 539% of normal. If that sounds like a lot, just take a trip to the San Juan Mountains near Durango. It’s over 700% of normal there. Yes, we…
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