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Lifestyle

Advice for a Newcomer

We have some new people moving into the neighborhood.  It’s always interesting to meet people, find out where they moved from and welcome them. One of our new neighbors came straight from the east coast with no knowledge of Nederland and little knowledge of mountain living in Colorado.  I think…

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Lifestyle

Pothole Season

As soon as I turn onto the dirt, it’s bumpety-bump.  And more bumps.  It’s a combination of miles of potholes combined with ripple of washboard.  It’s pothole season, and mud season. Every time it rains or snows, and the moisture melts, it doesn’t take long for potholes and waves of…

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Recreation

Lost Lake

If I said we went for a hike to Lost Lake here in Colorado, your next question might very well be: Which one? Turns out there are at least seven different Lost Lakes around the state, including one here near Nederland.  But then that’s nothing compared to Oregon, where there…

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Weather/Climate

Snowy May??

Are snowy Mays the new normal?  I’m beginning to think so. We’re only three days into the month of May, and we’ve already had almost 12 inches of snow. Now in any given year,  you could chalk that up to an aberration of weather for that year.  But in the…

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