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Walking up the trail, a golden retriever dashed down the hill towards Simon and Shawnee, tails wagging boisterously. Next came the “doggie hello” – as the dogs circled each other, and sniffed the hind quarters. Before I knew it, a labrador retriever and a poodle had joined the mix. It…
Continue readingFeeling still groggy from my 5:30 a.m. wake up, I try to focus on the road ahead. Making the turn onto Hurricane Hill, I spot flashing blue and red lights in the middle of the road from Nederland police vehicle. That’s weird, an accident at 6 a.m. on a Friday?…
Continue readingI took the whole day off. The whole day off that I wasn’t getting paid for because I didn’t have vacation days to use. At 8 a.m., the phone rang. “This is Home Depot, calling to let you know delivery will be between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.” “Okay, thanks,…
Continue readingAs an avid skier and part-time ski instructor at Winter Park Ski Resort, I spend lot of time driving on the Peak to Peak highway through the towns of Blackhawk and Central City, Colorado, a mere 30-minute drive south of Nederland. Their histories are complicated, founded as mining boom towns…
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