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For the rest of the world, everything seems normal again. There is no black and gray smoke billowing into the sky over Nederland, there are no flames shooting out of the trees. Our house looks exactly the same. Life goes on, right? I’m having a hard time talking with friends…
Continue readingPulling into the driveway, I could no longer keep my emotions in check. I started to sob uncontrollably. To see our little log cabin intact, looking just like it did five days ago, when I had hastily grabbed our pets, and loaded them into the car, pulling away in a…
Continue readingWhen I started this blog three years ago, I never intended that it serve as a news outlet, but rather an outlet for funny and interesting stories about living in the mountains of Colorado. Up until last Saturday, it served that purpose admirably, with a few people occasionally finding their…
Continue readingLike many other places around the country, Nederland prepared this evening for the big fireworks display on Fourth of July. Cars were barked along Barker Reservoir, tents were set up along turn outs, and people sat in lawn chairs sipping cold beverages as they waited for the sun to set…
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