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On a road trip coming back from Steamboat Springs last week, I passed through the small town of Hot Sulphur Springs. Catching my eye as I entered the tiny hamlet of six hundred or so souls, was the town welcome sign with the moniker, First in Winter Carnivals. This got me thinking…
Continue readingI went on a little road trip to Steamboat Springs this week, so got to spend some time on “the other side” of the Divide. The Divide I’m talking about is the Continental Divide along the crest of the Rocky Mountains here in Colorado. In specific terms, the Continental Divide…
Continue readingI was working at our local museum in Nederland the other day, and got questions from some out-of-towners about Nederland, which is pretty typical. Once they found out I lived here, they got more in depth about the questions. What are the winters like? How long have you lived here?…
Continue readingWhen you think of Switzerland, you think of quaint little alpine towns nestled into valleys with soaring peaks on all sides, and perhaps a train chugging its way up into those high peaks. But did you know that the Rocky Mountains of Colorado have their own quaint railroad to transport…
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