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The “Ole Dibble”

I’ve been out of town the last several days and thus otherwise occupied and off the internet.  But today, we drove back through Kansas and Eastern Colorado on a crystal clear day.  My husband and I like to play a game I played as a child on our many trip…

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Colorado Columbine

I saw my first Rocky Mountain Columbine in bloom the other day and our neighborhood, and it reminded me of how lovely this wildflower is.  As we approach 4th of July, I’m reminded that is is not  only the birthday of our country, but also of the state of Colorado,…

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Colorado’s Open Spaces

I recently accepted a seasonal position with Boulder County Parks and Open Space, and interpretive and outreach position very similar to what I had been doing with the National Park Service.  When I shared the news with my family, they were a bit confused.  One of my relative asked if…

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Driving a Fourteener

I had never heard of the term “Fourteener” before moving to Colorado, but around these parts you hear it a lot, probably because in the state of Colorado, there are more 14,000 foot peaks than any other state — 54 of them.  Hiking/climbing fourteeners is a major summertime pursuit for…

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