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Slap! Slap! I stopped, holding the dogs leashes taut. Looking into the bushes, I tried to locate where the sound was coming from. Slap! I glanced towards the creek. Then I saw it. A blur of fur and a flat tail that slapped the water, as the creature slithered through…
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One warm evening in July, we found Hanging Lake. Wanting an evening hike, we only had 2-3 hours. Like most people, we turned to Google — short hikes near Grand Junction. Several canyon hikes came up, but we sought something shadier, cooler. Hanging Lake. One and 1/4 miles through a…
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As we wound around the curve in the dark and fog, a bright orange light came on. Uh oh. The symbol of the gas tank gave me pangs of anxiety. We’d come about a third of the way up the canyon. Should we push on hoping we had enough to…
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Driving down Ridge Road in the dark, the glowing orbs caught my eye. A dog? A fox? Then, its gray, fluffy tail caught my eye along with its pointy nose. The coyote slunk across the road and meandered off through the snow. Scrounging for food, I’m guessing. Perhaps no wild…
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