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Breaking With Tradition

Tradition.  Merriam-Webster defines tradition as “an inherited, established, or customary pattern of thought, action, or behavior. Traditions can be good. They give people something to look forward to.  Families have traditions around holidays, birthdays and special times. “We always go to the family cabin at the lake every Christmas!” Something…

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Blow Over

Driving home tonight seemed uneventful.  It had been a clear but windy day on the plains. But as we drove up Boulder Canyon, the snow started to fall.  Gently at first, and then swirling around violently as we neared Nederland.  Where did the snow come from? The people who started…

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Hiking Through Snow

White caps.  Literally caps of white cover the trail in front of us.  As we ascend the mountain, they rise higher into points of white.  It’s funny, because I am reminded of a different place and time staring at those peaked shapes whipped up by the wind.  The winter of…

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Prepping for ski season

Warning:  there may be some off topic references in this post that do not pertain to life in the mountains of Colorado. Ok, got that out of the way, here we go.  I received my Rocky Mountain Super Pass Plus ski pass in the mail the other day and I…

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