Something I love about living in Colorado is that sometimes Mother Nature just up and decides to shut the whole place down for a while. Don’t worry about that appointment, you’re staying in today.
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Salida general
News of the obvious
Under the category of “it’s on the Internet so it must be true” People for Bikes just released their 2023 city ratings.
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The Engine Inside
A vacation from our vacation
Pandemic weirdness and the occasional cleaning day aside, since retiring and moving to Salida, our lives have pretty much felt like one ongoing vacation every single day. Riding, hiking, skiing, life is indeed good. But even living in God’s country, sometimes you need a change of scenery.
Continue readingFall in Colorado
In keeping with a Colorado tradition I remember since I was a kid, we took a drive into the mountains this weekend to view the changing aspens.
Continue readingA river runs through it
It’s been a strange week in Colorado. After weeks of cloudless skies and temperatures in the 80s, everyone around here was beginning to think we were looking at the start of a long, dry summer.
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Besides enjoying our share of the outdoor activities Colorado has to offer, one of the other things that’s been an entertaining part of our relocation has been discovering a whole new assortment of local adult beverages.
Continue readingAnd now for something completely different
Colorado Santa Claus sure brings different presents than Texas Santa Claus. I mean, for all I know they’re the same guy. All I know is I never got snowshoes for Christmas in Texas.
Continue readingDogs’ day out
When you come to a Colorado mountain town one of the first things you notice is dogs. Dogs on the trails, dogs waiting on the sidewalk outside shops, dogs lying under tables at open air cafes, and dogs hanging out the window of every other car going down the road. Big dogs, little dogs, pure breeds and mutts.
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