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We all know that negativity and sensationalism is what sells, and that is definitely what is selling in this tense economic climate. It’s clearly having an adverse effect, as we see panic-stricken consumers and investors sell off stock and remove deposits from banks, which only adds to our economic woes. Because of this, I and [...]
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My new friend and fellow runner/hiker-in-training for the Imogene Pass Run, Sherralyn Daniels, and I hiked the Blue Lakes Trail this past Saturday as far as the lower Blue Lake. This is a popular trail and one I had not done before, but had heard much about. Actually, I’d seen the lakes from atop Mt. [...]
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Last Sunday-Tuesday, my friend, Annabel, and I took a road/camping trip along the Uncompahgre Plateau. It was the first time we made this trip after living in this neck of the woods for almost 5 years–and it’s in our backyard (so to speak)!! We started from Montrose, taking old Highway 90 up the Plateau, proceeding along [...]
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Colorado, and especially where I live in and around the San Juan Mountains and the famous “Million Dollar Highway,” offers some of the most spectacular drives on mountain highways and byways. By the same token, these roads intensify the normal risks of motoring down the highway. I commute almost daily the 27 miles between Ridgway [...]
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You know you’re from Colorado when . . . ,
You’ll eat ice cream in the winter.
When the weather report says it’s going to be 65 degrees, you shave your legs and wear a skirt.
It snows 5 inches and you don’t expect school to be cancelled.
You’ll wear flip flops every day of the year, regardless of [...]
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This season’s Main in Motion started last Thursday in downtown Montrose on a gloomy, rainy evening, but that didn’t stop the intrepid, dedicated merchants on the historic Main Street of Montrose, Colorado. If you’re in this area, be sure to make a Thursday evening afer normal business hours part of your tour. Many of the businesses [...]
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As is all too common, I let work and life’s distractions pull me away from posting to this blog recently, for which I apologize, but I’m back with renewed commitment and enthusiasm. Just to catch you up on what’s been happening with me, in March, I made a very typical Coloradan escape during the “mud [...]
Every Day Should Be Thanksgiving!
By Ninah Hunter on November 29th, 2008
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This past Thanksgiving Day turned out to be more special than I anticipated. For me, it’s no longer a big family event, with both my parents now deceased, my siblings and varoius newphews and nieces in other states, and no children of my own, and most of my neighbors with family visitng theirs. This year, after several [...]