Tag Archives: Linda Kirkpatrick

What Kind of Crazy Would Ride Mountain Passes?

Well … me. When I first moved to Colorado, I was amazed to witness the things cyclists can make their bodies do here. Coming from a sea level community of rolling hills just outside New York City, I was not … Continue reading

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Fire in the Back Yard

Yesterday I got an urgent text message in my cellphone through Reverse 911 that 100 homes were being evacuated near Pleasant Park Road in Conifer because of a wildfire. A fire? In CONIFER?? This is the sort of story I’m … Continue reading

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Cracks

I drove by Evergreen Lake this morning and saw it: the first crack. A big long crack along the lake, running from the mouth of the creek almost to the dam. The first omen of approaching spring. Just a week … Continue reading

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