Recently I ran across an article called, “We Only Fall in Love with 3 People in Our Lifetime—Each One for a Specific Reason,” whose premise is simple: our first love teaches us how to love; it is our “idealistic” love. Our second love teaches us boundaries; it is our “hard” love, the one in which […]
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Colorado Springs is known to be a tourist hotspot anytime of the year, but here are a few reasons to visit during the holidays: The Festival of Lights parade. The parade features local high school and college marching bands as well as non-profit and civic organizations, all decked out in lights. This year’s parade, “Through
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I profiled the Tread of Pioneers Museum in a companion article, but my recent visit to Steamboat Springs reminded me of all the great activities people can do all year round (besides the obvious skiing, of course). Here are ten reasons to visit Steamboat Springs in the autumn. History Happy Hour. The Tread of Pioneers
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A few weeks ago I visited Steamboat Springs. Sounds like a funny name for a town that lies deep in Colorado mountain country, but its name origin is interesting: early trappers, attracted to the area by a steamboat-like chugging sound coming from a mineral spring, named the area Steamboat Springs. Later, James Crawford and his
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Almost two years ago, I wrote an article about Team Rubicon, a disaster-relief group made up primarily of veterans. Now, seven years after its inception, Team Rubicon is facing its largest challenges yet: hurricanes Harvey and Irma, with Jose not far behind. Disaster relief is needed in America now more than ever, and Team Rubicon
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August 20, 2017. It’s the last day of summer, and I finally made time to go on a hike. Tomorrow I start the school year again for the 28th time. I head out of the house early and go to Palmer Park, which, in my opinion, is the city’s best park. Palmer Park is special