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My Descent of Pikes Peak, America’s Mountain

(It was almost a year ago on my last visit to Colorado that I took the opportunity to “hike” Pikes Peak again, sort of. I descended the 14,110 foot mountain as ascending it was out of the question. I thought it time to put my adventure up here as my visit this year is approaching [...]

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Corporate Suite cools 107 degree temps at Chase Field, Downtown Phoenix!

I had the fortunate opportunity to receive an invite to today’s Arizona Diamondback’s baseball game against the Colorado Rockies played at the very cool Chase Field in downtown Phoenix. The seats were special, located in the Deloitte corporate suite which sits directly behind home plate. (Thanks to friend Cathy for this invite!) While the temps [...]

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Colorado Home Back on Market :: Essay Contest Fails to Gain Enough Entries

This past March I read with interest about a couple trying to give away their Colorado Red Feather Lakes home for $100 and the best essay! I wrote about it in a blog post HERE. I have been periodically checking in on the progress of the contest. Today, I found out the contest is over. [...]

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Colorado Snow and Altitude: Colorado Rocks

Moving from Ohio in 1969 to Colorado Springs, I have never in my life ever gone a season/year without seeing snow — until now. Having just celebrated my first full year in Phoenix, Arizona, I have for the first time in my life gone the longest time without seeing or enjoying the great feeling of [...]

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