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FIELD TRIP: ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH (PART 2)
Hello again and Happy September! We're here with Part 2 of our entry-level tour of Colorado's Rocky Mountains — thanks for returning! To get back in the spirit of things, let's open with some COLORADO COLOR. If you ever road-trip to Colorado, just as you cross into the Centennial State, you'll be greeted by a version of this iconic sign: You might notice the surrounding landscape above isn't colorful at all, which — contrary to what I once imagined — is true at most CO inte
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FIELD TRIP: ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH (PART 1)
BUT FIRST, DOLLY: A few hours ago, my phone lit up with sad text messages about the passing of Dolly Parton — a genuine American legend and, most importantly, one of this world's better/very best angels. Dolly was deeply, consistently, spectacularly GOOD. Writing about Dolly back in January was a true joy because she was the living personification of JOY ... and of love, talent, grit, generosity, humor, smarts, kindness, open-heartedness, authenticity, and — of course — the
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(WAS) IN SEASON: CHERRIES
A week+ ago — when I finally and belatedly started this post after our multi-directionally curve-balled summer — the "was"* was not in the title; at the time, I thought I could legitimately squeeze cherries into the present summer harvest season. But by now, most domestic cherries have been plucked from trees and — if they haven't already been eaten — are resting in commercial or home refrigerated / freezer storage for a September pie or oven dehydration or your next smoothi
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