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Chronic Exposure in Colorado

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Most of the lifers I saw in Denver were named after (in)famous people, so Messrs. At the end of last summer, I had to make a business trip to Denver, Colorado. Denver is a mile high, and the locals make a big deal of it. The post Chronic Exposure in Colorado first appeared on 10,000 Birds. My sincere apologies.

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Parks and Public Lands Win at the Polls

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Denver, Colorado. Colorado mountains courtesy of MarekWk via Wikimedia Commons. Second, Amendment 2 required a two-thirds vote of each chamber of the state legislature to authorize the transfer, sale, or disposal of land under the control of the state agriculture or environmental protection departments.”. Red-breasted Merganser.

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Winter Wanderland

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It is mid-March and I am back in Colorado for meetings. I flew into Denver from Mexico. What is 100% true is the flight number I took into Denver: 420. In the spirit of Denver 420 we were so mellow and chill that we cried but a single tear. The same Townsend’s Solitaire I dipped on last time in Colorado.

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