This morning I saw yet another headline about a teenager dying in a car accident and suddenly, for the first time in decades, the title Signal 30 popped into my … Continue reading Signal 30
Author: SusanR
Susan Richards is a retired editor living in Thornton, Colo., near the family and mountains she loves.
Pika song
I wrote in 2017 (“Pikas losing the battle with climate change“) about climate change reducing the tundra habitat for hamster-sized pikas and how they are rapidly disappearing. As global warming has … Continue reading Pika song
Diversity must be scary
For some time I’ve wondered about the hairstyles of women on tv — particularly hosts, news readers, and weather reporters. It seems to be almost a requirement that, blonde or brunette, they have long hair, below the shoulders. Is that just the usual style among women these days, or is it the preference of their bosses? (Yes, it’s my granddaughter’s style, but she’s only 16.) Certainly there are exceptions, but not a notable number.
(more…)Rescuing Roland
Colorado’s 14,115-foot Pikes Peak is often hiked via the Barr Trail, a “mere” 24-mile round trip, and many hikers love to take their dogs along for the adventure. It’s often a bad idea. Yesterday, for reasons not reported, a dog named Roland was being carried down the latter part of the trail by his owner, who finally had to stop and call for help about 6.5 miles from the trailhead. El Paso County Search and Rescue, staffed by volunteers as are all Colorado rescue teams, responded and assisted the pup and his owner back to their car.
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