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Squirrels at 10,200′
Greetings from Leadville, CO! We arrived with Finn and Grandma Nack yesterday evening, after a fairly long day of air and car travel. Finn was a total hero: the takeoff and landing did not bother him...
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Home again, home again, jiggety jig…
Margot, Finnegan, and I had a terrific time this week in Leadville and Boulder, CO, and Finn proved himself a wonderful traveler. We're glad to be back at sea level, breathing the thicker (albeit...
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Rocky Mountain “Jeeps”
Young Mr. Finn had a great time in Leadville with his grandparents (a.k.a. "GPs," a.k.a. "Jeeps"). My mom brought In Grandma's Arms, a book the two of them read together several times & that...
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Happy July 4th!
Hi, everyone--greetings from 10,000ft (Leadville, CO). I'm typing fast as we're scrambling around with the guys, having a ball checking out the Independence Day parade, the fire station, free chow at...
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High-altitude happiness
After a smooth journey to Colorado, we arrived in Leadville on Sunday evening. The modes of conveyance have been hits: Finn was so jazzed that "We're going to fly on a Boeing Constrictor!," and both...
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Green Wolves, Big Orange Sheep, & El Beaver–Oh My!
From the Rocky Mountain Dept. of Wildlife: The Liggetts' neighbor has a ratty wooden trailer hand-painted with the words "Green Wolf Recycling." Whenever it's missing we tell the boys that it's off to...
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We had a blast taking the boys on the Leadville, Colorado, & Southern Railroad as it climbed high above the Arkansas River valley. Check out our visits to the engine, caboose, & more!
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St. Elmo Squires
Who knew that the Colorado ghost town of St. Elmo was a huge chipmunk mecca? Some handfuls of seeds helped us play Gulliver to the "chippies" ("I'm a chippymunk!" declares Hen). Check it out! Margot...
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Ice Cream a la Grandpa
Want to get little dudes excited about enduring long trips in planes, planes, and automobiles? Tell them that making ice cream is on the other side! Apparently Margot's dad is rather famous for his...
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Motorcars a go-go!
What's even cooler than riding a cliff-hugging train at 10,000ft? Discovering a pack of vintage railroad motorcars and getting to climb on them! On the train we happened to sit next to a nice older...
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Happy Fourth of July!
We're here in Leadville for another 4th of July with my entire family - my folks, my sister and her family, and our Nack clan of four. We've got 10 folks, including 4 rambunctious boy cousins, staying...
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Squires in the Hole
Sometimes a guy just has to be a good bad uncle. For years we've driven past a large collection of rusting, abandoned mining equipment, along with a bunch of huge rocks that get used in each year's...
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“I love you, Sandwich”
Back in Leadville this summer, I watched our delighted boys bury their cousin Patrick in pillows, turning him into a "sandwich." I typed away as the guys played, thinking I'd flesh out these bare...
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Making a splash on July 4
We enjoyed an action-packed Forth with the lads yesterday—first enjoying a party & parade at our friends' Lorraine & Brad's house; then catching a nap (well, trying) to prepare for a late...
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Happy Fourth!
We've been having a great Fourth of July here in San Jose—missing our traditional Leadville scene a bit, but happy to get to party with Las Madres pals along the Alameda. You can check out a little...
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Happy Birthday, America!
Greetings from 10,000ft.! As we’ve gotten to do in many past years, we checked in on America’s highest Fourth of July parade—this year complete with vintage fire trucks, marching lions, hailstorms of...
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Day 9: Leadville & the Fourth!
And just like that—a mere 168 hours after leaving home—we arrived in Leadville! Things were just as we left them, and it was great to spread out and connect with the fam. Chilling on the porch never...
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Happy Fourth, 2023!
Greetings from our usual perch at 10,200 ft. in Leadville, where we took in today’s Fourth of July parade before heading over to the airport for some tasty free burgers. Here’s a quick donkey-rich...
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