First opened in 1931, Skoki Lodge is a National Historic Site that has a long history of offering a prime landing pad for passionate hikers and skiers. As I learned, the lodge is chock-full of quirky, entertaining stories from both the past and present. 1. When the first real stove was brought in by Ike [...]
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[Wait a tick: this one's not for the faint of heart.] As the weather warms and the fuzzy purple crocuses come into full bloom, mountain people everywhere run for cover, paralyzed with fear. Why, you say? What could make a redneck/mountain man/ironwoman look like such a pansy? Allow us to introduce: Tick Season. According to [...]
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And we’re not talking beer. It’s that time of year when 16-plus hours of daylight mean warm sun, June flowers, bear jams on the TransCanada and runners and hikers tackling the trails. But, the trouble with leaving the house in the cool of the early-morning light is that you can forget how thirsty you’ll be [...]
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