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Omu’s JournalSmall, Wild Places
My sister Blue Planet Becky Elder presented this to the Manitou Springs City Council, which was considering new mountain bike trails in an undeveloped area. Though I am a trails enthusiast, I totally agree; we should not create a dense web of roads and trails everywhere, even for something as important as human enjoyment….
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THE MIRACLE OF YORKTOWN
In October 1781 British General Cornwallis had his troops stationed at Yorktown, Virginia. While Cornwallis waited for reinforcements, Washington marched his troops down from New York to Yorktown. Unknown to Washington or Cornwallis a French fleet under Admiral De Grasse arrived just in time to defeat the British fleet sent to relieve General Cornwallis at…