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Doug Geiling

Doug is a Colorado native, a Northglenn High School graduate (class of 1993), and Colorado State University alum (class of 1997). He currently resides in Edgewater near Sloan Lake, but has previously lived in Erie and Lafayette. Doug is a backpacker, fly fisherman, traveler, writer, and business management consultant.

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Van Life and Tiny Homes

January 15, 2024 Like 0 Doug Geiling

New Work Standards New Tech, and New Products Make This Dream a Reality For decades office workers of America have convinced themselves that fighting traffic five days a week to sit in a cubicle farm was somehow a fulfilling and…

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The Places in Between

December 31, 2023 1 0 Doug Geiling

Eldorado Springs – Portal to the Mountains Billion-year-old stone rises vertically over the green-tinted waters of a mountain stream. Red-barked ponderosa pines that smell of vanilla drape the steep slopes between the rocky ramparts. As the sun tracks behind the…

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The Model Cities of No Man’s Land

November 30, 2023 Like 0 Doug Geiling

The Model Cities of No Man’s Land: Fruit Orchards, Broomcorn, and 1950s American Boomtowns

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Frederick, Firestone, and Dacono: Building on what matters

October 20, 2023 1 0 Doug Geiling

Frederick, Firestone, and Dacono now seek a renewed focus to maintain their small-town identities while managing explosive suburban housing growth.

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The Challenge | Indulgence Issue 2023

September 25, 2023 2 0 Doug Geiling

YS paired together nearly 50 restaurants to create several different multi-course tasting experiences - with a twist!

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Lyons: Rock Solid

September 22, 2023 1 0 Doug Geiling

There is a certain clarity of sound early in the morning. Each step I take brings a satisfying crunch as my foot strikes the dirt trail. It’s dawn, and I’m hiking up the hill at Rabbit Mountain Open Space on…

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Louisville and Superior: Surviving the Elements

August 23, 2023 Like 0 Doug Geiling

When snow finally blanketed the smoldering neighborhoods the next day, over a thousand homes and seven businesses were burned to the ground. Two people lost their lives. The Marshall Fire was the most destructive in the history of Colorado. Almost…

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The Mountain Towns

July 18, 2023 1 0 Doug Geiling

Four historic mining towns on the edge of the Rockies survive booms, busts, blizzards, and tourists.

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Disc Golf

May 26, 2023 Like 0 Doug Geiling

Exploding in popularity, accessible, and cheap, disc golf offers a great way to get outside and have some fun.

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Boulder: Crossroads of the People

May 26, 2023 Like 0 Doug Geiling

Around 1825, on the vast expanse of plains east of the Rocky Mountains, a baby boy was born. His parents soon noticed his tendency to reach for dried buffalo meat with his left hand, so they named him Niwot, or…