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An Evening at the Dushanbe Teahouse

Posted by Jason Hussong on Thursday, July 21, 2011,
I walked to my car in the cool summer evening admiring the fact that I tried something new. No, it wasn't anything crazy like eating some bugs, alligator tail, or even dog - although, I'm pretty sure I accidentally ate some while visiting the Old Summer Palace on my 2006 trip to China. No, it was nothing like that; I simply sat down for a cup of tea at Boulder's Dushanbe Teahouse.

I have desired to visit the Dushanbe Teahouse for many years, simply because of a snippet of hist...

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A Hike Around Chautauqua

Posted by Jason Hussong on Monday, October 11, 2010,
I was craving a bit of outdoor recreation for quite some time; it had been months since my last hike up in the Rocky Mountains. Traveling to Rwanda and New York has kept me in between trips to finish my book, but finally time has started to open up a bit for me. Of course, it helps when I take a day off from work as well. I did so for the specific reason of heading back up to hike in Boulder's Chautauqua Park. Since I hiked to the Royal Arch on my last trip there, I wanted to go around t...

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Aspen Hunting

Posted by Jason Hussong on Tuesday, August 18, 2009,
This past week the Rocky Mountain News ran a special section on good spots to see Colorado's golden Aspen trees by driving, hiking and biking. I was interested in getting out to see the colors already, so this was all the extra incentive I needed.

I had never driven on the Peak-to-Peak Highway (Colorado Highway 119) outside of Blackhawk, but had done it from Lyons to Estes Park before. So, seeing as this was uncharted territory for me, I figured I'd take the day to drive the part I hadn't ...

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