Off The Hook
June 10, 2016

Pikes Peak or bust

By Melanie Behrens

Colorado Springs, Colorado, is a beautiful place and we just spent the last few days there. Its elevation is a little over 6,000 feet and that alone is something to get used to.
When I first went out for my usual morning walk, as I picked up speed, I noticed it was harder and harder to breathe. When ...

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Zimmerman gets ready to pass the ball over the net. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
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