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Why I hike differently in midlife. In 1995, I moved to Boulder to attend the University of Colorado. Honestly? One of the biggest reasons I picked Boulder wasn’t the school. It was the mountains. The trails. The feeling that life here was meant to be lived outside. Since then, I’ve hiked all over the world. But my favorite hike is still the one right behind my house — a short climb up Flagstaff to a quiet overlook of Boulder and the mountains beyond. Depending on whether I’m