An unfortunate juxtaposition of stories in this mornings Rocky Mountain News <\/i>headline e-mail.<\/p>\n
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\nNine-year-old Kiersten Duffy was nervous about plunging into the icy waters of Boulder Reservoir, but she took the leap because “you don’t live forever, and you’ve got to have some fun.<\/b>“
\n*** Hiker dies after fall near Morrison <\/a>***
\nA man hiking near Morrison fell to his death Wednesday afternoon <\/b>off a narrow trail above jagged rock formations near an area called The Falls.<\/p>\n