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This Is Estes!

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Jason Van Tatenhove
Oct 13, 2025
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“This Is Estes!”

Colorado Switchblade — 2025 October / Halloween Special Edition

Every October, I like to dig up something strange from Estes Park’s underbelly — a story that smells like whiskey, pine smoke, and the weird hum that drifts down from the mountains after midnight on a dark, moonless night.

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