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West Needle Mountains During the Winter by Drone
Dahlia Coats, Visit Durango
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Dahlia Coats

Dahlia Coats is a former midwesterner repressing the urge to say ‘okie dokie’ and eat only food in casserole form. When she’s not staring at her computer writing, she enjoys petting every dog in sight, baking cookies, and sometimes getting outside.

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