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n 2016, Justine and Andrew Barone—an admittedly impetuous couple when it comes to adventure—decided they wanted to go standup paddleboarding. The Denverites looked online for rental SUPs and called different outfitters. Forty minutes later, they still hadn’t secured boards. “We

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