SUNNYSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD - While the elk rut has wound down and life among the herds is settling down and returning to a more placid existence, another of our neighbors has geared up and is in full swing.  The mule deer season typically begins...

PEAK TO PEAK - I’m careful. Really, I am. But this week, I was scammed. There was a Facebook scam, and I fell for it. Here’s what happened. If you know me (Gail), you know I’m pretty much off of Facebook, except for the random Reels that Chris...

So much has happened in 2024 and the year isn’t over yet. I returned to freelance journalism and revived my face painting business. I returned to school again. Yes, I’m addicted to learning. Once this round of school is complete, I’ll expand on my...

I woke in the night and thought of a poem but my mouth was dry and we’d went to bed late and had an early day tomorrow and so I decided not to write it down figuring I’d remember it come morning I bet it was a good poem about how hard life...

it’s like I’ve heard before / so many times / but only just started / to understand there’s only this and nothing else / and this is all we can control ...

You should buy a gun. Yeah, I know. You dislike firearms and wish we lived in a world without them. But ignoring reality never solves problems. The reality is that Trump may win or steal the election, and he’s made no secret about how he will...

the fall leaf trees / just at dusk / their gold almost glowing / like they’ve stolen / just a bit of the sun / and they hold it there / in their branches / as the day dies ...

NEDERLAND - In our close-knit community, we share the goal of raising resilient children. Our collective experiences and the knowledge from neuroscience remind us that children thrive when they feel seen, soothed, safe, and secure with caring...

KELLY DAHL/LOS LAGOS – I typically prefer to keep the subject matter of my “Life in Nature” articles restrained to the natural world here in Colorado. This week I can’t help but take some space to write a bit about recent events unfolding in our...

Scorpio is the most complex and powerful of all the astrological signs. Hallowe'en is the archetypal holiday for this mysterious sign. The guiding planet for the scorpions is Pluto, god of the underworld, transformation and death. This slow moving...

will I look back / and wish we had more time / to do nothing together / to bike through the empty evening street / listening to the night birds / and bats and crickets ...

DENVER - “The heart works in mysterious ways,” I heard myself say. I sat, staring out my office window as the aspen trees worked through their colorful seasonal cycle. It was the last Friday in September and I prepared myself for a two-hour...

Peak to Peak - “I’m scared we’re all gonna die,” Emma whispered. The five year old was creating an elaborate scene in the play room with two doll houses, numerous pieces of furniture, a variety of trees, people of all shapes and sizes, cars (“a...

I drive on a road / I used to drive down / multiple times a day / some stretch of asphalt / with a mountain view / in the time I’ve been gone / this place has not changed much / but I have …

Estes Park - As the hummingbirds made their way south a few weeks ago, I watched a momma and two babies feed from my garden. I could tell one of the babies was out of sorts. It struggled to fly, …

Last week I took the opportunity to get up early and head up to the high country for one of my final visits of the season before the first snow flies. I greatly enjoy the Old Fall River Road in Rocky …

green pine / white sky / low morning / yellow dawn / the splintered heaven / of light falling through clouds / I stand in the dirt / and I look out at the mountains / and I feel the thin / ponderosa breeze / I smell the air …

Autumn arrives in the mountains as the great wheel of the year turns once again. The magical hummingbirds have flown to tropical climes and the glorious golden aspens are shining. Balanced Libra …

The first Mountain Strong Families parenting event of the school year, hosted by TEENS, Inc., on September 3, created a warm and uplifting atmosphere. Although some parents initially hesitated, many …

Some words for the week I wake in the night it is so dark and I was dreaming of being alone I don’t know what to do but to stare into blackness and to feel lonely and it