Some words for the week broken down cars yellow taped and frozen over on the way to town like storm broke ships hollowed hard luck hulls derelict in wind waved roadside mud

Elk and moose tend to “steal the show” in terms of general popularity among our greater deer family in the western United States, but there is not a more prolific and iconic animal than the

Heartfelt music speaks to the soul and touches the corners of our hearts that are hard to reach. In this new music column Songs for the Soul, you will discover music, artists, and the stories

Some words for the week I cut through the weather in this old Ford with new tires over rock and hard water over dirt and snow the winter shakes the windows the heat on full

“The truth shall set you free” is something I’ve heard countless times. I can’t begin to express how much of a mantra this has become, even more so the older I get. I tend to blame my

Aquarius The Aquarian Age spiral dances into its next dimensional level as Pluto enters Aquarius on January 20. Each astrological age encompasses about two thousand years. We are venturing

Some words for the week the canyon drive my sisyphean uphill crawl that I’ve been doing since I had my own car and in the passenger seat or the booster before that almost

Settling into the heart of winter, I find myself once again heading eastward to take in nature’s abundance out on the plains. With much of our own local wildlife hunkered down and enduring more

Some words for the week frost on a cracked windshield diamond shine before melting dripping into the wind as I drive through the forest still wearing my coat seeing my

[caption id="attachment_107318" align="aligncenter" width="1399"] Beauty and reflection: Layers of peaks welcome self-reflection, motivation, and inspiration, as seen from Brother’s

Last month, our resident astronomer Luna answered a fan letter with a puzzle: Although we see the moon going around us in a monthly circle as we stand on the earth, what does the moon’s path

Rep. Lauren Boebert, the Republican representative for Colorado’s third congressional district announced last week that she will not seek reelection in that district, but will run in Colorado’s

Sometimes there’s a man who warrants your attention, and who openly shares his legacy in the Gilpin County area. The man at the top of the stairwell that leads to a special place known as

Some words for the week I’m told there are tipi rings on the bank of the river that forms the valley on the north side of which I was raised and on the south side of which I

Wrapping up 2023 with all of you and the Life in Nature column, and hoping everyone had an enjoyable year of my ramblings from our grand back yard! It has been incredibly heartening to hear your

Some words for the week tree frost like sprayed crystal frozen green pine needles snow globed in sun shone ice I work in the winter morning my breath as thick as cloud the forest

We’ve seen quite a bit of Colorado in 2023. In Golden, we golfed with dinosaurs, scaled mountains at the American Mountaineering Center, and ate at El Tequileño Family Mexican

Capricorn will allow us to engineer what we want to manifest in 2024. The Winter Solstice is one of the four great turning points of the year. As architects of the future, we take the power from

Some Words for the Week I drive down the city road and I think about the problems of the world the people sleeping on the street the litter in the wind the lack of snow in

As we make our way into the colder months of the year, and snow blankets the land with greater frequency, the variety and abundance of food sources in the wild begins to grow in scarcity. The