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

Some words for the week all the roads are already built I drive their switchbacks and hit their potholes I move over the ground in the way that has been paved for me to pass

Our lede this month is an urgent e-mail from a reader: “My husband and I have overcome our differences on politics, religion, guns, and election denial. What we can’t get past is an argument

As a somewhat avid hiker, gaining over 1500 feet on a hike didn’t sound strenuous. That’s until I got to the parking lot, strapped my boots on, wrapped my cameras around my neck and arms, and

Like many people my age, I enjoyed Facebook. It was a convenient way to stay in touch with people from different chapters of my life and sometimes a good creative outlet. But about three years

Some words for the week rust eats metal into red dust mice chew through wood walls car wiring chip bags mold grows on the bread kept in the paper bag on the counter beside the

Some words for the week In the now frigid dawn driving with my coat on and the heat blasting and my fingers near numb on the pleather F150 wheel I go forty minutes north to the

Late fall is one of my favorite times to get myself “lost” in our backyard. The trails are less crowded (a relative phrase for the long-timers to the area), and there is a sense of