Women can be just as wild and wooly as men. The ladies of the “Wild West” in this post were notorious female gamblers. Fierce and strong as any man, but in a different way. In this time period women had to use their charms and wits instead of the brawn a man usually displays. Gunsmoke’s […]
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Written by Katarina Betterton Only a handful of settings exist in the world where you can be in two places at once. Even fewer exist that allow you to stand in four different states! In the southwest of the United States, however, you can stand in four separate states at once. It’s called the Four
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Written by Julie Diebolt Price With picture-perfect sunny skies and brilliant fall foliage, my fall visit to Golden, Colorado, was praiseworthy. As I drove into town, I couldn’t wait to start exploring. Historic Golden, Colorado Snuggled up against the foothills of the Colorado Rockies, historic and scenic Golden is a destination for the record books. Parks
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Medicine Women of the Four Corners Curanderas -women who heal – have existed since time immemorial. Even in our modern age, their presence remains powerful, relevant, and deeply needed. These healers often believe they have been called to their path through divine guidance. Rooted in faith and devotion, many curanderas work within traditions influenced by
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Mother Nature can be as gentle as a lamb or as fierce as a tiger. One July morning in 1980, while backpacking with my boyfriend Mark in the Colorado Mountains, we experienced both the lamb and the tiger in a single day. This is a story about resilience, staying calm and acting quickly. Sometimes, there
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Welcome to the Wigwam Series- Based on a Sense of Place, Drama and Adventure! In this first series you will be visiting the Stations of the Cross in the San Luis Valley of Southern Colorado. The oldest town in the San Luis Valley, Colorado is San Luis. The amazing bronze sculptures of the Stations of
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Whether you are in the country or the city, learning how to stay safe is key to your mental and physical survival. In this post I focus on wilderness survival. What would be your first instinct if you suddenly realized you’d lost the trail or somehow took a wrong route back to camp, it’s
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