Yesterday was just the perfect day for an autumn hike in the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness and the Great Sand Dunes National Preserve. For those of you who don’t know where the Great Sand Dunes are, they are in Southern Central Colorado. About 34 miles from Alamosa. I chose Mosca Pass trail which is a […]
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The 4th Annual San Juan Mining Conference will be held in Creede, Colorado on April 24 and 25 2014! Â The conference is free and open to everyone (although lunch is $10 for each day). Thursday April 24, 2014, we will be hosting two concurrent session one of which is about the Colorado Data Sharing Network
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New Developing Territory for the United States Imagine wandering into a territory that quite a few people tried to claim that is now Colorado. Spain, France, Mexico and the United States as well as many native inhabitants tried to own this land.  Turns out that in 1803, the United States bought the Louisiana territory from
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For the past couple of weeks, the southwest has been experiencing freezing, no frigid temperatures. From Hobbs, NM which is far down into the south east of New Mexico to the northern part of the White Mountains of Arizona and into Southern Colorado (where I live). Today only topped out at 19 above zero. But,
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Enjoy the Great Outdoors! Every season is a great time to get outside. Zapata Falls in the San Luis Valley of Southern Colorado is the perfect place for friends and family to get together and give your body a good workout. This first hike is easy, everyone can enjoy it. The second hike listed is
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In a remote part of the San Luis Valley in Southern Colorado, an abandoned iron mine is the site of a unique and special wildlife display. Each summer, people hike to the Orient Mine at Orient Land Trust (OLT) to witness the Brazilian Free-Tailed bats incredible journey into Colorado. This an easy hike and a
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Picture yourself traveling through historic mountain passes with tunnels, horseshoe curves, seeing abundant wildlife and spectacular views of the San Luis Valley and the Sangre de Cristo Mountain Ranges all in the comfort of a restored 100 year old steam engine on the Rio Grande Railroad. On Aug. 25th, a dear friend and I left
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