Colorado
Finding the Elusive Mexican Spotted Owl
The Elusive Mexican Spotted Owl According to Audubon Magazine, the Mexican Spotted Owl is the rarest one in the United States. Highly localized within its wide range,(travels from Mexico north thru Arizona, New Mexico to Utah, and Colorado) this creature seeks out cool, shady canyons, often in areas surrounded by the hot, dry slopes of …
Never Put Off Till Tomorrow What You Can Do Today!
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. I chose Mosca Pass trail which is a 7-mile round trip hike up …
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4th Annual San Juan Mining Conference
The 4th Annual San Juan Mining Conference will be held in Creede, Colorado on April 24 and 25 2014! 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 …
Is Winter Here Already?
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, …
Following Brazilian Free-Tailed Bats Incredible Journey
Following Brazilian Free-Tailed Bats Incredible Journey is a fun way to get outside and learn about nature. 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 …
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The Journey Began In Arizona
Hello and Welcome! I invite you to join me as I journey through the four states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah. The American southwest is very sacred and special to me. I seem drawn to this part of the country and have derived so much pleasure in exploring the wilderness and serenity that …