A couple of weeks ago I was walking with my dogs on a remote snow-packed road and I encountered some other people recreating in the woods. As they passed us, a young man (they’re all young these days) yelled at me, “Get your dogs out of here!” “I beg your pardon?” I responded, blinking in […]
March 2019
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Water wheel encounters lead to Tall Tale
One of my latest historic interests is wooden water wheels. It started when I signed up for an outing with Museums of Western Colorado to the Escalante Canyon. It piqued my curiosity because it included a hike to “the only surviving water wheel on the Gunnison River.” Anything historic containing the words “last” “first” or […]