Pitkin County’s progress in piecing together the Redstone to McClure Pass trail has got me thinking about the fundamental importance of muscle-powered travel options to the human psyche. One-hundred-thirty-six years ago, James Bogan was paid the princely sum of $1,750 to construct a wagonroad from Penny Hot Springs to the Gunnison County line. The surviving […]
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Critical thinking, Redwine Point and the evolution of knowledge
I am continually amazed how prescient are The Four Agreements posited by Don Miguel Ruiz. Do your best, be impeccable with your word, don’t make assumptions and don’t take things personally. What an extraordinary guide for keeping one’s mind engaged in a positive way, while admitting that our knowledge is limited and hopefully continually evolving. […]
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Solstice thoughts on landscapes — environmental, psychological and political
Walt Whitman said that “all truths wait in all things.” I am often intrigued by patterns that reappear across a spectrum of physical and metaphysical experience. One Lakota proverb landed fairly close to Whitman: “The spiritual landscape is revealed in the physical landscape.” In my experience, the resonance between the physical and the metaphysical is […]
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The not-so-great Crystal River dry-up
By Bill JochemsCVEPA Views The United States Drought Monitor classifies the Crystal Valley in a state of exceptional drought. Even though River Valley Ranch is within this exceptional drought zone, diners on the deck of the Homestead Restaurant can enjoy the magnificent, luscious green view to the south. They will not see the slightest hint […]
