By Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers (RFOV) Trail know-how… The American pika (Ochotona princeps) are small, furry mammals lacking tails that are found in high alpine ecosystems throughout the mountains of the western United States and southwestern Canada. Closely related to the rabbit, these creatures are sometimes referred to as “whistling hares” for their high-pitched calls […]
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Branching Out: Avoiding common tragedy
It’s a universal gesture, from mother elk to geese to humans. With your little one trailing along, as you cross an opening in a forest, a pathway or road, mamas will look into the new terrain to scope it out and then look back at their young. Look back at the opening or road, and […]
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CVEPA Views: What’s all the fuss about Marble?
Every time you pick up the paper it seems there is an article about Marble. It might be about the Marble Quarry, off highway vehicle (OHV) impacts, Wild and Scenic Designation or simply overcrowding. Why all the interest in this little hamlet way up the Crystal River? For those of us who have called Marble […]
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The Mars cycle, the Hero's Journey and you
In a recent YouTube video I recorded for last week’s full moon in Pisces (Sept. 20), I emphasized that full moons are the halfway point, not the end of the cycle. They represent the culmination of the waxing, creative force, and pivot us into the receptive half of the cycle. They are the moment when […]
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Autumn reflections on restoring balance
As the sun crossed the equator this equinox, day and night were approximately of equal length. The water flow in the river is low and slow. Patterns of flowing current around rocks are smaller, quieter and a yellow leaf is swirling in an eddy. Does balance between light and dark in our “watershed democracy” call […]
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La magia de un cuaderno
Durante los últimos meses he compartido con ustedes la importancia del arte y la creatividad en esta columna. Decidí llamarla “Al no artista” porque, como educadora, he tenido muchos alumnos que se presentaban como, “yo no soy artista,” incluso antes de decirme sus nombres. En mí opinión, todos nacimos siendo artistas. El que deje de […]
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Ejercicio de la ley sin licencia
Muchas veces, en Alpine Legal Services escuchamos de personas que “ayudan” a individuos a llenar documentos legales. Muchos se hacen llamar “Notarios”. En Colorado, el término “Notario Público” se refiere a un individuo que ha sido examinado por el Estado de Colorado para preparar, atestar, autenticar y certificar documentos con efectos legales. Esta es su […]