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. […]
Pitkin County Open Space
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Coal Basin Ranch opens for mountain biking
Coal Basin Ranch opened for mountain biking on Saturday, May 28 for the property’s first full season. To get there, visitors drive up the winding Coal Basin Road for about four miles, following Coal Creek around steep hillsides of shale and sandstone before arriving at a parking lot and closure gate. The area first opened […]
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Open space program produces food and farmers
This past March, The Sopris Sun launched a series on the Pitkin County Open Space and Trails (OST) agriculture lease program. In exploring its genesis, co-creators, open spaces and lease holders, The Sun sought to cast light on the quiet, industrious and enterprising farmers and ranchers “next door.” Fourteen months ago, the inconceivable occurred. A […]
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Shippee Open Space sustains Highland cattle and elk
There’s a precious parcel of land where the Avalanche elk herd can forage in peace, away from shoulder-season recreation on the Crown. It’s sandwiched between two chunks of private Mountain Primal Meat Company acreage. It’s enclosed in a multitude of adjacent conservation easements. It’s Pitkin County’s Shippee Open Space. “This particular ag-land lease was not […]