After the Fire
The East Canyon fire was just another 3,000-acre fire of the 2020 season. No lives and nary a structure lost; just a blink in the long, smoky wince of 31,000 fires and two million acres so far this year. Read about the evacuation. But suddenly, […]
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Necessary Change: Simple, Not Easy
Each year on behalf of Cayuse Communications and the Best Horse Practices Summit, I travel to Denver for the Outdoor Retailer (OR), an enormous schoomze-fest at the Colorado Convention Center. It’s run by the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), a 4,000-member trade group for outdoor recreation, […]
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After the Fire, Giving Thanks
Editor’s Note: Alan Scott was in the neighborhood evacuated for the East Canyon fire, a Type 2 fire which quickly burned 3,000 acres here in southwest Colorado. Scott watched anxiously as planes dropped fire retardant on and around his home as the fire raged all […]
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ADDITIONAL POSTS
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Wildfire Evacuation: No Time to Think
The fire activity as I left property Last Sunday was like most others. After a lazy breakfast of tea and toast,...
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Lockdown Elsewhere
A note from the Editor: Here at Cayuse Communications, we’ve been thinking about our community. How best to come together and share during this time?...
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Absurdities Make Us Human
Katrin Silva writes eloquently about quarantine fatigue here. For me, though, it’s all about quarantine absurdities, like this ridiculous meme a friend sent me. Sometimes...
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Western Snap: Pretty and Versatile
Traversing tropical forest in the Western Snap shirt. Photo, Beau Gaughran Through their form, fashion, and function, clothes define us. They...
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Pandemic Progress?
Editor's Note: This short report is part of the Cayuse Corona Community, a series of posts to share and communicate our challenges and successes during...
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Of Whoopie Pies and Wilderness
A delivery of yum from Maine Here’s the thing about whoopie pies: They aren’t that good. Never were. The official Maine...
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