Avoiding Deer-Car Collisions
It’s the time of year when it seems like drivers kill more deer than hunters. In fact, that’s not so. But still. According to AAA, 7,000 Colorado deer were killed in 2016. November is the worst month of all, says AAA. Blame development, habitat encroachment, or […]
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Ode to Mancos
I was born and raised in Harpswell, Maine. If you swapped out fishermen and lobstermen for farmers and ranchers, you’d have Mancos, Colorado. Like this tiny town, Harpswell has an interesting, sometimes tense, dynamic between natives and transplants. And, if you elevated the Colorado water table by, say, […]
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OR Highlights
Recently, we traveled to Denver to visit with folks at the Outdoor Retailer. Held at the Colorado Convention Center, the event attracts some 6,000 vendors and over 30,000 attendees. Yikes! Think Mall-on-Christmas-Eve frenzy. The OR, as it is widely known, gives us a chance to […]
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ADDITIONAL POSTS
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A Baby Bird, A Rancher, and Me
Are you a birder? Then you probably know that many flycatchers belong to the confusing group of birds in the Empidonax Complex. These birds are...
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Apple to Bird to Tree to Cider: Fenceline Story
Sam Perry, co-owner of Fenceline Cider, in Mancos, was a studio art major in college. So, it makes sense that he’d reference a color palette...
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Sturdy Slippers from Salomon
Salomon XA Elevate Past protocol for introducing a new running shoe to my feet: Wear them at the store before purchasing....
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Everything You’d Want in a Boot, nothing more, thankfully
There are lots of advantages to living in the mountains. One is this: you can get aerobic and strong by simply heading up one ridge...
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Species Parade, Episode 22
A red-tailed hawk assesses its terrain As a lifelong birder and wildlife watcher, it's still a thrill to spot a something...
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Patagonia’s Double Knee Hemp Pants Perfect in PNW
Editor's Note: For this review of Patagonia WorkWear's new hemp pants, we turned to outdoors woman, Natalie Lord. Lord is a Maine gal and St....
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