Camino de Crestone: The start of an inter-faith pilgrimage
Howell-labyrinth While several of the many spiritual centers at the foot of the sacred Sangres de Cristo Mountains in the Crestone/Baca area have been …
Building raised garden beds—Heyokah Homestead style
by Leigh Mills I learned the value of raised beds when I first started high-desert …
A passive solar cold frame
by Kelly Hart Last spring I built a simple cold frame to get an early start on plants…
Rio Grande County hydrology study reveals risk to waters in western valley
by Bea Ferrigno Results of a recent hydrologic study in Rio Grande county raise concerns that oil and…
A visit with the Inuit
A visit with the Inuit by Larry Joseph Calloway The last people to blame for unnatural global warming are…
Walking Spain’s famous Camino de Santiago
by William Howell History, in many lands, gets focused in pilgrimage—to a shrine, temple, place made immortal by heroic vigilance, saint’s burial place. For is not each of our lives…
A filmmaker finds home; Mark Elliott’s Yangsi set for Crestone screening
by Gussie Fauntleroy In 1997 as Mark Elliott was filming the elaborate enthronement ceremony of…
Baca National Wildlife Refuge plans visitors’ center
by Larry Calloway The Crestone community’s wild front yard—the Baca National Wildlife Refuge—is becoming more…
Off the beaten path, but still on the trail, in the high Sangres
Are you looking for a hike that will avoid the 14ers crowds, but still get…
Mali, and the Clearys, in transition
Part one: A review of recent events in West Africa Mali is a mess. After…
Mali, and the Clearys, in transition
story by Thomas Cleary photos by Thomas & Cindy Cleary Part one: A review…
Local interdependence: The case for small-is-beautiful earth-healing
by Lee Temple Last month I investigated the large-scale approach to healing global climate change. …
Water 101: The evolution of water use in the northern San Luis Valley—Part I
by Marty Shellabarger Valley-born Marty Shellabarger, our county’s veterinarian—ranching 10,000 acres, 1000 acres of hay,…
Appeasing the mountain spirits
A team effort delivers blessings to a dangerous high mountain spot by Gussie Fauntleroy On…
Bitter Seeds: A tragic story of GMO’s
by Larry Joseph Calloway Bitter Seeds, a new documentary film on the shameful marketing of…
Bears! Bears! Everywhere! Beware! They’re in our porridge, on our streets, in our trees. Oh my!
by M. Diane Bairstow In mid-April, a bear came to Amy and John Myzko’s house,…
Hiking the Liberty Trail circuit
A walk in the park with some ‘old goats’ story & photos by Larry Calloway…
The Mysterious Crestone Crater: A real meteor crater or not?
by Keno Is the hole in the ground south of Crestone a meteor crater or…
World on the Edge How to Prevent Environmental & Economic Collapse—by Lester R. Brown
review by Paul Shippee Is our world falling apart? Is anyone paying attention? You can…
Old & Bold Men
story by Phil Madonna, Will Miles, Bill Schmidt photos by Phil Madonna unless noted otherwise…
The Old Spanish Trail—Tracking Down a Trail: Part 2
by Angie Krall (Heritage Program Mgr, SLV Public Lands Center) & Marilyn Martorano (RMC Consultants,…
