It’s not easy for an adult to pack a backpack for a week-long trip in the desert. It’s even harder to try and organize 15 middle school students and do this. But that’s exactly what the Telluride Mountain School does every year at just about...
[caption id="attachment_36071" align="alignright" width="300"] Mosier, foreground, down toward Hood River[/caption] Stay tuned…. There will be a Telluride connection… Always is. Mosier, Oregon: The population of Mosier, Oregon was not always 421. There were even fewer people, about 280 locals, living in the picturesque hamlet when Arlene Burns discovered the...
Thickening clouds are beginning to stream into the San Juans today with a moisture source stretching from Hawaii. The first wave of energy in the Great Basin should reach us by mid to late afternoon today bringing the potential of snow, 4-8″ with a bit...
[caption id="attachment_36051" align="alignright" width="300"] Hobbes[/caption] There are some myths out there regarding caring and training pets. Here at Second Chance Humane Society, as part of our outreach and education to make the world a more petcentric place, we would like to dispel these myths for the...
One of the great things about travel is finding a jewel you didn't even know you were looking for. Case in point: Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum in Hood River, Oregon. Susan and I were returning from our trip to Thailand and Vietnam, had stopped...
[caption id="attachment_36040" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo Credit: Ken Neubecker[/caption] Today, under the leadership of Doc Hastings (R-WA) and Tom McClintock (R-CA) in the House Natural Resources Committee, high-profile legislators with anti-environment track records and agendas voted almost strictly along party lines to move a bill forward that...
[caption id="attachment_36008" align="alignright" width="225"] Mindful Meditation Coach and TMS counselor Kate Spina leads a meditation session at Telluride Mountain School[/caption] It's not easy to be a kid these days. With the cell phone beeping every two seconds and the daily schedule packed to the brim, it's...
Here's a great article that appeared in Mother Nature Network by Jaymi Heimbuch about several must-read books for anyone who has ever wondered how a dog's brain works; or more importantly, how it differs from your own; 6 Books Every Dog Owner Should Read: Millions of...
It seems like everyone on Facebook this week was playing the same game, tagging each other and posting a designated number of little-known facts about themselves. And while it was entertaining enough to read which friends are afraid of clowns or who secretly wants to...
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