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20 Nov TIO Oregon: Mosier & Arlene Burns’ Zee Shackteau
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 place in 1992. First settled...
20 Nov Second Chance: Myth Busters
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 greater good of humanity...
19 Nov Hood River Aviation Museum
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...
15 Nov A Greener Gondola
The Telluride Gondola is about to get even groovier. The Colorado Economic Development Commission has just granted the gondola a Contribution Project. The new Gondola Contribution Project is a partner of the Green Gondola Project, which uses donations to fund energy-efficient enhancements to the...
13 Nov Second Chance: The Cat Shrink
My name is Calypso, and I speak for the trees. Oh wait, that is the Lorax. Start again…my name is Calypso and I speak for the cats. Not sure how to speak feline? The Humane Society of the United States has developed a tool to...
11 Nov TIO Vietnam: No Hue, Out!
Boots on the ground: nothing trumps local knowledge when we are planning an itinerary. The resounding success of our first trip to Thailand was thanks to help from our friends, Telluride locals who also live part-time in that country: Sunny Griffin and Steve Eiche, Esther...
10 Nov TIO Thailand: North for Three Days
Chiang Dao: Sometimes it’s not about turning caca into chocolate. Sometimes the caca is the chocolate – or in this case, the paper. Elephants consume, on average, 500 pounds of plant food and 42 gallons of water. Waste not. Want not. Heading north from Chiang...
06 Nov Second Chance: Foster Love and Healing
Almost 20 years ago, when Second Chance Humane Society got its start and was years away from having a shelter facility, homeless pets were cared for in local foster homes until they could be adopted out. Fostering a pet in need of shelter, love, and...