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Haute Mamas

GeoCache at Lost Lake

A couple of weekends ago, we made what seems to be a semi-bi-annual trek up to Lost Lake on the Grand Mesa. This is one of the best hikes to take kids because it's a climb, but a fairly easy one with a few gentle switchbacks, a little rocky scramble, and the destination of one of the … more

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Let's Get Dirty

Beckie’s garden

I swap gardening stories with anyone who plants anything, so when Beckie Giles, who is an advertising sales rep here at the Sentinel, told me how well her garden was doing, I asked her to send me photos. She sent them while I was gone to the bluegrass festival, but here they … more

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What's in a Word

Walking hospitals

Fans of the long-running TV series M*A*S*H know that its initials stand for Mobile Army Surgical Hospital. MASH units “were first established in August 1945, and were deployed during the Korean War and later conflicts. The U.S. Army deactivated the last MASH unit on February 16, … more

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Breakfast for Dinner

The making of a fake mascot

Spending a day as Mr. JUCO’s sidekick opened my eyes. Now, I know what it feels like to be the youngest child always trying to measure up to an older sibling. I was smaller than Mr. JUCO. I wasn’t recognized – at all. Everyone flocked to Mr. JUCO’s smiling big … more

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The Outdoor Junkie

San Juan River

High in the San Juan mountains of southern Colorado a river, bearing the same name, begins. Cold, clear and fast, it heads south to New Mexico, passes through the Navajo dam (if released) and then joins with its major tributary, the Animas. As it enters Utah, the river becomes heavy … more

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Music On the Goe

Are You Ready for A Glitter Party?

Don't be fooled by their youth. These kids got it. Making a tour stop at Sabrosa this Friday, Denver outfit Sauna is your best bet if live music is on your weekend docket. "Born from toxic sludge leaked from the Beach Boys' amps" Sauna is a four-piece guy/girl group … more

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Wine Openers

Colorado Urban Winefest coming of age with ‘best showing’ of Colorado wines

DENVER – Colorado Urban Winefest continues to improve with age, not unlike the Colorado wine industry itself. Final attendance numbers showed around 1,500 wine enthusiasts turned out, including a robust walk-up traffic on a pleasant late-spring day, for Saturday’s third annual … more

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Birds and More

BIRDS DO IT!

How can I talk about spring when its 100 degrees in the valley? It’s because I have the opportunity for frequent visits to a mountain meadow at 8400 feet where spring is still happening in mid-June.  Just this week the serviceberries and chokecherries were in full bloom covering … more

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