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Springtime in the Rockies

17 April 2016 No Comments

Treasure Falls, below Wolf Creek Pass on US Hwy 160, Pagosa Springs, Colorado. April 2016.

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19 October 2011

Put a Fork in this Turkey—a New Stadium is a Luxury We Cannot Afford

7 August 2014

There’s Always Grad School

21 March 2015
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Diary of Orrin Brown—March 21, 1865

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Cloman Industrial Park

1 December 2015 No Comments

Pagosa Springs, Colorado, may have the prettiest backdrop for an industrial park you’ll ever find. Industrial Circle pictured here, with Cloman Blvd & Archuleta County’s Steven Field airport in the background. .

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10 May 2015
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Jefferson Davis Captured—May 10, 1865

26 November 2009

A Little Turkey Shuffle for Thanksgiving

18 April 2011

Kotkin and Florida: Two Sides of the Same Prosperity

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Falls Creek

16 August 2015 No Comments

Falls Creek Falls is a moderate hike along Fourmile Creek into the Weminuche Wilderness north of Pagosa Springs, Colorado.  You can find a dozen hiking ideas (easy to difficult) and scenic drives (on road or off) at www.visitpagosasprings.com. .

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New Beginnings

15 November 2010

Buy Ag Land? They ain't making any more of it

4 August 2009

Main Street Spearfish

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Wolf Creek Pass

21 July 2015 No Comments

Wolf Creek Pass, way up on the great divide, trucking on down the other side.

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Diary of Orrin Brown—Nov 21, 1864

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The Midnight Special

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JC's Albums Played in 2009

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Charles L. Marohn, Jr - Book 2 of the Strong Towns series

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Confessions of A Recovering Engineer: Transportation for a Strong Town by Charles Marohn (Wiley, 2021)

Chuck Marohn delivers a vision for more accessible and engaging local transportation systems in his second book in the Strong Towns series. He delivers withering critiques of his chosen profession, yet also offers real-world examples of communities doing better for all residents.

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