Reservoir Hill fire hydrant!

Walking trails on Reservoir Hill many are suprised to find a fire hydrant. This is not the only one!

Chess season begins at Springs Resort

Reservoir Hill Stoned!

New stone on the road up Reservoir Hill. This photo shows the first few yards past the gate. A ghood start. The road from the gate to the pavement is completely covered.

Muddy Water

Somewhere up McCabe Creek  dirt has eroded into the stream as this photo shows.

Happy Mother’s Day from Pagosa Baking Company!

Happy Mother’s Day from Pagosa Baking Company!   Often it is our moms who introduced us to baking. Certainly my early memories are of my mom letting me help out by licking the beaters from the mixer!  Later, she started me on the fundamentals with making pie dough.  Little did she and Dad know how many [...]

Pagosa to host Colorado School of Mines Field Camp

Pagosa to host Colorado School of Mines Field Camp   95 undergrads, graduate students, faculty and staff of the Colorado School of Mines will inhabit Pagosa Springs from May 14 to 24, 2012.  They’ll be here to collect geophysical data utilizing a variety of methods as part of CSM’s undergraduate training.  Pagosa is fortunate to [...]

Rocky Mountain Elk 16th Annual Banquet and Fundraiser

  Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation San Juan Chapter’s 16th Annual Banquet and Fundraiser   PAGOSA SPRINGS, Colorado (May 10, 2012) – If you enjoy a good time and the outdoors, you won’t want to miss the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) San Juan Chapter’s 16th Annual Banquet and Fundraiser.  This year’s banquet is on Saturday, [...]

Visit Pagosa in May, Rapids & Rhythms Festival – Great Car Show

 Rapids & Rhythms Festival  Music and food all day long Start:May 19, 2012 11:00am End:May 21, 2012 10:00 am The white water season is on in downtown Pagosa Springs. This series of photos show some local folks playing in the waves along the shore of Town Park. The water is a bit cold. It was [...]

Last Days in China and HOME! Welcome to our new citizens.

Counting the hours…   We are down to hours now. It’s almost 9:00 p.m. And we leave the hotel at 9:30 a.m. in the morning to go meet our new family members at a government office. I still can’t believe it is here. The flight was rough. Zoe’s ear has been bothering her since we [...]

Boycott the Circus…WHAT?

These ladies are part of the ”Break the Chain” group who want only human acts in Circus Shows.

10 Peeves dogs have about humans, Thanks Ray Emery

Peeves dogs have about humans 1.   Blaming your farts on me…….Not funny… Not funny at all !!! 2.   Yelling at me for barking.  I’M A FRIGGIN’ DOG 3.   Taking me for a walk, then not letting me check stuff out.  Exactly whose walk is this anyway? 4.  Any trick that involves balancing food [...]

SISSON LIBRARY NEWS, Local teen writes magical adventure novel

SISSON LIBRARY NEWS Local teen writes magical adventure novel   By Carole Howard and the Library Staff   Reviewing books by local authors who have generously donated a copy to your library is always a joy, because we are reminded of how much writing talent exists in our little community.  But when that author is [...]

The Big Top in Pagosa Springs, a photo essay.

Photos by Jacque Aragon and Norm Vance

Destination ImagiNation Duct Tapes Mrs. Lister, Help save Kate, Donate!

Trying to raise money for Destination ImagiNation Nationals, student sold chances to duct tape Mrs. Lister, the Elementary School principal. On their quest to Global Finals, the Destination Imagination teams have scheduled a series of fundraisers: May 12th – Rummage Sale at Pagosa Center for the Arts from 8:00AM to 1:00PM. May 12th – Bake Sale at [...]

The Idea of Designating Wilderness

The Idea of Designating Wilderness   Howard Zahniser was the main mastermind behind the Wilderness Act. He fought widespread resistance and spent eight years pushing for the enactment of his bill. Even the National Park Service was opposed to the idea.   Zahniser was not discouraged by this rejection. He was very devoted to his [...]

Gives “Waterboarding” a whole new meaning!!!

LPEA Free Information Series with “Energy Efficiency 101

LPEA Free Information Series continues with “Energy Efficiency 101” Workshops designed to offer “the basics” for saving energy and dollars               DURANGO, Colo. – In the face of rising energy costs, La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) continues its commitment to help its membership “Save Your Energy” with twin Free Information Series workshops: Energy Efficiency [...]

Hiking Season Underway, see continuing trail articles here.

   The Four Mile trail is one of Pagosa’s most popular hikes.  Winding through a river valley to reach the Four Mile Falls, the trail has its ups and downs but can be classified between ‘easy’ and ‘intermediate.’  The biggest challenge for some may be the sum total 7 miles of hiking required to visit [...]

Chimney Rock National Monument Listening Session

Public Invited to Join Senator Bennet, Representative Tipton and USDA Under Secretary Sherman for Chimney Rock Listening Session   Pagosa Springs, CO – Senator Michael Bennet and Representative Scott Tipton will join USDA Under Secretary Harris Sherman on Friday, May 11th for a listening session to discuss the potential national monument designation of the Chimney [...]

Positive Progress on Reservoir Hill

This spring work is being done to the future extra parking  space to service Reservoir Hill. The road will connect both trailheads and allow for many parked  vehicles

MAGIC KEYBOARD! Thanks Woody Pope

See funny video click here.

PWC TO CONSIDER LICENSE NUMBERS, CLIMBING PETITION

PWC TO CONSIDER LICENSE NUMBERS, CLIMBING PETITION DENVER – The Parks and Wildlife Commission will establish license numbers for most big game species for the 2012 hunting season and consider a petition to allow rock climbing at the Rifle Falls Fish Hatchery during its monthly meeting in Grand Junction on May 10. During the meeting [...]

Prevent Animal-borne Diseases This Year

Prevent Animal-borne Diseases This Year   Colorado has already had three cases of hantavirus and San Juan Basin Health Department has received five calls of possible rabies exposures. San Juan Basin Health reminds residents that, as summer approaches, so does the risk of contracting certain animal-borne diseases, like rabies, West Nile Virus, Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome, [...]

The San Juan Shootists Fast Draw Club Shooting Match

The San Juan Shootists Fast Draw club of Pagosa Springs will hold our May monthly match on Saturday May 12, 2012 at the Fred Harman Art Museum.  The match will begin at 9:00am.  The public is invited.   Please come see why we say that “Cowboy Fast Draw is the most fun you can have [...]

Pagosa Lookout Location and Positive Progress Underway

This is a Photoshop image of a small lookout tower on a facsimile of the north east point of Reservoir Hill. The view is from the junction of Hwy 84 and 160. This is the approximate location where the panoramic view is seen. Some of the trees block the view. Some are dead, some would be removed [...]