Quotes
"Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after."
-.Henry David Thoreau
"In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." -John Muir
"We don’t inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children." —Native American proverb
“That little owl with a call as steady as my heartbeat was telling anyone who would listen, ‘I am here.’ We were listening. We’re listening still.” - Heather Durham,
"Last week some of my Facebook posts and Twitter Tweets had pictures of starving Polar Bears. I wanted people to see and understand how horrible it is to starve to death. Starving is one of the worst ways to die."
-G. Eldon Smith
Protected Land
In Douglas County, Colorado, Douglas Land Conservancy increased their list of conservation land by more than 2,500 acres. A partnership of Douglas County, Great Outdoors Colorado, and Chatfield Reservoir Mitigation Company combined to obtain Sandstone Ranch and the Schmidt property.
Douglas Land Conservancy Executive Director, Patti Hostetler said, "Douglas Land Conservancy is honored to continue fulfilling its job as a conservation partner to Douglas County, ensuring Sandstone Ranch and the Schmidt property will always remain as protected open spaces and provide a great public benefit for many generations to come." Setting land aside for a protected area is significant because Douglas County is one of the fastest growing counties in the county.
DLC continues its efforts to obtain other conservation projects and to open land for hiking and other public outdoor recreational activities.
"Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after."
-.Henry David Thoreau
"In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." -John Muir
"We don’t inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children." —Native American proverb
“That little owl with a call as steady as my heartbeat was telling anyone who would listen, ‘I am here.’ We were listening. We’re listening still.” - Heather Durham,
"Last week some of my Facebook posts and Twitter Tweets had pictures of starving Polar Bears. I wanted people to see and understand how horrible it is to starve to death. Starving is one of the worst ways to die."
-G. Eldon Smith
Protected Land
In Douglas County, Colorado, Douglas Land Conservancy increased their list of conservation land by more than 2,500 acres. A partnership of Douglas County, Great Outdoors Colorado, and Chatfield Reservoir Mitigation Company combined to obtain Sandstone Ranch and the Schmidt property.
Douglas Land Conservancy Executive Director, Patti Hostetler said, "Douglas Land Conservancy is honored to continue fulfilling its job as a conservation partner to Douglas County, ensuring Sandstone Ranch and the Schmidt property will always remain as protected open spaces and provide a great public benefit for many generations to come." Setting land aside for a protected area is significant because Douglas County is one of the fastest growing counties in the county.
DLC continues its efforts to obtain other conservation projects and to open land for hiking and other public outdoor recreational activities.
Sandstone Ranch:The outcropping in the background is called Punch and Judy.
Funny side up
The leopard couldn't play "hide and go seek" because he was always spotted.
The best way to count cows is to use a cowculator.
Frogs are always so happy because they eat what ever bugs them.
(and they wear open-toad shoes)
Funny side up
The leopard couldn't play "hide and go seek" because he was always spotted.
The best way to count cows is to use a cowculator.
Frogs are always so happy because they eat what ever bugs them.
(and they wear open-toad shoes)
El Chapultepec
When there were musical concerts in the city, after the concert the musicians went to Denver's jazz headquarters bar, El Chapultepec. Opened in 1933 the Pec, as it was known in cool circles, was open nightly until the COVID Pandemic shut it down in 2020. It is now permanently closed. Some of the names that played there included: Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald and Tony Bennett, Winton Marcellus, Freddie Rodriguez and Doc Severson.
Historical Mystery
Two Miles High and Six Feet Under, A Tale of Leadville, Colorado, Elevation 19,152.
Rough and tough Leadville, Colorado, a story with a soft side, but most of all a good mystery from 1896.
www.amazon.com/s?k=Two+Miles+High+and+Six+Feet+Under&i=stripbooks&ref=nb_sb_noss
When there were musical concerts in the city, after the concert the musicians went to Denver's jazz headquarters bar, El Chapultepec. Opened in 1933 the Pec, as it was known in cool circles, was open nightly until the COVID Pandemic shut it down in 2020. It is now permanently closed. Some of the names that played there included: Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald and Tony Bennett, Winton Marcellus, Freddie Rodriguez and Doc Severson.
Historical Mystery
Two Miles High and Six Feet Under, A Tale of Leadville, Colorado, Elevation 19,152.
Rough and tough Leadville, Colorado, a story with a soft side, but most of all a good mystery from 1896.
www.amazon.com/s?k=Two+Miles+High+and+Six+Feet+Under&i=stripbooks&ref=nb_sb_noss