Tag: san luis valley
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The Crestone Hobbitat
The Crestone Hobbitat, a unique house in the San Luis Valley characterized by flowing, curved walls, was a 17-year project by Jeff and Ruth Beard. Built with pumice-crete and inspired by the artwork of Antoni Gaudí, the one-bedroom, two-story home and Airbnb reflects the creativity of Crestone’s community, offering a quiet retreat with unconventional architecture.…
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Thousands of majestic sandhill cranes to make annual appearance in southern Colorado this month
One of Colorado’s great nature shows is returning for its annual, brief run. Later this month, greater sandhill cranes are due back en masse to the San Luis Valley, where they stop along their migratory path for the nutritious fields and wetlands. And also for a chance at love. The majestic birds famously mate for…
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Happy Trails | Zapata Falls
Sights and sounds from Zapata Falls, a cool escape in Colorado’s San Luis Valley. (Video by Seth Boster)
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State water task force says monsoons coming, drought lessening in southwest Colorado
While much of Colorado is still in extreme drought, June and July rains have lessened some of the shortfalls in southwestern Colorado. That’s according to members of the state’s Water Availability Task Force, who met July 27 to look at monthly numbers on precipitation and reservoir levels. But even with above-average precipitation in the last…
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Colorado’s Rio Grande has sustained historic way of life in Alamosa. Can it last? | Colorado River Towns
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The people of Alamosa have always had a relationship with the Rio Grande, but San Luis Valley Great Outdoors is working to revitalize the Rio and connect the community with their water. { “@context”: “https://schema.org”, “@type”: “VideoObject”, “name”: “Colorado River Towns | Alamosa”, “description”: “The…
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Colorado’s Rio Grande has sustained historic way of life in Alamosa. Can it last? | Colorado River Towns
Editor’s note: In the arid West, water means life. Turn on your tap, and you’re part of the Colorado circulatory system. The towns born along the banks of Colorado’s most iconic waterways – The Colorado, the Big Thompson and the Arkansas lead a list of 158 named rivers – live the same way yet differently…
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A year ahead of primary, a vast field of Dems readies to run against Boebert
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Democrats’ eagerness to take on Lauren Boebert in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District next year has already set records and prompted the state party to launch an unprecedented voter-contact strategy more than a year before voters will pick the party’s nominee. At 10 candidates and…
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A year ahead of primary, a vast field of Dems readies to run against Boebert
The Democrats’ eagerness to take on Lauren Boebert in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District next year has already set records and prompted the state party to launch an unprecedented voter-contact strategy more than a year before voters will pick the party’s nominee. At 10 candidates and counting, more Democrats have filed paperwork to run against the…
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CBI identifies second set of human remains found in San Luis Valley
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Authorities have identified the second of three sets of remains found in San Luis Valley last month, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation announced Tuesday. Shayla Jenna Hammel, of Saguache, was identified with the help of a forensic odontologist, CBI said. A family member reported the…
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CBI identifies second set of human remains found in San Luis Valley
Authorities have identified the second of three sets of remains found in San Luis Valley last month, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation announced Tuesday. Shayla Jenna Hammel, of Saguache, was identified with the help of a forensic odontologist, CBI said. A family member reported the 34-year-old missing to the Saguache County Sheriff’s Office on Nov.…