A Baby Changes Everything

The water source was anything but appealing.  Brackish pools of stagnation, a thickening film of green and the additional of brown polyps of nasty.  I’d been looking forward to this water source.  Two weeks ago its nectar flowed well over its banks manufacturing a blanket of white marsh marigolds in the seeping lands. Empty bottles in hand I gathered my…

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Silver Falls – is BIG

By Ohea Graham Silver Falls, My brother is standing at the base of the falls in this picture and having a person next to it for scale has completely changed my perception of this waterfall. It’s big! Incredible Pagosa

The Meadows Are Greening In Pagosa

The winter accumulation of snow has receded from the meadows.  A slow, mesmerizing melt of the smallest granules of water droplets begins at the edges.  As the snow melts away, small rivulets form and flow amongst and around each tuff and pebble and foot print of the season before.  As the daily temperatures increase parcels of snow melt away to…

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Campfire Cooking – A Pagosa Hint – Part 3

Now that you have eaten a most scrumptious meal and the kids have marshmallow goo all over their face, hands and the front of an already filthy t-shirt it is time to put out your campfire. Smokey the Bear is a grand guy and appreciates your responsible actions with fire..  Earlier you were reminded to have a shovel and bucket…

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Campfire Cooking – A Pagosa Hint – Part 2

The most perfect campfire has been prepared and the coals are hot.  What are you going to make for a meal?  How about these options? Breakfast – Orange, Egg and Muffin – easy to prepare! Ingredients:  orange, egg, muffin mix and seasonings to taste Equipment Needed:  aluminum foil, knife and spoon How to Prepare:  cut orange in half and eat…

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Campfire Cooking – A Pagosa Hint

Remember childhood?  Then you remember cooking over the campfire.  And, you also remember that everything tasted great and was made better by the fact that something got burned, dropped into the ash and was wiped off and eaten.  Then, there is the smell of a campfire … soothing and comforting! As summer is approaching, and camping a favorite summer pastime,…

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Tomato Goes Hiking In Pagosa

I knew I was special.  No one had told me why nevertheless I knew my protective skin was beautiful and my squishy insides segmented, perishable and one of the kind special. Rough, that is how I would describe my previous handling.  But, I don’t blame the dry, overused hands that had a job to do as I was chosen from…

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Running and Training in Pagosa – Part 3

Down to the river where the rafters are waiting.  My feet feel musical on the next uphill climb.  It is a slow beat but beating nonetheless.  Looking southward the road again stretches out for miles unplussed at its demeanor of rolling bumps and meandering travel. On this passing the frost is abating and the small crustations on the mini pools…

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Running and Training in Pagosa – Part 2

It is a little over an hour to the trailhead where we were to begin the morning run.  I didn’t sleep well – it felt like the night before a race and not the night before a training run.  Tossing and turning the alarm finally chirped in the darkness and one foot at a time I stepped onto the floor….

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Running and Training in Pagosa

Altitude – 7,200-feet. Sunshine – 300 days a year. Training Playgound – Pagosa Springs (of course). You couldn’t find a much better place to run and train or enjoy simple physical fitness than our small town. With a plethora of forest service roads, an abundance of trails, a community that loves its outdoor recreational opportunities and various organizations that offer…

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