Tag Archives: Custer County

A Changeable Wind

Posted on January 16, 2016 by timeout2

It is common knowledge in Colorado that if you don’t like the weather, wait a few seconds and the weather will change. Looking east at the beautiful sunrise, I can’t say that I wasn’t forewarned: “Red skies in the morning, … Continue reading →

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Bishop’s Castle

Posted on July 13, 2012 by timeout2

When the black asphalt isn’t scaling the heights, it is dipping down. Up or down, the road hairpins the closing radius curves through a swath of Kelly green, knee-high grass, aspen and pine. Running south from Mckennzie Junction towards San Isabel, Highway 165  is a treat to drive. It’s the kind of … Continue reading →

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Green Burials

Posted on December 19, 2011 by timeout2

It is cold here. Fur coat weather. I’ve got this sealskin coat. The fur is bear-rug black, long and luxurious. You can put your face in the pelt, and it automatically erases wrinkles and worry-lines. It is seriously better than “age defying Oil of Olay.” … Continue reading →

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Eating Local

Posted on September 17, 2011 by timeout2

Living at 8,000 feet in a Colorado valley between the Wet Mountains to the east and the Sangre de Cristos to the west, I have great respect for the 60-day growing season. The local… I want to write “joke,” but in reality it … Continue reading →

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