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I think this is the default title for the last post in any blog. The first is always “Hello World!” and the last is either “So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish” or “All Good Things Must Come to an End.”
Well, this is the last post here at ColoCalders. But, Don’t Panic! I’m not giving up blogging! We simply decided to move the most recent posts to a new domain, and the reasons for the move are detailed in our first post at our new site: RocksAndSun...

Playing by the Colorado River
Dry, dusty, desert winds. Warm, green, apple orchards. And the massive river that connects both worlds.
Western Colorado is a world of micro climates. The north face of each hill is different from the south. If there is water coursing through a valley, it’s lush and green. If not, it’s brown, dry, hot and harsh. We spent a long weekend camping...

Riding with Daddy
This is a blog post I never thought I would be writing, for a couple of reasons. The first is that I continually describe myself as a “rock climber” and mountain biking was low on our list of things to do with a toddler. The second is that...

Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves.
-John Muir, Our National Parks, 1901
Evening in the desert...