Travel Tips: Helping Mother Nature

Here’s an indirect photo of me at sunset in Tabernash, Colorado at the Devil’s Thumb Ranch. Looking out at the 5000 acres that make up the Devil’s Thumb Ranch makes you realize the power of Mother Nature over us humans.
As you can see in the photo, the landscape is vast and beautiful, but you can [...]

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Travel tips – Go west young girl

I have an ongoing love affair with the west – whether its western Canada or the western US, I do romanticize it. When I was telling friends I was heading to Colorado, to cowboy country, many made jokes about bringing one back. Well I didn’t bring back the cowboy but I did bring back the [...]

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Reserved parking

I guess its a perk of the job that the Bumps Manager gets reserved parking, but I’m more curious about the job – what does the Bumps Maanager do?
photo: Buttermilk ski area parking lot, Aspen, Colorado January 2008 by WH

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Go West, and spa

Located two hours west of Denver, Colorado, the Devil’s Thumb Ranch is casually elegant with its reclaimed wood beam construction and rustic décor. This environmentally friendly outpost now boasts the 12,000 square foot Ranch Creek Spa, which opened this past February.
The two storey building is located a short walk from the main lodge, and was [...]

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American art

I spotted this piece of art in a coffee bar in Colorado – its a fun use of liscense plates to create a map of the 50 states of the US. I loved that the artist included Hawaii and Alaska, and didn’t just focus on the mainland.
It reminds me of when I was a kid, [...]

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Cowgirl defined

photo: Cowgirl definition, Bar Lazy J Ranch, Parshall Colorado September 2008 by WH

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Whoa Dudes!

A sign for the riders at Bar Lazy J Ranch – to make sure you stay in your corral before getting on your horse.
photo: Bar Lazy J guest ranch sign, Parshall, Colorado September 2008

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