A Dark Night Sky in Los Angeles In 1994, an earthquake struck Los Angeles, California, causing a blackout that darkened the night sky. Reports came flooding in through 911 servers of “‘a giant silvery cloud’” filling the sky.[1] The “cloud” over Los Angeles that night was nothing other than the Milky Way, which was typically […]

This past winter, a group of friends and I went on a ski-in yurt trip in Northern Colorado. It was a memorable trip for all of us: we toured through fragrant evergreen forests, got sun above treeline, and harvested plenty of snow and smiles. It was also memorable through the decisions we made: each morning […]

Built in the early twentieth century in Fort Collins, Colorado, the local grain elevator, along with its warehouse and retail space, provided local farmers with essential agricultural services and a served as a community hub where they could socialize. Over a century later, the building still stands at the eastern edge of Fort Collins’ historic […]

The following is a repost from History Colorado’s Weekly Digest that appeared in the August 21st edition under the title “Race and Ranching in Rocky Mountain National Park.” To visit the original post, click here. A Visit to McGraw Ranch One cold blue August morning, I opened the door of my tiny cabin at the […]

The following is a repost from History Colorado’s Weekly Digest that appeared in the August 28th edition under the title “Health, Recreation, Education, and Uplift: Lincoln Hills and Black Recreation in the Colorado Mountains.” To visit the original post, visit the History Colorado website. Lincoln Hills When temperatures soared in cramped, noisy cities, Colorado’s higher […]