Sunday, December 3

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Reader Bee: Solito, by Javier Zamora

Review by Karina Wetherbee The immigrant experience is the backbone of the American story, as for centuries people have been moving across the landscape of the continent, carrying their culture, their hopes and dreams, and their suffering, inevitably upending the indigenous communities in the process.  El Salvadoran poet Javier Zamora’s new memoir, Solito, is a deeply personal and revealing look at the levels of hardship and misfortune the average migrant undergoes in pursuit of prosperity and peace. Even a brief look at Zamora’s professional successes reveals the human and creative potential that an eager and hardworking immigrant can bring to their...

Land, Water & People: Winter in the Mountains

By Kelly Defaye, Visitor Information Coordinator, Rio Grande National Forest. To set the scene, I’ve been working at the ranger station for about six to eight months. I’ve been through spring’s mud season, summer’s recreation season, and am now experiencing the hunting and woodcutting season.  I play a game when someone pulls up to the office, trying to guess why they’ve stopped by. Sometimes they make it easy when they stop by early in the day with an empty trailer or stake truck bed and a chainsaw. The phone calls are usually more varied, although many times the underlying question is, “How...

Into the Wild: Snowshoes and snow caves

By Bruce Becker. Anyone can do the things I’ve done if they’re willing to live the life I’ve led. ~ Fool’s Crow Winter camping. When I was a Boy Scout, building a snow cave seemed like a great adventure. My dad was an advisor for our troop and agreed to take myself and two other boys out on a long hike on snowshoes to a place he knew there were big, deep snowdrifts that accumulated each year.  I was 14 and had just gotten a pair of bear paw snowshoes for Christmas. Bear paws are great for maneuvering through thick brush and...

Mountain Mamas Tell Tall Tales: Floundering in the Sea of Emptiness

by Kizzen Laki. Many of the spiritual paths talk about “emptiness”. Letting go of all you know—including yourself, your beliefs, your dreams, your assumptions. Maybe there’s an easy way and a hard way. I was walking the hard way.  Raging and spitting and rebelling. I was always the good girl. The one who in the wild 60s kept it together while my friends were tripping. I was tired of being “good,” tired of being someone else’s rock.  I just couldn’t do it anymore. Time to bust out of here. It was the winter of 1979, I was living in an old log cabin...

Land, Water & People: Winter in the Mountains

By Kelly Defaye, Visitor Information Coordinator, Rio Grande National Forest. To set the scene, I’ve...

Into the Wild: Snowshoes and snow caves

By Bruce Becker. Anyone can do the things I’ve done if they’re willing to live...

Mountain Mamas Tell Tall Tales: Floundering in the Sea of Emptiness

by Kizzen Laki. Many of the spiritual paths talk about “emptiness”. Letting go of all...

Owner-Builder Conversations: Where are they now? Juniper Good

By John Rowe  I wrote a series of articles five years ago about people who...

Reader Bee: Cave of Bones recounts harrowing exploration

Editor’s note: Karina Wetherbee will be writing monthly book reviews for The Crestone Eagle.  Cave...

Notes from the Pyre: Open-air cremations growing in popularity

By Sharon Corcoran Since open-air cremations were begun in Crestone, unofficially in 1998 and then...

Garden Guru: Building next year’s soil

By Matie Belle Lakish. Soil, the base for all we gardeners do. Now, I hear...

Land, Water & People: A wilderness tribute

By Gregg Goodland Public Affairs Officer, Rio Grande National Forest We left the trailhead with fully...

Into the Wild: Bear, beaver, brookies, & loons

Anyone can do the things I’ve done if they’re willing to live the life...

Native Plant Talk: Life in the alpine tundra

By Carol T. EnglishColorado Native Plant Society-San Luis Valley Chapter Look east from the floor...

Who We Are: Eden Elderberry: Embraced by community

By Gussie Fauntleroy The event took no more than a few, horrifying seconds to unfold,...

Garden Guru: Springtime in the Rockies

By Matie Belle Lakish. Spring has sprung! It’s the most exciting time of year for...

Who We Are: Leighton Burt: Finding a very big world in a small town 

Leighton Burt has lived in Crestone/Baca a year and it’s still a marvel to...

Who We Are: Nicteha Cohen: walking a healing path of beauty

The grand vision evolving in Nicteha Cohen’s mind and heart is something that could...

Who We Are: Peter Anderson: Exploring the “scripture of place”

For many years Peter Anderson wasn’t sure whether his earliest recollection was real or...

Spotlight on Business: Fox Den Studio: Where art comes alive and community thrives

By: Amber Travis-Ballinas & Jennifer Eytcheson A hidden gem of creativity and craftsmanship has emerged...

Spotlight on Business: Luminaries Studio-Boutique to brighten Crestone’s art district

By Jennifer Eytcheson Crestone’s art district is about to get a little brighter thanks to...

Who We Are: Trevor Hollyer—Working hard for a positive future

Growing up as a city kid in a working class neighborhood of Worcester, Mass.,Trevor...

Notes from the Pyre: Volunteering with the Crestone End of Life Project: Fire Master Paul Kloppenburg

CEOLP volunteer and fire master Paul Kloppenburg (center right, in hat) directs loved ones...

Native Plant Talk: Know your thistles before you kill them!

by Carol T. English When I was a young kid, I clearly remember my beloved...

Who We Are: Kizzen Laki

If Kizzen Laki had any interest in journalism as a teen, her South Side...

Land, water & people: Monsoons in the mountains

by Hannah Fake photo by Marlys Hersey There is not a cloud in the sky, the...

Who We Are: Chelsea Braden

At 18, Chelsea Braden moved to Mexico to help open a restaurant with the...

Garden Guru: Can hemp save us from COVID?

COVID-19 comes up almost daily, in almost everyone’s conversations, and many people in our...

Remembering the Roots: On Staying Well

It is a wonderful moment to tune into our wellness practices and strategies around...
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