The Ludlow Massacre and Capulin Volcano
I inched across the ice on the trail snaking down into the Capulin Volcano crater. I had super treads on my hiking shoes, but as I took another step my feet slid out from under me and …
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The Macomb Expedition – Bones, Stones and Mapping Zones
He squinted toward the setting sun, at a maze of blood-red cliffs, resembling jagged dinosaur teeth erupting from an ancient jawbone. The view seemed alive when viewed through the inte…
The man with no name
The other day Priscilla had had enough. “Aaugh,” she muttered loudly, sounding a lot like Charlie Brown. I half expected her to follow up with, “Rats!” “Whaaaat?” I inquired from the s…
The Mandela Effect: rembering food
Before every food company converted their frozen meals to be microwaveable; the containers were aluminum and the plastic or cardboard covers needed to be removed first before heating. …
The Midwest home of our hearts
I was 12 when my mom, little brother, and I moved into my great-grandparents’ farmhouse in north central Kansas. Even though I’d always wanted to live in the country, the move from tow…
The miracle of all of this
by David Boyle News Director When I came back to work at the San Juan Record, I planned to never write an opinion piece. But when you oversee the end of a product that’s served people …
The Miscreant
The young man stood close to the sales counter, his eyes slightly downcast. With his freshly scrubbed face and in his carefully pressed trousers and shirt, he was the picture of a well…
The movable feast of the Resurrection
Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday following the first ecclesiastical full moon (the “Paschal Full Moon”) that occurs on or after March 21 (the fixed spring equinox). This date i…
The mysterious coal mine of San Juan County
“Would you like to see the only coal mine in San Juan County?” Ferd Johnson asked us one beautiful Sunday morning. “Sure.” We didn’t hesitate because Ferd has a great memory, wide-rang…
The mystery of the flour mill
Alright, fans of the 1960s television series, Time Tunnel, and the ever-popular English series, Doctor Who; we are going time traveling! So, whether it’s by tunnel or TARDIS, set your …
The mystery of the missing beehive
A few weeks ago Oggie and I went off trail in Westwater and descended down the canyon toward the stream. Oggie stopped to rest in the shade, so I paused beside her, absentmindedly star…
The mystery, wisdom, and peace of Little Foot
After World War I, Midwestern farmers began using machinery to expand their fields. They plowed up land that once grew drought-resistant grasses and planted wheat, but the market soon …