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Salida Short Term Rental Fee Vote
Salida had a Salida Short Term Rental Fee Vote, but thankfully city council members reconsidered the ballot initiative they had proposed…
Drive Trip from Salida to Wyoming
Interested in a Drive Trip from Salida to Wyoming? If you want to check out a neat little uberwestern town (Population c. 30,000)…
Earthship-Building class! Enrollment open till October…
Looking for an Earthship-Building class? Um, yes please, I want to stay in a yurt on top of Poncha Pass surrounded by...
Hungry Bears in Salida on the Search
Leaving trash unsecured can lead to hungry bears in Salida on the search for easy food (and leaving you a mess!) I biked right under this big fella napping in some branches on Park Avenue recently.
Live Music in Salida at Riverside Park
Big Sam's Funk Nation Lights Up Riverside Park Big thanks to Nola band Big Sam's Funk Nation for lighting up Salida's...
Drive Trip to Crested Butte
Thinking of a drive trip to Crested Butte? Oh Crested Butte, would you just quit showing off already?! We get it, you’re off the hook beautiful, but seriously, enough already.
Wildlife Sighting in Salida–Oh my!
Bear in a tree near downtown Salida…I biked right under him before noticing him!
Salida Summers on the Arkansas River
It's that time to head to the river, Salida!
Earrings at Bunny and Clyde’s Coffee Shop?
My very favorite jewelry maker is selling her GORGEOUS wares at the counter of her coffee shop/market, Bunny and Clyde, located on the corner of 3rd and G.
Drive Trip: Penitente Canyon
The desert sun and winds can be harsh in the San Luis Valley…maybe that’s why it attracted those penitent religious types a hundred plus years ago.