Nuns On Skis, Norway, 1970s

Mongol Troops & Civilians 

Location: Inner Mongolia, China

Photography: Vincent Mentzel

Somewhere off highway 550.

Lush vegetation at Rifle Falls State Park, Rifle, Colorado.

Rim Rock Drive / Colorado National Monument 

This is the Oddhouse Earthship, part of an earthship community of off-the-grid sustainable houses. It looks big, but it’s only a 1 bedroom, 1 bath home, and is it ever colorful.

The kitchen is an explosion of color.

Someone took the time to make an intricate mosaic support pole.

It has a relaxing round living room.

Bedroom.

The bathroom has a huge tub.

The feature I like most about these earthships are the lovely indoor gardens.

faisons-la-mur.com

(out of spoons, can someone please write this out for our screen reading friends?)

Big enough to be overwhelming, still intimate enough to feel the pulse of time, Black Canyon of the Gunnison exposes you to some of the steepest cliffs, oldest rock and craggiest spires in North America. This western Colorado landmark was sculpted by the Gunnison River and the forces of weather over 2 million years. Photo of a snowy and fog-filled canyon by Judd Clark, National Park Service.

Sutton Mine Trail

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So I did the majority of this hike! Lol. There is a theme to my earlier hiking experiences. This blog post from Box Canyon Ouray explains in detail the hike and what to expect. This post from 5280 was helpful too.  I was blown away. It was early springtime, especially for the mountains, and everything was a little extra marshy and wet, which was beautiful. Another hiker on the trail had her two dogs who were just diving into the little pools that would collect here and there from the melted snow. There was plenty of that. Melted and unmelted. First, the overlook is gorgeous and worth the what feels like an incline that should take you directly into the sky. Apparently it’s a popular overlook for postcards for Ouray. Then you enter magical marshy and meadowlands, leading to great views of the million dollar highway and the distinct Mt. Abrams. I am eager to finish the hike next season to see Neosho Mine wish is the final point on the trail. The weather got a little dreary after I passed the Bear Creek overlook so I essentially hauled ass after that omen from nature. And made it back to the car safely!

(On seeing a therapist)

“I say that publicly because I think it’s really important to take the stigma away from mental health. … My brain and my heart are really important to me. I don’t know why I wouldn’t seek help to have those things be as healthy as my teeth. I go to the dentist. So why wouldn’t I go to a shrink?”