by Danette | Feb 24, 2021 | Destinations, Travel and Education, Uncategorized
Pawnee Buttes and Wildflowers in Northeast Colorado Coming out of the Winter months in Colorado, there is an anxious optimism to get outdoors and see newly awakened plants and a myriad of vibrant wildflowers as they burst from their hibernation onto Mother...
by Danette | Feb 20, 2021 | Destinations, North America, Travel and Education
Colorado National Monument in Colorado Smithsonian Magazine Its Geologic Formations Geologic formations are a common theme in Colorado. As always, they remind us of her diverse pre-historic past. Also, almost every location in the state inspires us with visual...
by Danette | Feb 11, 2021 | Destinations, North America, Travel and Education, Uncategorized
Zoroaster Peak detail Art after the Civil War After the exhausting and vicious Civil War In the late half of the nineteenth century, a group of artists played an indispensable role in providing an impressive, visual portfolio of the West’s majesty. As a matter...
by Danette | Feb 6, 2021 | Destinations, sustainable travel, Travel and Education
Bonaire Island The Unique Island of Bonaire Bonaire is a gorgeous island in the Leeward Antilles of the Caribbean Sea. In fact, it is one of the ABC Islands of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao and is located 80 km (50 miles) off the coast of Venezuela. Even more alluring...
by Danette | Feb 1, 2021 | Destinations, Uncategorized
Spice Market Photo The Spice Trade When the Spice Trade Began About 1550 B.C., an Egyptian scroll called the “Ebers Papyrus” listed essential spices and plants used as medicines. Some of these were found in Southeast Asia and China and not Egypt, so it...
by Danette | Jan 31, 2021 | Destinations, Travel and Education
Hovenweep, located in the Monument is a designated Dark Sky site by dark sky.org Canyons of the Ancients National Monument Colorado Located in southwest Colorado and southeast Utah is Canyons of the Ancients National Monument. Interestingly, it has the highest density...
