by Danette | Feb 24, 2021 | Colorado, Destinations, North America, Rocky Mountains, 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 11, 2021 | Destinations, National Parks, North America, Travel and Education, Uncategorized, US geographical paintings
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 1, 2021 | Asia, Destinations, International, Resources, Travel, 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 7, 2021 | archaeology, astronomy, Destinations, International, stargazing, Travel and Education, Uncategorized
Mt Sinai and Bedouin camps in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt This post’s initiation came about when I asked my oldest daughter Elaine what I should write about next. Her answer, “Climbing Mt Sinai,” immediately prompted a happy conversation and...
by Danette | Dec 23, 2020 | Destinations, geology, Mining Town, North America, Resources, Rocky Mountains, Travel and Education, Uncategorized
Downtown Leadville, Colorado Photo by Danette Ulrich Leadville’s History A special nod: Recently, this high-elevation mountain town was named on USA TODAY’s 2020 10Best Historic Small Town list. We are offering a two day class for graduate credit...
by Danette | Dec 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
Atlas Cartography Maps or modern navigation The Age of Smart Devices In the age of smart devices, we don’t seem to question the difference between maps and modern navigation methods. As we seem to do with all electronic devices, we have decided that GPS is more...
