Event: Ride of the Ancients Bicycle Gravel Grinder

Southwest Colorado Canyons Alliance (SCCA) and Trail of the Ancients Byway Association (TOTA) are pleased to announce this year’s RIDE OF THE ANCIENTS BICYCLE GRAVEL GRINDER on July 9, 2022. This event is the signature fundraiser for both organizations that support responsible recreation on public lands. SCCA, as Friends of Canyons of the Ancients National … Continue reading Event: Ride of the Ancients Bicycle Gravel Grinder

Photo by Paul Martini

Moon and planetary conjunction 4/25, L-to-R: Jupiter, Venus, Mars, Saturn. Paul Martini

Paw Prints: April

The latest from the Bluff Animal Rescue Committee.

Photo by Paul Martini

Robert Rubberrooster on the moon.

Bluff Left Out of Gravel Pit Operations, Despite Lease Terms

The gravel pit north of Bluff has been more active in recent months, and that has some Bluff residents concerned.

The Monkey Driveway

By Vaughn Hadenfeldt The Moki Dugway. Photo by Paul Martini. Most folks commute to work in heavy traffic, on multi-lane paved highways at high speeds and standstill rush hour crawls. My work commute often occurs on the Moki Dugway. “Moki” is an early Spanish – and later Mormon pioneer – term used to describe Hopi … Continue reading The Monkey Driveway

The Uranium in River Deposits, Etc.

Uranium was used as a yellow dye in the first century by Romans and first identified as an element in 1789, identified as a metal in 1841 and the first radioactive element in 1896.

Cobbles Along the San Juan River

Gene Stevenson answers some age-old questions.

Desert Notes: Birds of Spring

Morning comes, and the vultures are rising, lifting off their cottonwood roost, slowly spiraling upward until they reach their desired height and head north in linear flight.

Melvin Lee Gaines May 19, 1931 ~ April 7, 2022

Melvin Lee Gaines was born to Buena Elizabeth Campbell (Gaines) and William Benjamin Columbus Gaines (Lum) on May 19, 1931, in Ramah, NM. He passed away on April 7, 2022, in Blanding, UT at the age of 90. Melvin and his parents moved to Bluff, UT in 1933. He arrived in a horse drawn wagon … Continue reading Melvin Lee Gaines May 19, 1931 ~ April 7, 2022