Tag: Ranching
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The legend of Rooney Ranch, a Colorado landmark refusing to fade seven generations later
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save MORRISON • In his cowboy boots and cowboy hat that refuses to budge against the fierce wind, Randy Rooney is making his way up a familiar hill when he stops at something else familiar. “That’s elk,” he says at the evidence on the ground. “Before…
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Colorado’s Rio Grande has sustained historic way of life in Alamosa. Can it last?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In the fields beyond Alamosa, it was a rare morning. Cleave Simpson found his hay damp. “It’s frustrating when you got hay on the ground and there’s rain on it,” he said. “But when you live around here, you learn to appreciate it.” Katie Klann,…
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High and Dry: Colorado in Drought — Coming this weekend
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The severe drought that swept through Colorado in 2020 could be a harbinger of what the future will hold. However, in the arid Southwest, it’s not the first time that such challenges have wrecked lives…