Posted by Joyce
Posted on: 22-Dec-08 16:28
Category: Joyce Lohse
I love Wyoming. I aim my car northbound whenever I have a chance, or whenever I can conjure up an excuse to do so. My home state of Colorado was the second state in the union to pass woman’s suffrage, allowing women to vote. The first to pass such a progressive law was Wyoming Territory in 1869. When our neighbors to the north became a state in 1890, they became the first state to allow women(...)
Posted by Joyce
Posted on: 22-Dec-08 16:27
Category: Joyce Lohse
An easy way to step back in history is to cook. I spent the morning today cutting up fresh peaches recently purchased in the Grand Valley, on the West Slope of Colorado. Lucky for us, our son and his wife live in Grand Junction. It is a double delight to drive over The Great Divide for a visit during harvest season. I now have baggies full of sliced peaches in the freezer, peach cobbler cooki(...)
Posted by Joyce
Posted on: 22-Dec-08 16:24
Category: Joyce Lohse
Did you ever wish you could step back in history? This past weekend, my hubby, Don, and I stayed at the Hand Hotel in Fairplay, Colorado, in the shadow of Mount Silverheels. An easy drive from Denver, Fairplay reflects its mining camp history at every turn on the banks of the South Platte River. Visitors can explore the South Park City museum, a reconstructed town of old cabins and structures(...)
