Happy New Year From Pagosa Country! This year, “Happy New Year” is an understatement. We have never been so ready for the new year than right now. Good riddance to 2020! That being said, there are always positives that come out of negatives, and the turmoil of 2020 is no different. Here are just a […]

Happy Holidays From Pagosa Country! I hope you and your family had a good Thanksgiving. Pagosa is beautiful right now. The town is all dressed up in its Christmas attire. The trees in the stores downtown are all lit up to the max. Let the festivities begin! Of course, it will not be a normal […]

Hello From Pagosa Country! With election day behind us, all the terrible, negative commercials have finally gone away. I was hoping for a decisive outcome one way or the other in order to move our nation to a new chapter and help us heal, but it doesn’t look like that is in the cards. This […]

Hello From Pagosa Country! This is the most colorful time of the year in Pagosa. The oaks, aspens, and cottonwoods each provide different colors to create our postcard look. My wife, Laurie, and I are headed into the mountains today with our Chocolate Lab for our annual fall ride to enjoy the fall colors. We […]

Hello From Pagosa Country! Summer is winding down. Labor Day is coming this weekend with little fanfare. There will be no Four Corners Folk Festival for the first time in 25 years. But on a brighter note, our schools start here on Tuesday, which will be a blend of in-school and remote learning for our […]

The monsoons are here! The monsoons are here! Finally, the ground is wet, and the green is coming back. The rivers are coming up. We are still in a drought, but we are gaining ground. So far, we’ve had no major fires in the region which is very good news. The latest on local coronavirus […]

Happy 244th birthday, America! Here in Pagosa, there are a lot of things different for this year’s birthday party. The Arts & Crafts Fair will have 80 booths, and the fireworks are still happening. But there will be no parade, no carnival, and no rodeo this year. Some of the hotels and motels have music […]

Our world has changed a bunch in the last 30 days. As I write, I am sitting outside on the patio at Riff Raff on the Rio, enjoying a beverage and listening to the river splash by. This is refreshing after being cooped up for so long. I just came back from visiting the grandkids […]

…One of the safest places on earth. So far, we’ve had only eight cases of COVID-19 in Archuleta County, and to my knowledge, none of them have required hospitalization. There have been no new cases in the past couple of weeks. At the moment, we have three hardware stores, two grocery stores, and Walmart open. […]

Hello From Pagosa Country! The world has changed a lot in the past month, but even with all the bad news, there have been plenty of positives. There is a lot more empathy in the world now, and most people want to help their neighbors in need. A smile or a wave of the hand […]