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Love anyway
Any Martina McBride fans out there? Her song “Anyway” came up on the mp3 player when I was about 20 miles or so (nearly there) from the basin on Thanksgiving Day, and it got me thinking. D… more →
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Stridiron's Story Gets Stranger
chipetawrite wrote 1 day ago: Six years after St. Clair Stridiron’s tale of life as an Indian captive was published by the R … more →
Stridiron's Strange Story
chipetawrite wrote 1 week ago: His name was St. Clair Stridiron and he claimed he was raised by Chipeta. His story appeared in the … more →
Love anyway
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TJ wrote 2 weeks ago: Any Martina McBride fans out there? Her song “Anyway” came up on the mp3 player when I w … more →
Rescued Captives
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chipetawrite wrote 1 month ago: The women and children taken captive during the September 29, 1879 Meeker Massacre were held in a re … more →
Chipeta's Legend
chipetawrite wrote 2 months ago: Stories still circulate that Chipeta rescued the hostages after the 1879 Meeker Massacre. In these t … more →
An Honest Man
chipetawrite wrote 3 months ago: Resarch often turns up stories or information that is not related to the search subject but is too g … more →
Taking a long view
TJ wrote 3 months ago: Last weekend, the weekend after Dan and Karen’s visit, I was still riding the high from my pre … more →
Bad news first
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TJ wrote 3 months ago: Because there’s more good news, and I want to get this out and move on. After a truly marvelou … more →
Long time no see
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TJ wrote 4 months ago: And a not-so-surprising (for the last couple of months, anyway) delivery. The time just gets away fr … more →
Baby girl hurt
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TJ wrote 5 months ago: Don’t panic. But it’s been on my mind and will be till I see her again. Terra-love was l … more →
Some lovelies, some fun
TJ wrote 5 months ago: Agendas. Who needs ‘em? Experience has taught me to chuck out any idea of an agenda when visit … more →
It’s the Little Things That Gitcha
chipetawrite wrote 6 months ago: In my 2003 book, Chipeta: Queen of the Utes, I stated that Chipeta and Ouray attended a pe … more →
The Rise of Colorado's Mining Towns
empresstj wrote 8 months ago: The work environment for many miners went through many stages and critical events … more →
An April Fool Believed
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chipetawrite wrote 8 months ago: On April 1, 1883, The Denver Republican newspaper offered a tongue-in-cheek report that, after Ouray … more →
Chipeta Testifies
chipetawrite wrote 8 months ago: Chipeta by Mathew Brady, Washington, D.C., 1880 Clips of Congressional hearings receive repeat play … more →
Trust but Verify
chipetawrite wrote 9 months ago: The Internet is a wonderful research tool that offers an amazing amount of information. However, not … more →
Good Job, Henry!
chipetawrite wrote 1 year ago: Finding one interesting research tidbit can make my day. In a recent Google search I spotted an 1880 … more →
Chipeta Park
Angela McCormick wrote 1 year ago: Before sunset Satori and I scoped out Chipeta Park, as some of our upcoming clients have said its be … more →
Let's Ride!
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chipetawrite wrote 1 year ago: At age eight, I decided to become a cowgirl like Dale Evans. I watched her on television every Satur … more →
