Article & photo by Kenita Gibbins
Every other year I go to teach English to village children in Poland who otherwise have little or no chance of hearing native English speakers. Continue reading Waging Peace
Article & photo by Kenita Gibbins
Every other year I go to teach English to village children in Poland who otherwise have little or no chance of hearing native English speakers. Continue reading Waging Peace
By Angelo Sculli
As most of RMOWP knows, I retired in 1997 to pursue a second career as a wildlife photographer. A year later, I was diagnosed with ALS, commonly called Lou Gerhig’s disease after the great Yankee HOF first baseman. Continue reading My Super Power
Article & photo by Kenita Gibbins
I no longer know what is truth and what I conjure up in my imagination. Continue reading Mysteries in the Graveyards
Article by, & photos courtesy of Myra Wood Bennett
There is an old saying that your “there” is no better than your “here.” It is a belief held by those whose main requirement in life is to live within a short distance of the nearest big box store. For others, it is a place that speaks to mind, body and soul. For me, it is the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. Continue reading Old Jeeps and Hearts of Gold
Founded in 1973, Rocky Mountain Outdoor Writers and Photographers is among the oldest and most respected organizations of outdoor communicators in the American West, with a number of current members tracing their earliest involvement with the group to the 1970s and ‘80s. Continue reading Lifetime Membership for Longtime Members
Article & photos by Jim Baker © 2016
I have a regular routine for Sunday mornings. Most of my life I have had to get up early. Now that I am old and do not have to get up, I still wake up early. This gives me time to do what I really want to do Continue reading Sunday Morning
(Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of articles presented at the Writers Forum during RMOWP’s 2015 conference.)
Article & photos by Maryann Gaug © 2016
Driving along the San Miguel River in southwest Colorado, I realize how comfortable I am here. Canyon walls tower above me, layer upon layer of silt, mudstone, and the occasional layer of rounded rocks where a stream once flowed. The red and brown walls formed over eons, remnants of the ancestral Rocky Mountains. I pull off the road and eat lunch in the shade of a cluster of cottonwood trees. Not many vehicles pass by … a road on the edge of nowhere. Continue reading The Comfort Zone
by Maryann Gaug © 2016
In Family & The Great Outdoors, through four sections of short stories, Wayne Turner takes you on a 70-plus-year journey of his life spent hunting, fishing, and discovering himself.
As a young child, his father taught him outdoor skills, including hunting and fishing, near Chesapeake Bay in Virginia. The joy of the hunt included not only learning the ways of the game, but also bonding with his father, hunting dogs, and hunting partners. His stories bring to life the history and culture of a rural community in the 1950s. Continue reading Family & the Great Outdoors by Wayne Turner – a book review
Article and Photographs by William Horton
Your Ouray-Area Fall-Color Cheat Sheet is ready for download here. It is in PDF format and will print out nicely so that you can take it along with you on your leaf-color tours. For each location, you will find specific directions and notes, plus CAUTIONS you should keep in mind on your journeys, such as road and trail conditions, where to park, and navigation landmarks.