Colorado Dispaches

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Here you will find Some Hard Core Western Living. Check out some of my latest stories below and share your own reflections.

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If you Know How Many Guns You Have, You Don't Have Enough

Short Desert Winter Days Make for Long Winter Nights

Rural Mountain Riding and not Reading the Fine Print

If you Know How Many Guns You Have, You Don't Have Enough

The best place to meet hardly anyone local in a new town is in a truck stop shower line, we discovered, having gone 9 days without a...

Erin Newton

Jan 23, 202113 min read

Short Desert Winter Days Make for Long Winter Nights

I’ll go ahead and put the lesson we learned on the front end, in case you’re just looking for the take home and want to get back to your...

Erin Newton

Jan 15, 20217 min read

Rural Mountain Riding and not Reading the Fine Print

It is worth noting, in a lifetime of adventures and misadventures, I have achieved a new low point in the outdoors. Danny pointed out...

Oct 9, 202017 min read

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About the Author

I am a writer, harpist, teacher, geologist, mother, wife and outdoor adventurer.

I like to get a little scared, a little out on a limb, a little over tired. I like to meet all kinds of people, learn about their life journeys, and reflect on how to best squeeze the lemon and make the lemonade.

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PDW

Pretty Damn Western

Welcome!

Here you will find Some Hard Core Western Living. Check out some of my latest stories below and share your own reflections.

I love to hear from you!

If you Know How Many Guns You Have, You Don't Have Enough

Short Desert Winter Days Make for Long Winter Nights

Rural Mountain Riding and not Reading the Fine Print

If you Know How Many Guns You Have, You Don't Have Enough

Short Desert Winter Days Make for Long Winter Nights

Rural Mountain Riding and not Reading the Fine Print

About the Author

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