Category: Colorado
An Enterprising Fort
Published Date: July 14, 2014 Leave a Comment on An Enterprising Fort
When you think of forts in the western U.S., you may remember military fortresses built to keep the peace and secure the routes of settlers. …
The Cyle of a Cesium Atom
Published Date: October 30, 2013 Leave a Comment on The Cyle of a Cesium Atom
If I said I’d be back in a second, I’d literally be back in 9,192,631,770 cycles of a cesium atom. Why is that important? Well,…
The Most Accurate of Clocks
Published Date: October 29, 2013 Leave a Comment on The Most Accurate of Clocks
For most of human history, the movement of the sun, moon and planets has been used to measure time. But even the ancients knew that…
A Bad Purchase?
Published Date: August 13, 2012 Leave a Comment on A Bad Purchase?
The general public usually wants its elected officials to be fiscally responsible. But the purchase the commissioners in Kit Carson County made was so over-the-top,…
The Budweiser Clydesdales
Published Date: March 8, 2010 1 Comment on The Budweiser Clydesdales
Irocnically, this well known team of horses was first assembled during the prohibition years. Today, they continue to be some of the most loved and…
