inconsolable heartbreak

Welp, good thing no one knows this site exists because I’m about to have a Dear Diary sob fest of epic proportions. My realtor called this morning and said that even if I manage to get funding in order, the ranch owner has decided to sell to the developer because they want both the house and the land and don’t require owner carry financing.

I also wanted both the house and the land, but because I could only put 25% cash down and my company is a start up, the owner asked for a personal guarantee that equalled everything I own, so I countered with an offer for only the land and that’s when the realtor said, “too bad, so sad” <<ugly cry all day>>

I went to the woods to cry and got stung by bees.

dream craft

I just survived the most challenging decade of my life, and on the other side I have found myself actively and chaotically building the crazy dream that was seeded from my many disparate lifelong special interests. Namely; conservation, history, culture, wildlife, climate resiliency, tent making and mountain mule adventuring (!!!) <<completely new to the latter which keeps things spicy. I’m an artist and live a hermits life in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in southern Colorado.

My home overlooks an historic ranch and the peaks leading into the San Isabelle National Forest. These lands called me here in a way that I can’t effectively articulate but since I’ve arrived, I’ve uncovered a side of myself that is undeniably tenacious when it comes to protecting and serving the land. My favorite neighbors are mountain lions, and I try my best to embody their spirit when faced with the reckless land development and resource extraction that surrounds me.

While this dream of WilderCulture came to me back in 2020, (after seeing an orb while hiking in red rocks canyon in broad daylight—a story for another time) it wasn’t until recently that I learned that the ranch next to my home is for sale. The property is all of my wildest dreams and passions bundled into one package, so this public benefit corporation, WilderCulture (along with the sister non-profit I’m forming along side of it) is my Hail Mary pass at the opportunity to serve the land, the community, and the people that were displaced from these lands.

I’m truly just figuring it out as I go, following my heart and doing as the land instructs. This is where I will document this wild journey. For now, I’ll leave you with a short video of a mountain lion that lives on land I’ve protected just north of here, and if you’d like to join me on this mission, please reach out! Much love

Mountain Lion in Colorado Mountains, just noticed that this was filmed exactly one year ago today!