Baca County Beauty: In the southeast corner of Colorado, a little-known land of canyons and plains boasts a stunning array of petroglyphs, hoodoos and wildlife. Story and photographs by Joshua Hardin / Colorado Gem Prospector: On the steep slopes of Mount Antero near Salida, prospector Brian Busse raised six children while hunting for gemstones at his Thank You Lord Aquamarine Mine. Story by Tom Hess, Photographs by Joshua Hardin / Mulberry Community Garden: A band of green-thumbed volunteers cultivate a bumper crop of friends while growing vegetables at a beloved community garden in Fort Collins. Story and photographs by Valerie Mosley / Bandimere Speedway: On each Wednesday night in summer, amateur racers burn rubber on a nationally renowned professional dragstrip in Morrison known as Thunder Mountain. Story by Tom Hess, Photographs by Joshua Hardin
