Jammin January
Annual Employee Christmas Party Recap
Our annual party was held on December 17. We are grateful to have you as guests, as we celebrate this beautiful space!
We also give thanks to Dune Valley for servicing our catering needs! It was amazing.
We would like to personally thank Dune Valley Distillery for the excellent catering service they provided us!
THE HISTORY OF DUNE VALLEY DISTILLERY Owner and distiller, Nicolas Chambers has long wanted to experiment on producing unique Colorado potato and quinoa vodkas. Dune Valley Distillery, based in Mosca, Colorado, is located in the Rio Grande watershed. We operate in the newly renovated Historic 1930’s-era gymnasium and community hall that once hosted the first Sangre De Cristo School. We share this property with Colorado Quinoa and White Mountain Farm. The crops utilized in the creation of our beverages are grown in the surrounding fields and the seeds are cleaned in a new, state-of-the-art cleaning plant. Dune Valley vodka is not a completely neutral spirit but one that highlights the unique high alpine desert valley terroir which is reminiscent of the Andes (where quinoa originally evolved). Their spirit is composed of 100% malted quinoa grown at White Mountain Farm in Mosca,
Colorado has been growing quinoa in the San Luis Valley since the early 1980s
Please check them out!
January Sesquicentennial 25% off lodging Sale
In 2026, the United States will mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence—our nation’s semiquincentennial. At the same time, Colorado will mark the 150th anniversary of our entrance into the Union—our state’s sesquicentennial. As the Centennial State, Colorado is the only one who will observe twin anniversaries—our Sesquisemiquincentennial.
In honor of this, we are offering 25% off all lodging during the month of January 2026. Call us today to book!
Details: To receive the discount, your stay must be for any date within January 2026.
Dark Sky Dates
Below, we have included a list of dates you may wish to observe for dark sky viewing.
- January 3 – Full moon / Supermoon
- January 3 & 4 – Quadrantids Meteor Shower
- January 18 – New moon
There’s nothing like the wonder of a constellation-filled sky, with celestial bodies lighting up the night. And when it comes to stargazing, that’s the only type of light you want to see. Areas with little to no light pollution are sought for clear viewing opportunities. Special steps include adding shielding units to outdoor lights so that light is being directed down and not up, minimizing blue lights, and limiting the luminance levels from area signage, to name a few. DarkSky identifies places with high-quality nighttime environments and advocates for conservation and managing outdoor lighting to help protect these areas and keep them enjoyable for stargazing.
Click here for a list of Dark Sky places in Colorado from the Dark Sky Colorado website.
Joyful Blog
Joyful has also taken the time to write a great blog post about what comes after the holidays. Please click here to read her post.
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