Walking around a packed town this weekend, it was great to see people recreating in their own ways. And in the midst of all the paddling and biking and hiking and eating, I really enjoyed seeing a few people tucked comfortably off to the shady side of the river walk trail, in a crazy creek, reading a book. It got me thinking, what’s on peoples reading lists for the summer? Having just pounded through a few used book store treasures myself including ‘The Man who Sold the Moon’, the classic Heinlein sci-fi tale of future capitalism and dogged determination in the pursuit of a dream, as well as Richard Bach’s ‘One’, a fantastic voyage that explores the parallel lives that are created everytime we make this choice instead of that choice all from the seat of a Cessna 172, I am in need of some summer book suggestions! So what are you reading Buena Vista? Tell us in the comments and maybe you’ll find a few other folks who are reading along with you!

As a side note, when searching for a new book, I usually head to my local library, But if I want to find something I didn’t know I was looking for, exploring a good used book store is the way to go. I’ve recently spent time in two that you might want to take a walk through - the Bookman in Old Colorado City - just outside of Colorado Springs on your way up to Manitou and The Book Haven in downtown Salida. Both stores have something that’s a bit undefinable in that (I think) the collections reflect the owners personality in a very distinctive way. The Book Haven, particularly, is simply chock-a-block full of titles on sustainablity, green building, human rights and many many more interesting things I haven’t come across anywhere else. And certainly not at a Borders or Barnes and Noble. Book stores have tried to spring up from time to time in BV but few have managed to gain a profitable footing. Hopefully someone will take another stab at it in the near future (rumor has it that a gallery on main street is beginning to stock used paperbacks….). Happy reading!

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