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Month: September 2018

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Enchanted Travels: Route 66 in New Mexico

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Tin Sheets

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Being the star of the winery’s social media was lots of work, but the treats made it worth it. #diditallforthecookie #FinleyFriday #FBF #2014 #finewinecanine #winerydog #tinsheets

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It’s hard to stay productive when your office buddy is snoozing on the job. #notearninghiskibbletoday #sleepingdog #theredrascal #finewinecaninetoo #tinsheets

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Southeastern Colorado was a hotbed of coal mining back in the late 19th/early 20th centuries. While many mines and their associated company towns were owned by Colorado Fuel & Iron, not all of them were. Cokedale, approximately 8 miles west of Trinidad, was established by the American Smelting & Refining Company (ASARCO) in 1906 to support the nearby coal mines. With the top mine producing 1,500 tons of coal per day, by the time mining operations ceased in 1947, more than a million tons of coal had been produced. Unlike some other company towns, this one still exists and is the “most significant example of an intact coal camp in Colorado”. After the mine was shut down, the company began destroying buildings, while the miners were given the option to purchase the homes for $50/lot or $100/room. The remaining residents banded together to form the Town of Cokedale in 1948, keeping the company from tearing down any additional structures. Today, the town is on the National Register of Historic Places, with the former Gottlieb Merchantile Building (now the Cokedale Mining Musesum), the old school (now a church), and blocks of old homes still standing and in use; as well as the remains of the rows of coke ovens across the highway. #coloradohistory #colorfulcolorado #highwayoflegends #cokedale #tinsheets

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Mid-walk chest rubs? Yes, please! #happypuppy #theredrascal #finewinecaninetoo #visitcos #tinsheets

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🎶If you ever plan to motor west, travel my way, take the highway that is best. Get your sniffs on Route 66. 🎶 Happy birthday to the highway that’s the best and the road that inspired us to create Tin Sheets to the Wind, which was established 93 years ago today! #doglyrics #route66 #motherroad #happybirthday #finewinecanine #finleysroadtrip #visitcalifornia #tinsheets

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Maybe it’s just us, but these two look an awful lot alike. The top photo is Jen’s first lab, Mick, way back in 1997. The bottom photo is Saxby, taken this morning. #wehaveatypeapparently #mickthewonderdog #theredrascal #finewinecaninetoo #tinsheets

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Two winemakers from Colorado and their Fine Wine Canine travel the open road searching for the remnants from a time when America’s greatest love was the car and road trips were a way of life.

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