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Saturday, July 25, 2026

Dacono, CO: See why its Name is also its History!

Dacono, Colorado 2020 Population: 6,297* April 2025: The first stop on my tour of small towns north of the Denver

Iola, Kansas 2020 Population: 5,396* January 2025: I follow several podcasts that help shape my thinking on places and place-making.

Gunnison, Colorado Population 6,560 (*2020 Census) May 2024: We visited Gunnison, CO (pop.6,560*) for Jason’s birthday weekend. We had a

Valley City, ND Population 6,575 (*2020 census) May 2024: We stopped by the historic downtown of Valley City, ND (pop.6,575*)

March 2024: After crossing into Arizona from New Mexico, our first stop was the Petrified Forest National Park, which has

April 2023: We visited Salida (population 5,666*) for a weekend get-away, having heard good things. It did not disappoint! This

March 2023: Raton is historic town along I25 on the south side of Raton Pass, which has historical importance as

Truth or Consequences (population 5,753*) is located north of Las Cruces on I25 and has an easy-to-access exit onto the

March 2023: Aztec (population 6,201*) is the county seat of San Juan County and the home of the Aztec Ruins

January 2023: Ocean Shores (population 6,715*) is located at the southernmost end of the north peninsula called Point Brown on