Crestone

I see you around the Boulder area - we're in Crestone Co.

Hot springs on the drive to Oaxaca from El Paso 2007

Promising prospects were found in Crestone, Colorado, Perryvile, MO and Troy, NY — not necessarily hubs of design in the traditional sense – but places with no shortage of innovative ideas when it comes to construction techniques.

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Crestone proper has about 100 residents, but some 1,000 others live in the adjacent development of Baca Grande, who also qualify for the service, as do the residents of the nearby town of Moffat, population 112.

Funeral Pyres An Option In Crestone AP 2011

While Belinda Ellis "did not have a religious bone in her body," according to her husband, Randy Ellis, she had attended a Crestone funeral pyre and told her family it was what she wanted.

Funeral Pyres An Option In Crestone AP 2011

Crestone is nestled at the foot of the Sangre De Cristo mountain range, some 200 miles southwest of Denver.

Funeral Pyres An Option In Crestone AP 2011

The decision to limit who can be cremated was made to honor the wishes of the community, which did not want out-of-towners coming to Crestone, and because the project isn't big enough to handle more ceremonies.

Funeral Pyres An Option In Crestone AP 2011

Ellis' ceremony and others seem somehow fitting for Crestone, home to an eclectic mix of spiritual and religious groups that include Zen and Tibetan Buddhists and Carmelites, said Stephanie Gaines, director of the nondenominational Crestone End of Life Project, the volunteer group that performs the cremations.

Funeral Pyres An Option In Crestone AP 2011

While Belinda Ellis "did not have a religious bone in her body," according to her husband, Randy Ellis, she had attended a Crestone funeral pyre and told her family it was what she wanted.

Funeral Pyres An Option In Crestone AP 2011

Ellis' ceremony and others seem somehow fitting for Crestone, home to an eclectic mix of spiritual and religious groups that include Zen and Tibetan Buddhists and Carmelites, said Stephanie Gaines, director of the nondenominational Crestone End of Life Project, the volunteer group that performs the cremations.

Funeral Pyres An Option In Crestone AP 2011

Crestone is nestled at the foot of the Sangre De Cristo mountain range, some 200 miles southwest of Denver.

Funeral Pyres An Option In Crestone AP 2011