On this episode of the Kokopelli Connection, we are at Talbott Farms in Palisade, Colorado, talking with Charles Talbott and his Fiancé Taylor Ramsey. Talbott Farms is an iconic local winery, cider company and farm that was started by Charles’s family 6 generations ago, and has been run by the Talbott family ever since.

Charles and Taylor are both military veterans from the Marine Corp and Army. They talk with us about life on the farm, working at 3am to keep fruit trees from freezing and how Charles tuned military homebrew into the Talbot Cider Company.

We also hear about the Palisade Bluegrass Bash that is happening April 17th to the 20th, 2025. This local music festival in Palisade features multiple bands at several great locations throughout the town.

https://palisadebluegrass.com/

https://talbottsciderco.com/

https://www.talbottfarms.com/

Morgan Murri joins us on this Episode of the Kokopelli Connection. Morgan is a local endurance athlete, adventure seeker and founder of the Desert Gravel Race Series.

Morgan talks about the importance of mental resolve in endurance sports and how he ran the Leadville 100 after breaking his foot just one month prior. We also discuss gravel riding in the Grand Valley and what Morgan did to develop the very popular Co2Ut gravel race that is occurring this year on May 3, 2025, in Fruita, Colorado.

https://www.desertgravel.com/

In this episode we have the pleasure of talking with Dave Fishell, a local historian and expert on Western Colorado and Grand Junction.

We discuss the little known history of Grand Junction and Western Colorado from the Native Americans, to old west shootouts and the uranium era in Colorado. Dave even tell us about how a nuclear bomb was detonated near Rifle Colorado!