There’s this habit I have, of looking at a map and selecting countries I know little about. Such was the case with Armenia, except for a reel that teased hiking, winemaking and a cultural renaissance ...

Before first light hit the eastern flank of Mount Sopris — before the sun could warm the mesas and forests that slope toward Capitol Creek, or bake the sprawling ranches and fields on the valley floor ...

Armenia, located in the South Caucasus (between Eastern Europe and West Asia), is one of the world's oldest civilizations and the first nation to adopt Christianity as its state religion. Known for ...

Not long after the front lines of Syria’s civil war vanished, Areej Miro, an artisan from Damascus, set out with her hiking group for a sixth-century monastery built into the mountains of central ...

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The tires buzz as the Volkswagen races over the rumble strips, my eyes scanning for radar guns and speed cameras. The relentless Washington suburban sprawl is ever-present, more highways, slap-dash ...

People walk into the St. Benedict’s Monastery in Snowmass for the monastery’s last public liturgy on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. The monastery was sold to Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir, for $120 million.

Colorado’s most expensive real estate listing has been purchased by the CEO of Colorado’s most valuable public company. Alex Karp, co-founder and CEO of Palantir Technologies, a leading software and ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Colorado’s most expensive real estate listing has been purchased by the CEO of Colorado’s most valuable public company. Alex Karp, co-founder and CEO of ...

The end of an era has finally come, as Old Snowmass’ St. Benedict’s Monastery, owned since 1956 by Trappist monks, sold. The $120 million sale was recorded Monday in a Special Warranty Deed through ...

Palantir CEO Alex Karp has paid a record $120 million for a ranch outside Aspen, Colo., that was used for decades as a monastery, according to a source with knowledge of the deal. Located in Snowmass, ...