40.5163° N, 108.0880° W
1805 meters elevation
We sneeze as we add this picture to the Librarian’s Report:

Driving directions from google.com
Clearly, it’s not the right one.
Brochure:

Moffat County Map from Visit Moffat County https://www.visitmoffatcounty.com/area-maps/

It is important for the Reader to realize that there are no services on State Road 318 after Maybell. It’s difficult to say if our travelers would have taken that route should they have discovered this fact ahead of time. But like many homo sapiens, they are impulsive and easily swayed.

The village of Maybell,or Maybelle (we have found it both ways), was founded in the century of the 1800s and had a population of only 72 in 2010. It remains an outpost for those who decide to make the journey through remote northwest Colorado, United States of America, Planet Earth. This is much more a town that people drive or ride through than settle in, with horse drives and bike rides traveling through town for decades of its history. We are confident that some people would classify this land as “frontier” – having fewer than six people per square mile and not having a sophisticated medical facility in sight that can handle complex surgeries. It is beyond the limits of our small brains to understand the nuances of what type of frontier however, with the country having greatly expounded on its notion of what defines frontier land and adding to the complexities of the system that continues to create them as populations migrate to larger cities.

If it is of interest to the Reader, we can say that Maybell hosts the last remaining one room school in the state of Colorado and also recorded the coldest ambient temperature in 1985 at a balmy -61 degrees Fahrenheit (-52 degrees celsius). We are not yet clear how these geographical boundaries work and why some lines divide things into smaller chunks called “states” or “villages,” “townships” or “cities.” It is all quite confusing and at this point we can only presume that homo sapiens intentionally wanted it so. It’s similar to what that mystic Deepak Chopra would say about the spiritual boundaries they erect to divide Heaven from Earth, mind from matter, real from unreal. They are mere conveniences. Having made the boundaries, they can be unmade just as easily!

Regardless what you call it, Maybell provides a safety net for fledgling homo spiritus who have escaped the snakes of Juniper Springs and the surrounding area, in all their forms and have begun to shed their skin. If you make it this far, it is because you have realized that you are not alone in this Universe. That everything you think, say and do is connected to everyone and everything in ways we could not possibly understand. And you are curious to explore those connections more.

Here, one survives the harshness of extreme weather and remoteness of the wild by banding together in community. Life here is not for the faint of heart and the numbers who settle here remain small. Most homo sapiens will not make it this far up the road. Of those who do, some will be lead astray, distracted by the devils that call mercilessly to their souls. Those who are fortunate will continue on their journey toward that most gratifying divine destination which we described in the first chapter.

If you are to continue on dear Reader, we encourage you to learn the lesson of Maybell and help your neighbors in need. Build and share community. Nourish the sangha. Remember that the fruits of your labor are sweet and abundant, but they must be nurtured and take time to grow. As the dear one Carolyn Myss might say, “Spend time each day pouring grace into your world.”

The height of community in Maybell is the cattle drive from Browns Park (or Browns Hole) to Craig, with hundreds of steer riding through town each year. It is the cattlemen, along with more nefarious types including a number of outlaws who appear to have reached some level of notoriety, who kept Maybell alive throughout the centuries.

If you are looking for assistance, we recommend you start at the center of town in the small park there. This is where folks gather through time and leave their mark on others. While we encourage helping weary travelers, know that some intentions will not be true to the Creator’s wishes nor your highest alignment for Heaven on Earth. We encourage you to use all your senses of physical, emotional and spiritual perception to discern the difference. May you be blessed as you navigate.
Ashley Clark
Asst Librarian, Fifth Corps