In the summer of 1982 I was a young mountaineer cutting my teeth on the steep slopes and hard rock of the San Juan Mountains in Colorado. Sitting atop Hesperus Mountain (13,232 ft.), I would gaze southward towards the four corners of New Mexico, Utah,...
The Independent Publishers Association awarded Telluride-based author R.J. (Bob) Rubadeau the Bronze Medal for Fiction in the Mountain West Region of the United States for his recently published (Beacon Hill, 2012) "The Fat Man: A Telluride Murder Mystery." The prestigious international competition celebrates the Best...
May 10 to 17, 2012 Visible Planets: Morning: Mercury Evening: Venus, Mars and Saturn Last week I felt as if I might be losing my mind. It was a case of over-commitment, coupled with the sudden addition of unexpected professional and domestic duties. My cell phone...
Editor's note: As our dear friend Jennie Franks so eloquently points out, Sharon Shuteran moved through our world – the world – with a loose-limbed elegance, embodying as she did, the very essence of the yoga principles of sthira/sukha: alertness without effort; relaxed without dullness....
It feels like the 1960s all over again. Flower power is one of the trends of the hour. (Along with color blocking, which we discussed in this column – what was it? – a month or so ago and a 1920s elegance shades of Daisy...
Editor's note: In 2011, for the fourth time in a row (and running), the Library Journal Index of Public Library Services, a public library rating system, designated Telluride’s Library a five-star institution. With an overall score of 2,471 based on patron use per capita in...
Though a lifetime has happened since the great afternoon Susan and I spent with our beautiful, long-legged Granddaughter, I had to take a few minutes out to give a shout-out to the Pittsburgh Children's Museum and Anna Klein, she of the lovely smile and the...
Editor’s note: Author/poet/recently retired teacher-writing instructor David Feela is a regular contributor to Telluride Inside… and Out. His latest book, “How Delicate These Arches: Footnotes from the Four Corners,” a collection of essays, is available at Between the Covers Bookstore and is up for a...
Shawna Moore is an established professional painter and encaustic artist, with important work exhibited nationally in galleries and regional museums. Recently, Shawna became part of Will Thompson's stable of fine artists at the Telluride Gallery of Fine Art, where her work can now be seen...
Ahh yes, off season is here. One of the nicest possible times of the year in Telluride occurs every April when at least half the town disappears to Mexico, Costa Rica, the Bahamas and pretty much every place in between. The school shuts down not...
