December 2013

It’s not easy to come up with Christmas gifts. We all have so much stuff, and we spend a great deal of time picking up, organizing, and trying to get rid of our stuff. So when it comes time to gift-giving, I’m always a little...

The Stikine Valley in British Columbia is sacred to the First Nations people, the Tahltan. The region encompasses one of the largest predator-prey ecosystems in North America. Rich in wildlife –  caribou, stone sheep, moose, mountain goats, grizzlies and wolves – and mountain majesty, the...

Over 100” of Natural Snow Fell on the Mountain Already this Season  Telluride Ski Resort’s snow conditions are some of the best they have been in recent memory. We are talking about over 100 inches of natural snow fall. With all lifts open and nearly 4000...

[caption id="attachment_36569" align="alignright" width="300"] Banjo Flag, Telluride Bluegrass Festival[/caption] To celebrate the longest night of the year, the eve of the winter solstice, and the midpoint between Telluride Bluegrass festivals, Planet Bluegrass is proud to share the preliminary lineup for the 41st Telluride Bluegrass Festival (June...

December 19 to 26, 2013    Visible Planets: Morning: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn    Evening: Venus Winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, the shortest day of the year, takes place in 2013 on December 21st. The Sun is symbolically reborn on this day; it has reached its southernmost point...

[caption id="attachment_36665" align="alignright" width="200"] Boris[/caption] Recently, here at the Second Chance Shelter, a nice couple was checking out the other adoptable cats. And we, well, we were all were preening and purring and secretly crossing our toes hoping to be The Chosen One. I heard the...

Depending on your age and stage in life and the way things have been going lately, this time of year, a time of assessment, is not necessarily easy. Take refuge in art for the start of the New Year. Attend the Ah Haa School for the Arts'...

Want to reduce your carbon footprint this holiday season? Here are our suggesting for "greening" your celebrations. 1.  Use recycled wrapping paper! Draw or paint on brown paper bags, use old newspapers, or scraps of cloth: check the Free Box for interesting wrapping materials. 2.  Use LED lights...

[caption id="attachment_36635" align="alignright" width="300"] Audrey Hepburn And Peter O'Toole in "How to Steal A Million," from The HOllywood Reporter[/caption] How time flies. Hard to believe it was almost 12 years ago when Peter O'Toole came to town to be honored as a tributee of the Telluride...