Floating islands made out of reeds are home to a tribe that have lived there for centuries. [caption id="attachment_77750" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Approaching the reed island[/caption] On a nearby island of only 2.3 square miles 2,500 people live in a closed community where your hat tells people where...
Cusco today is the cultural capital of Peru, but its importance goes way back in time. As the oldest living city in the Americas, Cusco has been inhabited continuously for over 3,000 years. It was, in fact, capital of the Inca Empire from the 13th to...
El Nino continues to blanket Telluride and southern Colorado with fresh snow. An additional 6" on October 16 brought the total for the month to 37". Snowmaking is in full effect now as Telski's operations team gears up for our anticipated Opening Day, which is...
Our whirlwind tour of Peru, just under two weeks, was choreographed by the award-winning Kensington Tours, whose “destination experts” (like ours, Sarah Roberts) are good listeners. Sarah curated to our wants and needs down to the smallest details: yoga mats in hotel rooms and hiking...
The precursor to the BIG holiday trifecta is just around the corner: Halloween. Celebrated each year on October 31, the origins of Halloween, like the origins of Christmas, began as a pagan ritual, specifically with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires...
Even if you have your financial house in order, if you are a Boomer (or just curious how) you might want to read this story by Elizabeth O'Brien for Money. It tells the tale of 100-year-old retirees who are still living very well thank you,...
Over 30" of snow in the Telluride region since October 7 and forecasts call for above average snowfall across southern Colorado and the Telluride this winter. And with the good news from El Nino comes this announcement: United Airlines, in partnership with the Colorado Flights...
Intel's Employee Service Corp (IESC) and Telluride AIDS Benefit (TAB) have partnered for two projects in Manzini, Swaziland in November 2018. For more information on TAB and Manzini Youth Care, visit them here. A team of eight Intel engineer volunteers, and one TAB Board member will...
This may come as no surprise to Telluride locals, but more and more docs are bypassing the traditional apple a day and prescribing time outdoors to heal what ails their patients – and enhance what is already working. Researchers have found that just two hours...
Mountainfilm's Moving Mountains Symposium kicks off Telluride's summer festival season each year. The in-depth conversation takes place at High Camp, aka, the Telluride Conference Center in Mountain Village, on Friday, May 24, 2019. On November 1, Mountainfilm begins accepting film submissions for the 2019 event. Submit...
