Wednesday morning dawned gray and cool. Our intrepid group was in the car by 0730 for the drive up to Glacier Guides' headquarters just outside the Park's West Entrance. We soon loaded two vans, and headed up Going-to-the-Sun Road, the clouds increasing as we climbed,...
One could say Susan and I are empty nesters once removed: with one grandson out of college and on his own, two others out of the house and in college, our grand-daughter not far behind, family get-togethers require a little more planning. [caption id="attachment_60639" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Peaks, Logan...
When I got to the parking area on Lizard Head Pass, nearly a platoon's worth of mountain bikes was lying on the ground. Each had the name of its rider on a piece of paper on the handlebar. The Semper Fi troops soon arrived, each...
Ed. note: Scroll to the bottom of the story to listen to my conversation with Ace Kvale. "Ace and the Desert Dog" is scheduled for 3 screenings: Fri, 5/27 at High Camp, 7-9:15 pm; Sat, 5/28 at the Nugget Theatre, 9:15-11:30 am; Sun, 5/29 at Base...
Did you ever notice, probably in retrospect, that trips often appear to have been planned around a theme? And then remembered that the theme was inadvertent? This Telluride Inside...
A few moments ago (or is it my age?), we returned from our Autumn travels to find Telluride, and especially the surrounding mountains, blanketed with early season snow. So the opening of the ski area just before Thanksgiving was a skier's idea of paradise, the...
First the insistent nudge, then the turn to see the LED numerals on the clock. "What!?" grumpily. "Gina has to go out." "*%#^! It's a quarter to five!" "Do you want me to take her out?" "No, damnit! I'll do it!" Still a bit dazed from...
Sus and I had a romantic weekend in Denver that ended with a quick kiss at the airport as she headed for New York and I, with one major stop, drove back to Telluride. Before making my way through the mountains I had a date...
Have you seen a wounded Veteran skiing with someone in a blue jacket out on a black run on the Telluride mountain? How about a special needs kid from the reservation having a ball on Double Cabins? Or a young man who is autistic first...
The "drought." We've all been talking about it. Telluride enjoyed a great early snowfall. The mountain opened with good coverage, then got more snow so the Christmas rush was beautifully served. And then...
