Telluride locals, Ben Clark and Jon Miller, returned to climb and ski Baruntse, 23,390' in the Himalayas of Nepal. Their attempt in the Spring of 2009 was cut short. In this episode, Spring of 2010, we see them climbing in the 20,000' range, getting acclimated...
We at Telluride Inside... and Out have family on both coasts, and in between. With the busy calendar in Telluride in Summer and Winter, most of our travel gets concentrated in the off seasons. Throw in the occasional glitch, and that off-season travel can get hectic.
The past several weeks serve as an illustration: Susan and I spent a week in Pittsburgh with daughter Kjerstin and family. Some transportation difficulties made it more advantageous to forgo our planned two day stop in Telluride before continuing to the Seattle area to be with Chief Geek Kimm Viebrock and her family. The change meant we had a few extra days with the Northwest contingent, but brought a few difficulties of its own. We had driven to Denver and our car was at the airport. Instead of flying to Rapid City, SD for the annual get-together with fellow retired Northwest Airlines pilots, I flew to Denver, got the car, drove to Rapid City.
Last Spring, Ben Clark and Jon Miller returned to Nepal for a second attempt to ski 23,390' Baruntse. Ben had posted several dispatches to outlets in the US, including Telluride Inside...
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If any of you happened to see an outrageous vintage sports car – or two or ten or twenty - cruising over Dallas Divide last Tuesday, you were witnessing the running of the 2010 Colorado Grand, a 1,000 mile, five-day driving tour of pre-1961 sports cars that takes place each year during the third week of September and journeys over some of Colorado’s most spectacular mountain passes and scenic byways. 
Two organizations founded and operated by fans of the rock band Phish, Phish Fans, charity announced today that they have raised and distributed a combined $1,000,000 for charity. The joint announcement was made by The Mimi Fishman Foundation, which raises funds through online auctions, and The Mockingbird Foundation, which publishes historical information about Phish in print and online. Both organizations are operated on an all-volunteer basis, with no salaries, paid staff, or offices.
The 2010 running of the Imogene Pass Run was today, Saturday, September 11. The annual footrace starts in Ouray, CO, at an elevation of 7810', continues over 13,114' Imogene Pass and down to Telluride at 8750'. The distance is 17.1 miles. I haven't done...
I didn't know anyone who died in the tragedies of September 11, 2001. Still, the events of that day touched my family and me in some strange ways.
Susan and I had flown from Seattle, where we had been visiting Kimm Viebrock (now known as TIO's Chief Geek), to Newark, NJ where our mission was to help her parents get settled into a new apartment in Hackensack. We arrived the night of September 10. The morning of September 11 was beautiful, and I was enjoying the early sunshine on the east facing terrace on the 9th floor with my father-in-law. Then the phone rang:"Turn on your TV!" Though we couldn't see the Twin Towers behind a high rise across the street, we watched the smoke and eventually the flames as the second airplane hit the tower.
The Telluride Historical Museum informed TIO about this 4 wheel drive tour some time back. I apologize for just getting to it now. Rudy Davison, author, newspaper editor, historian, is leading what should be a very interesting three day 4-wheeling trip on September 10,...
Telluride Inside... and Out witnessed two outstanding films to open the 2010 Telluride Film Festival: first, "Carlos," Olivier Assaya's 5 1/2 hour epic, the first film pick by Festival directors Gary Meyer, Tom Luddy and Julie Huntsinger. And then this morning, "Precious Life," written and directed by Shlomi Eldar.
