Telluride is a winter playground. The skiing is obvious. But what might not be so obvious, especially to the common visitor, are all of the other ways to explore this majestic valley, especially with kids and especially in the winter. Enter Eco Adventures. Based in the...
With all the fervor over the current construction of our new Dog Den we felines, far superior beings to the slobbering obnoxious dogs, have been feeling a bit cast in the shadows. Although cats did get a huge upgrade when Second Chance moved out here...
Warming temperatures and sunshine today through most of Thursday then increasing high cloudiness & windy tomorrow. The next system from the NW will enter western Colorado on shifting southwest winds late Thursday evening/early Friday morning bringing 4-8" of snow favoring W aspects above TL (possibly...
Remember when statements like, “You throw like a girl,” were insults? Back before Title IX, the Education Amendment in 1972 that gave equal opportunities and funding for women’s sports? Back before strong women represented dominant US women’s teams in sports like softball and soccer...
This is a story about seeds and the good and great things they germinate. Eric Earley knows all about seeds. Seeds were the central conceit of an Op Ed piece he penned for the New York Times. Earley grew up in the Oregon hills and mountains, where...
Mostly sunny skies today with increasing high clouds moving into western Colorado and another day of very warm temps for February. Thursday, westerly flow brings Pacific moisture/snow in the morning to our area and the beginning of a series of juicy storms lasting through the...
Second Chance's Wine & Whiskers Weekend takes place Thursday March 20 (opening mixer) & Saturday March 22 (gala) [caption id="attachment_38482" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Spot strutting his stuff at the Telluride AIDS Benefit student fashion show.[/caption] Are dogs a fashion statement? Many would say "yes." And as a dog,...
Soot deposited from a torch lighting the way dated the event to about 26,000 years ago. A boy of about 10 walked alongside a large canid, likely half-dog, half-wolf, inside the Chauvet caves in the Ardeche region in France, the site of some of the...
When you live in Telluride, going to a different ski mountain can feel illicit. In the words of fellow snow writer, Jesse McTigue, it can feel almost like "an affair". You see the new mountain with forgiving eyes, and everything is fresh and exciting. Andy and...
