Susan and I just returned from family travel in the East to find about 4 inches of snow on the ground here in the valley. The skies lightened today and on a quick trip to town I was struck by the brilliant wavy bands of...
[caption id="attachment_35315" align="alignright" width="300"] Telluride, pictured in Transworld Business.(Here's hoping winter looks like this.)[/caption] Browsing the Internet, I came across this article in Transworld Business about Telski's new eyewear partner. "ZEAL Optics, the most sustainable sunglass company in the world, and Telluride Ski Resort, the most beautiful...
[caption id="attachment_35310" align="alignright" width="300"] Biscotti the Scottie[/caption] Tuesday, October 15, marks the two-year anniversary of Second Chance Humane Society operating from Angel Ridge Ranch. Although we have only scratched the surface of the potential the property holds for our organization’s mission, we have settled in like a...
Editor's Note: We met Erica Stock at an awareness and fundraiser for American Rivers, her employer, and the leading organization working to protect and restore the nation’s rivers and streams. (We are proud supporters.) Erica's driving professional passion is to build the organizational capacity of...
[caption id="attachment_35224" align="alignright" width="300"] Pueblo Bonito, Chaco Canyon[/caption] Editor's note: Crow Canyon Archaeological Center is located in southwestern Colorado, a rewarding day trip from Telluride of a little over two hours each way. For over 28 years, the on-campus staff has made its business to study and...
Editor's note: Hilary Lempit of EcoAction Partners launches a new series called "Mountain Facts" that is all about answering your questions about the environment and sustainability. The first question: What makes the aspen trees turn colors? This week is the prime time for leaf-peeping. The cloudless, crisp blue...
[caption id="attachment_35197" align="alignright" width="224"] The bride-to-be celebrates with friends after the hike.[/caption] I was texting my friends furiously this week. I had a few spare hours, and hadn’t spent any quality time with friends lately—and there was a window of gorgeous fall weather. Meet me at...
Climate change is happening now. One year after Superstorm Sandy caused $80 billion in damage, there have been raging forest fires induced by extreme drought conditions burning thousands of acres of pristine forest, killing dozens of people, and destroying hundreds of homes. More recently, an extreme...
As we try to address the daily challenges we face because of the millions of dogs and cats who end up in shelters across the country every year, it is common to lose sight of the tremendous advances that have been made to date. While there...
