Wildness does not go away because we bring it indoors. This is especially true of animals. Tom had two Malamutes, Neshka and Ashi, named for Eskimo heroes he had read about. He lived with them in a one room cabin up Coal Creek Canyon. The...
It snowed off-and-on for a few days in Telluride. I wouldn't call it a blizzard, but when Monday morning dawned clear and cold, with about 4 or 5 inches of new fluffy snow, it was time to quit work early (is 9 AM too early?)...
It’s ski season and the lifts are open -- but only Lift Four, Lift Five and Lift Six to See Forever. What’s a ski bum to do with only a few groomers to cruise on? The way I see it is you have two choices: 1)...
In the summer of 2009, Chef Bud Thomas and his wife Jenna came to Telluride’s Wilkinson Public Library to teach children how to make peanut butter and jelly crepes. “Knowing how much our daughter Hazel loves cooking, we were thrilled to offer this instructional opportunity to...
Bobbi Brown is a part-time Telluride local and an international brand name. Twenty years ago, in 1991, with the launch of Bobbi Brown Essentials, she changed the face of the makeup industry and established her groundbreaking credo: "Women want to look and feel like themselves,...
Meet scientist Ron Estler at Friday's gathering At Telluride's Pinhead Institute, the concepts of science and fun are joined at the hip. In December, as part of one of Pinhead's signature programs, Science in the Schools, salad bowls play a major role in an epic Tug-of...
My aviation career began in Pensacola, Florida. A highlight of our Fall travels was a return to Pensacola, Florida, home of Naval Aviation, with Grandson Dylan Klein in mid-October. There were several connecting points that made our visit a sentimental journey. 2011 is the Centennial Year of...
Kristin Holbrook of Telluride's Two Skirts is a respected fashionista for sure – turns out even when it comes down to ready- to-wear for your technological appendages. In a recent issue of The Economist, veteran Silicon Valley techie Paul Saffo was quoted as describing Apple...
Sometimes you have to get out of town to appreciate what you have at home.
By Jesse James McTigue
Moab, Utah is full of some of the most mind-boggling spectacles and seeming impossibilities. Flowers bloom among the arid, desert landscape; rock-towers spiral skyward; and delicate arches perforate smooth rock formations.
Every October, in the middle of all of this natural wonderment, an even more mind-boggling spectacle occurs – the 24 Hours of Moab mountain bike race.
The race occurs at the end of the mountain biking season and has contenders racing from noon Saturday to noon Sunday, for 24 hours straight. Most competitors race on a four or five person team, requiring each individual rider to complete the 15-mile course three or four times. There are also competitors who compete as solo and duo riders and some of these folks do it on a single-speed—a mountain bike with one fixed gear.
Every year, I am amazed at how many people are willing to subject themselves to this race (including myself). Competitors range from professional cyclists to groups of friends looking for a good time and a personal challenge. Some teams are raising money for a cause; others are just hoping to survive.
