Poets’ Corner: Christmas Trees, Love ‘Em – Or Let Evergreens Be
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire. Jack Frost nipping at your nose. Enduring Christmas traditions – like the Christmas tree. Yet even these comforting verities of the season fac
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Wade Davis, Sacred Headwaters, a Victory – For Now
The Stikine Valley in British Columbia is sacred to the First Nations people, the Tahltan. The region encompasses one of the largest predator-prey ecosystems in North America. Rich
Telluride Ski Resort: All Dressed Up in Holiday White
Over 100” of Natural Snow Fell on the Mountain Already this Season Telluride Ski Resort’s snow conditions are some of the best they have been in recent memory. We are talking
EcoAction Partners: Greening Your Holiday
Want to reduce your carbon footprint this holiday season? Here are our suggesting for “greening” your celebrations. 1. Use recycled wrapping paper! Draw or paint on
Telluride Mountain Club Salutes Ullr, 12/14
Let’s start with the obvious question: Who the heck is Ullr? The best answer I found was at northernpaganism.com. Ullr is a very old god of the northern lands, so old that by
SNOW SUNDAY: The Perfect Tree
Everyone has an idea of what makes the perfect holiday tree. For some, it’s the quintessential blue spruce, tall, full, perfectly shaped and dressed. Others like the Charlie Brow
Earth Matters: Hawai’i Leads by Example
‘A’ohe hana nui ke alu ‘ia. Translation? “No task is too big when done together by all.” This Hawaiian ‘olelo no’eau or proverb, was recen
San Juan Mountains Weather: 12/06/2013
A low pressure trough is forming over the Pacific NW today while cold temps and scattered mid level clouds remain in western Colorado. Another very cold day and night ahead as cl
Telluride Institute Bridal Veil Living Classroom
The week before Thanksgiving, we received an email from Pamela Zoline, co-founder of the Telluride Institute, inviting us to the annual Bridal Veil Living Classroom gathering to h
San Juan Mountains Weather: 12/2/2013
There are many ?’s concerning the approaching major winter storm system, but several things are certain–high winds and very cold temperatures with potential for Significant Sno
Snow Sunday: The Beauty of Winter
There are several reasons to love this time of year in Telluride. The opening of the Telluride Ski Mountain, especially on a year with so much snow, reinvigorates families and frie
San Juan Mountains Weather: Another Storm Before Turkey Day
Thickening clouds are beginning to stream into the San Juans today with a moisture source stretching from Hawaii. The first wave of energy in the Great Basin should reach us by m
River Watch: Bill Dubbed “River Killer” Passes
Today, under the leadership of Doc Hastings (R-WA) and Tom McClintock (R-CA) in the House Natural Resources Committee, high-profile legislators with anti-environment track records
Snow Sunday: Improve Your Nerd Cred
It seems like everyone on Facebook this week was playing the same game, tagging each other and posting a designated number of little-known facts about themselves. And while it was
A Greener Gondola
The Telluride Gondola is about to get even groovier. The Colorado Economic Development Commission has just granted the gondola a Contribution Project. The new G
San Juan Mountains Weather: Big Early Season Snowfall?
Western Colorado is about to transition from beautiful autumn conditions to winter weather this weekend. Models lacked consensus the past week but now generally agree with differ
Preparing for an Eco-Friendly Thanksgiving
Here’s a post from Lisa, from Retro Housewife Goes Green, and her suggestions for an Eco-Friendly Thanksgiving: Thanksgiving will be here before we know it so I have put toge
Earth Matters: The Climate Reality March Across America
The fat lady has sung and the time has come for climate deniers to face the music. Based on 117 years of research, the 5th Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 2013 Report con
Fall Sunday: Yup, It’s On
This fall, “off-season” is a misnomer in Telluride; it’s on. Snow from September did not melt away as it usually does. Instead, it still lingers on the surrounding peaks. Oct
EcoAction Partners: Green your Halloween
Halloween is coming up soon! That means trick-or-treating, making a costume, carving pumpkins, and eating candy (of course!). Here are a few suggestions to “green” your Hallowe
Fall Sunday: Best Fall Date
The gift certificate sounded like a good thing to bid on at the time: a farm lunch at Sutcliffe Vineyard with a wine tasting. How romantic, I thought, as I scribbled my name down o
Fall Sunday: The Tradition of Hunting
When most people think about hunting, they picture a bunch of dudes in camouflage pants and fluorescent orange vests, drinking cans of beer and driving around in oversized trucks.
EcoAction Partners: Mountain Facts, Terpenes
Editor’s note: Hilary Lempit of EcoAction Partners continues a new series called “Mountain Facts” that is all about answering your questions about the environment and sustai
Fall Sunday: Shutdown Aims At The West’s Core
When I first heard about the government shutdown, I thought of all those people who would be affected in Washington DC and New York — all of those people who live in the real