SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS WEATHER FORECAST: 12/12/12
Editor’s note: Jerry Roberts sent this yesterday afternoon and we missed it. It’s still pertinent so we’re publishing a little late. Southwest winds and clouds be
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SAN JUAN MOUNTAIN WEATHER: WINTER COMING?
Thursday’s minor weather event was the beginning of the end of our incredibly warm & dry autumn in the San Juan and the start of colder winter weather this weekend. Tod
SNOW SUNDAY: MOUNTAIN CLUB TURNS 25
Drumroll please: The Telluride Mountain Club is turning 25! And to celebrate we are putting on a party. The event takes place Thursday, December 6, 7 p.m., the Last Dollar Saloon.
FALL SUNDAY: THE WOOD PILE
I had this romantic notion about gathering wood for the winter, our first winter with a wood stove. I envisioned us traipsing through the forest, the kids in wool mittens, picking
FALL SUNDAY: ANY GIVEN SUNDAY
November is the time of year when people leave towns like Telluride for warmer spots such as Mexico, Arizona or California. The mountain weather is unpredictable, restaurants close
FALL SUNDAY: A GIRL AND HER GUN
I never would have imagined that I would own a gun. Growing up on the east coast, I thought guns were things that people used to rob convenience stores or impress other gang member
POSTCARDS FROM MEGEVE: PARAGLIDING FEST
Sunday, September 15, Allen, Clement, Nicolas, Camille and I went to a big paragliding festival. There were at least 10,000 people there. Folks were paragliding for four days and
FALL SUNDAY: ESCAPE TO LUXURY IN THE DESERT
I’ve visited Moab lots. I’ve climbed off Pot Ash Road, rafted the Daily Run, biked on Slick Rock and Poison Spider and camped with my family alongside the Colorado River. But,
MOUNTAIN VILLAGE: FALL TILT
October is the time of year when turning leaves signal cooler mountain air. It also means the end of a busy bike season in the San Juans. For those who want to squeeze in one last
SPENDING A SPECIAL DAY ON AJAX
I was grumbling from the minute I woke up. I had a humongous hangover—I don’t usually drink anymore, but our two- and three-year-old children spent the night at their grandpare
A FEW DAYS OF AUTUMN IN TELLURIDE
A few years ago I swore I’d never miss another Telluride autumn. And I meant it. But life is what happens while you’re making plans and life dictated that we would be o
2012 USA PRO CYCLING CHALLENGE ENDS IN DENVER
On the Double Armstrong weekend—when “Giant Step” Neil passed away after 82 unblemished years on this planet (minus one day on the moon) and Tour de France Lance fell a long
USA PRO CYCLING CHALLENGE: TIME TRIALS DECIDE IT
The final stage of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge was run in the (comparatively) level streets of Denver Sunday afternoon. Taylor Phinney (BMC) ran the 9.5 mile course in 17:25:50 t
USA PRO CYCLING CHALLENGE: LEIPHEIMER IN YELLOW JERSEY
Rory Sutherland (United Healthcare), an Australian who now calls Boulder home, surged up Flagstaff Mountain for the Stage 6 win on Saturday. Clearly Sutherland is at home in his ad
USA PRO CYCLING CHALLENGE: FARRAR POSTS 2d STAGE WIN
The USA Pro Cycling Challenge Stage 5 from Breckenridge to Colorado Springs on Friday ended with group sprint that resulted in a second stage win for Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Sharp-Bar
USA PRO CYCLING CHALLENGE: VOIGT IN SOLO RUN IN STAGE 4
Jens Voigt (RadioShack-Nissan-Trek) rode a solo race to claim the Stage 4 victory in Thursday’s run from Aspen to Beaver Creek in the 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge. Voigt is
USA PRO CYCLING CHALLENGE: DANIELSON TAKES STAGE 3
The running joke at the Durango press conference last Saturday was how many cities across America Tom Danielson claims as his home town. His statement that he wants to return to li
USA PRO CYCLING CHALLENGE: TEJAY VAN GARDEREN TAKES STAGE 2
In Tuesday’s Stage 2 race from Montrose to Mt. Crested Butte, Tejay van Garderen of BMC Racing Team gained a stage win and the overall lead. From Nicole Okoneski’s Stag
USA PRO CYCLING CHALLENGE: VIEW FROM THE TOP
Stage 1 of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge was an exciting one for me: I had never been right on the course for a major cycling event. Today changed all that. I read Emily Brendler S
AFTER STAGE 1 EVERYONE IS A FAN
If you weren’t a cycling fan and you were in Telluride Monday August 19th, chances are that you are one now. Locals and visitors alike lined Main Street to watch the world’s be
LOCALS RIDE PRO CYCLING COURSE
Anybody visiting Telluride will get to see legendary pro cyclists such as Cadel Evans and Andy Schleck ride to town in the USA Pro Cycling Challenge this Monday, August 20th. But
SUMMER SUNDAY: THE COMMON MAN’S EVEREST
Editor’s Note: Jesse’s column is normally published on Sunday. This weekend Jesse was busy, as you will read in her post. What she didn’t tell you is that she got
SUMMER SUNDAY: TELLURIDE VACATION LOCAL STYLE
I’ve read that in a healthy marriage you’re not supposed to keep “score”. So I don’t. But, every now and then, I’m prone to take a little “inventory”. And after