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09 Aug Cresto Ranch: A Rare Intersection of Nature & Culture
Enchanting rumors have long surrounded Dunton Hot Springs, the restored ghost town-turned-luxury resort. As of June, 2013, there is something substantive and new to talk about. On a recent summer day, we set out for lunch at Cresto Ranch, Dunton’s charming newly-opened sister property, just...
09 Aug Alacazem 2013.08.08
August 8 to 15, 2013 Visible Planets: Morning: Mercury Evening: Jupiter, Saturn Every year I find myself looking forward to August 7th – the exact point of mid-summer – the yearly Leo cross-quarter day [when the Sun is @ 15º Leo], the halfway mark between...
08 Aug EcoAction Partners: The Permaculture Path to Resilience
From week one at hot and dry Redlands Mesa to week two on Tomten Farm where both rain and temperatures fell, the fourth annual Permaculture Design Course was an exercise in adaptation and flexibility. Thirteen students, twelve permaculture principles, five co-instructors, three farms, and one...
07 Aug Mark Stevens, Colorado Book Awards & Finalist Annette Binder
Editor’s note: Telluride Inside… and Out’s monthly (more or less) column, Tall Tales, is so named because contributor Mark Stevens is one long drink of water. He is also long on talent. Mark is the author of “Antler Dust” and “Buried by the Roan,” both...
07 Aug Second Chance: Trim Nails, Not Toes
Second Chance Humane Society has always taken a strong stance against de-clawing cats (which involves amputation of the first knuckle) as it is inhumane, painful, and can lead to long term suffering and negative behavioral changes in cats. We have found that some people...
06 Aug Two Mudd Butts Stars Tell It Like It is
Ask anyone who has ever attended the Telluride Academy‘s Mudd Butts Mystery Drama Troupe and they will tell you that theater is the ultimate learning tool – and not just because drama impacts all the senses. For 27 years and counting, in the Telluride Academy’s...
06 Aug Inaugural Many Hands Fiber Arts Festival
Shake your head in disbelief. Or clap your hands for joy. Makes no never mind. Telluride does indeed have one more festival, this one artfully woven into town’s packed summer schedule. Welcome to the 1st annual Many Hands Fiber Arts Festival, which features juried exhibitions...
05 Aug Pinhead in Action: Tashi’s Internship
Our Pinhead Institute is a science-based educational organization whose mission is to build science literacy by connecting people to the natural world through interactive educational programs taught by world-renowned scientists and enthusiastic educators, mentors, and volunteers. Each year, Pinhead, a Smithsonian Affiliate, places regional students...