The mountains of Telluride beg visitors to play in them in the summer months. The endless trails lead those who are willing to follow up rocky peaks, across colorful meadows, and along clear rivers. But there can be one major obstacle for families who want...
It’s June in the San Juan Mountains. The trails are dry, the mornings are warm and it's time to ride. But for many Telluride cyclists, June is also the month of pain. It’s the beginning of the season. We simply don’t have time in the...
Each time we travel we have a choice. We can be a tourist or a traveler. In my younger life I was always a traveler. I backpacked through South America, teaching English along the way, exchanging room and board for language lessons and trying my...
There seems to be two names for many things in Telluride—the actual name and then what everyone calls it. Sometimes I find myself in hilarious situations as I recommend restaurants and give directions to visitors or tourists in town and on the Mountain. Turns out...
If you ski or snowboard, you have probably witnessed the powder frenzy that ensues anytime the snow gods dump a foot or more of snow from the sky. Elbow to elbow, people line up for the chairlifts or stampede through the rope drops, hoping to...
[youtube]http://youtu.be/_-QN8F0gnvM[/youtube] The only people in Telluride who were not completely thrilled about the snow falling Friday and Saturday were the snowboarders competing in the World Cup Snowboardcross races. Snow does one thing to a race course—it makes it slower, which is exactly the opposite of what...
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 up freshly cut rounds of aspen and oak and piñon, breathing in the scent...
[caption id="attachment_23788" align="alignleft" width="95"] This year's Telluride Horror Show poster.[/caption] A lot of people, even self-proclaimed film buffs, turn up their noses at the mention of horror movies. But their cinematic snobbery doesn’t apply to things like film noir, Alfred Hitchcock’s dark, taut suspense or Quentin...
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 grandparents so Blake and I could celebrate our anniversary. I guess we celebrated a little too...
For folks living in mountain towns, essential winter gear puts function before style (but in the best case scenarios incorporates both) and isn’t limited to apparel, but is comprised of custom items invented and engineered specifically for mountain living. To experience all Telluride has to offer...
