There is magic in the orb. Looking at a photo of Donald Trump and the king of Saudi Arabia stroking a …
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Remembering Lee H. Ervin
My friend and teacher died today. It is Friday and Lee Harrison Ervin made the crossing after a relatively short bout …
Read More »Messaging on backcountry mitigation, ADUs, Trump and Gunnison’s Brexit vote
The Mt. Crested Butte Town Council deserves some big praise for stepping up and putting their money where their mouth is …
Read More »The red button, bad budget cuts, prom and bubbles
It is common knowledge that we in this mountain village live in a bubble pretty different from other places. After coming …
Read More »What if…
What if… the new efforts to manage backcountry use in the summers really works? The Mountain Manners program and the proposed …
Read More »Too much chocolate cake isn’t good for anyone
You know that eating a big piece of chocolate cake—even “the most beautiful piece of chocolate cake that you’ve ever seen,” …
Read More »Off-season
For some reason, off-season snuck up on me this year. With pond skim chatter and the annual spectacle of the last …
Read More »Transitions…
We are in transition mode in many respects. The ski area closes Sunday (it was a good season) and the major …
Read More »The big squeeze on both sides
The Mountain Theatre’s executive director Harry Woods made an interesting point at the Crested Butte Town Council meeting last Monday. He …
Read More »March Madness…crowds, ADUs and snow melt
As I sat in the coffee shop in Mt. Crested Butte Monday morning after skinning up the hill, it was madness. …
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