It’s hard to not be happy during these peak fall days. The changing leaves, the perfect light, the space to breathe. …
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Cleaning up after summer, keeping fall nice (for us) and one tip for raising a good kid
Up here in the valley, it is hard not to love fall. The temperatures are chilly at night and pleasant during …
Read More »We are living in interesting times…
Sometimes understanding perspective is difficult in the moment. It is sort of like living every day with a grade school kid …
Read More »It’s Labor Day… A weekend to honor life’s job journey
If you’ve spent much time in the labor force there is a good chance that like me, you’ve been hired, you’ve …
Read More »Be aware—of students, trails and mushrooms
We are at a point in the season when things begin to turn and we need to pay attention. It is …
Read More »Gentrification and spirit
First, a shout-out to Olympic bronze medalist and former Crested Butte high school track athlete Emma Coburn, who medaled in Rio …
Read More »Walking into the transition period
While I’m walking the dogs on an early August morning that is starting to feel like September in most other places …
Read More »Short-term rentals: Some good things, some bad things, some weird things
Despite the claims of some people, the short-term rental situation is not a slam-dunk on any side of the issue. Some …
Read More »Being wrong. Size, backcountry clusters and punching it in from the five-yard line
I’d rather be right than wrong but there’s nothing wrong with not always being right. I have to admit I was …
Read More »Black flies and bag bans
Like the flies that are in the backcountry right now, the Crested Butte bag ban ordinance and discussion is getting a …
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