It appears there are some in the community who wake up in the morning and change their sleep mask for their …
Read More »Editorial
Hope—and change?
Between a global pandemic that shut down the economy and has killed 100,000 people in the United States, peaceful protests over …
Read More »Heart at the end of May
The end of May traditionally brings two of my favorite events in this high mountain village. This year there were three, …
Read More »Observations
With warm temps and dry trails it feels we are in a pandemic lull and the county is saying as much. …
Read More »Slow down to go fast
One piece of advice that has made sense to me as a below-average uphill skier and an aging human being is: …
Read More »New perspectives
Perspective. For most, it has probably shifted the last few months. Personal space is wider, travel plans are leaner, catching an …
Read More »Crested Butte lost a beautiful human this week
When word first got to me early Tuesday afternoon that rescuers were heading out toward Climax Chutes for an avalanche rescue, …
Read More »Moving worlds when facing the unknown
“Our consciousness and that of future generations has been changed. We cannot put the genie back in the bottle.” —Richard Rohr’s …
Read More »Frustrations
You want frustration? Who does? But it found a way to multiply itself for a lot of people in the valley …
Read More »We are human after all
In this strange time where we wake up each morning hoping this pandemic might be just a bad dream—but isn’t—we in …
Read More »Respect and understanding
Stress doesn’t always bring out the best in people. We are all in a stressful situation and the latest example of …
Read More »Rays of sunshine in the darkness
Talking to Michael Marchitelli Tuesday morning, I guessed he would go through maybe 20 or 25 bags of food for people …
Read More »Life—it’s not the same
In case you didn’t realize, things are a little different at the moment. And we’re at the tip of the spear. …
Read More »This sucks. We are blessed.
What to talk about when the world as we know and understand it is crashing quickly because of a pandemic. These …
Read More »Email advice: Panic or chill? If you don’t have toilet paper… Panic!
Well there’s really no choice but to start with the coronavirus, right? We’re apparently on the front lines of the battle …
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