The problem isn’t that there’s nothing to write about. The problem is there is too much and it’s busy. Colorado Governor …
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Things to keep an eye on in the future
There are lessons in the past and always hope in the future. The pandemic has certainly thrown a wrench into both …
Read More »Insanity abounds
It would not be hard to fall into a pool of insanity these days. We have a pandemic that has upended …
Read More »We get what we deserve
Cause and effect. Karma. I didn’t see it but it sounds like the unofficial after-party of the unofficial Chainless Race last …
Read More »Pay attention
Sometimes the little things provide lessons for the big picture. For me this happened on what most would describe as an …
Read More »Echo chambers and community
Maybe it’s the haze from the Arizona and Durango wildfires that are smogging up the valley. Or perhaps it was the …
Read More »Mask on / Mask off… And don’t use the term “defund the police”
It appears there are some in the community who wake up in the morning and change their sleep mask for their …
Read More »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 …
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