This valley obviously isn’t the only nice place in the country being inundated with more and a different kind of visitor. …
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Taking one backcountry bite at a time…
“Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report on …
Read More »We can’t say no, but we can say how…
As schools have started up in other places, we can all feel the pressure release. There are fewer campers, bikers and …
Read More »Colorful Colorado – The good, the bad and the ugly…
The good: Taking a meandering and relaxed “Anti-Strava” bike ride Sunday it was great to appreciate the deep blue sky, the …
Read More »Explosions
I can’t keep writing about the increasing people numbers and the impacts of more people coming here. But I will once …
Read More »Follow up: scratching the backcountry rash
A few quick notes or updates following last week’s backcountry rash editorial: —We received an email Tuesday morning from Gunnison County …
Read More »Ranchers and scientists are getting pounded by trespassing. Be careful of the karma.
As the saying goes, karma can be a bitch. One example: A while back I decided to follow a fellow mountain …
Read More »We need to treat the backcountry rash
There really does come a time when numbers overwhelm intent. If the intent is to have a solid economy based on …
Read More »Weather ramblings
It’s almost a sure thing. Everything about this summer is pointing to a future of sweet winters. The specter of El …
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The Crested Butte-Mt. Crested Butte Chamber of Commerce estimates from aerial drone footage that about 14,000 people were on Elk Avenue …
Read More »U.S. Energy opportunity?
It is hot and it is crowded in Crested Butte and estimates are now that between 15,000 and 20,000 people will …
Read More »Stay healthy…keep moving
“Keep moving.” That was the sage advice from former Chronicle and Pilot editor Lee H. Ervin during the wedding reception of …
Read More »CB councilmen not really helping themselves
To be honest, I originally wrote an editorial for this issue that touched on the Dalai Lama, LeBron James and Gilbert …
Read More »Summer tsunami is rising
It’s just over the horizon. You can feel it. You can smell it. Like an approaching tsunami, the ground is starting …
Read More »Housing crunch needs more than a magic wand but don’t over-panic
If there were a magic wand solution to the current local housing “crisis” there would be exactly the same number of …
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