Telluride News
My livelihood depends upon the written word. I write, I read, I research, I edit. I consume magazines and books, web content and news. I like my reading to be fresh, well written and artfully presented. I’m not a fan of rambling blogs, and I don’t Twitter. Who has time? In today’s techno-immersed world, my …
By Mark Rikkers and Aaron Rodriguez The Strongman Snowpack on an incline is in a constant tug-of-war between stress and strength. Gravity is a stress that increases with slope angle, and the snowpack has its own ever-changing strength. When the strength is greater than the stress, snow stays put; but when the cumulative stress is …
Tricks of the Paint Trade By Lance Waring Photo by Doug Berry Summer/Fall 2009 As car eer ski bum who’s lived in Telluride for 25 years without a trust fund, my resume is lengthy and diverse. Along with the usual retail and restaurant jobs, I’ve taught at the high school, worked in festival production, guided peak …
Spanish Journeys into Yuta Country Local History By Paul O’Rourke Summer/Fall 2009 NO ONE REMEMBERS much about her, only that she was Yuta, from the territory north of New Mexico, and just one of many Natives visiting Abiquiú for the trade fair in May 1765. The local blacksmith hardly noticed her: She was there to …
The Dream of Playing in a Rock-and-Roll Band By Suzanne Cheavens Photography by Ben Knight Summer/Fall 2009 I AM IN A ROCK BAND. I have wanted to say that my entire life. as soon as The Beatles rocked my world, I put aside childish things and took up a guitar and let my dreams run …
Journey into the San Juan Mountains Ever-Changing Woodlands Article & Photography by Mary Duffy Summer/Fall 2009 The original prospectors in the San Juans lived off the land, and respectably so: Their survival depended upon the region’s vast forests that provided fuel, construction materials and habitat for game. As mining boomed, more trees were harvested for …