Eagle County food festivals usher in summer
A Colorado summer is simple. It’s a red-checkered picnic spread and smoky smells on the grill. It’s crisp morning hikes and afternoon river floats, a cold microbrew and a midsummer sunset, with sounds of strings and solos dancing in the twilight. Wel …
Read More »On the Hill Summer: A hike to the waterfall in East Vail
On the Hill Summer, brought to you by The Steadman Clinic and the Steadman Philippon Research Institute. Today's activity: Waterfall hike. Today's weather: Mostly sunny, about 65 degrees. Forecast: Thursday and Friday should be sunny, say foreca …
Read More »Summer jobs still hard to find in Eagle County
EAGLE COUNTY — With summer nearly upon us, it’s time to think about summer work — especially for teens and young adults. The good news is, summer jobs are a bit more plentiful than they have been the past few years. Mary Cunningham has run the Colora …
Read More »Colorful Cooking column: Strawberries signal summertime
Fire up the barbecue or pack the picnic basket; it’s a holiday weekend. Most people refer to Memorial Day as the “unofficial” start to summer. I feel the start of summer is when pallets of plump, blood-red strawberries show up in stores. They are a h …
Read More »Eagle County Emergency Services honor fallen colleagues with ‘ride in remembrance’
EAGLE COUNTY — For the past dozen years, Eagle County’s emergency service agencies have honored the memory of colleagues who have died in the line of duty with a Ride in Remembrance. This year’s ride was the biggest yet. The ride — a parade of motorc …
Read More »A daring and dangerous mission
Author Kevin Fedarko was camped at Stone Creek, one of the deepest points in the Grand Canyon, when he first heard the story of the boat named the Emerald Mile, and the three brave-but-undoubtably-crazy river guides who launched the small wooden dory …
Read More »On the Hill Summer: Fun in the skate park in Lionshead
On the Hill Summer, brought to you by The Steadman Clinic and the Steadman Philippon Research Institute. Today's activity: Halfpipe skateboarding. Today's weather: Cloudy, about 50 degrees. Forecast: Showers in the forecast for tomorrow, Thursday s …
Read More »High Country Baking column: Strawberry quick bread
Editor’s note: Living in the Colorado high country is pure joy. Baking in it isn’t. High altitude makes cookies spread in the pan, cakes fall and few baked goods turn out as they do at sea level. This twice-monthly column presents recipes and tips to …
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