Tag: jul 15 2021 issue
Yours for the Taking
I keep myself busy long enough to not remember the time.
I keep track of minutes best in the mountainsfeeling them passing like a rhythm...
As Lake Powell dwindles, wonders open up
On May 9, protected by neoprene, I bobbed around in a flooded canyon in Utah’s Lake Powell. The reservoir had fallen below 35% full,...
Toward a slaughter-free America
I remember my first chicken harvest, as it was euphemistically called. It was 1999 and I was 12. In a video of the event, you...
Letters 7.15.21
Toward the future
President Biden’s American Jobs Plan shows the type of leadership and initiative to take responsibility our country needs, while creating jobs and...
Engine 1’s Exxon insurgency
Long-suffering environmental activists cheered last month when an organized investor revolt forced ExxonMobil to add three climate-conscious directors to its corporate board. Despite nearly a generation...
Taste of the week: Pho @ Pho Mi
Pho soup has gone from an exotic rarity in Boulder County and environs to a common menu item. The truth is, some of it...
In search of harmony
"I still get so excited talking about Belgian beers,” Brian Lutz, West Flanders Brewing Co.’s brewmaster, says. “I love the Belgian approach, which is...
Field of greens
If you fry it right, the fried chicken people will most definitely come. These folks — constantly disappointed by restaurant fried chicken — will...
Reading cinema
They always say write the book that you want to read,” Brad Weismann says. “I was looking for a reference book that covered the...
Conserving Colorado’s climbing
Sitting high above Estes Park on top of Prospect Mountain are the Thumb and Needle Spires, two prominent landmarks of Colorado climbing history. The...
Preparing for the ‘Rapture’
Peter Kater’s never been religious, but he’s had his share of divine experiences.
Mushrooms, LSD, fasting, meditation — the two-time Grammy-winning, classically trained pianist has...
What to do when there’s ‘nothing’ to do…
EVENTS
33rd Annual Charles Sawtelle Memorial Mountain Jam. 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m Sunday, July 18, Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St., Boulder. Tickets: $35-$45, goldhillinn.com
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