Author: By Seth Boster Special from The Gazette
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In mountains west of Denver, a beloved ice skating tradition is changing
Evergreen • Anyone who’s lived here long enough has sweet memories of the lake. Sweet, like the drink John Ellis remembers. It was concocted in the old warming hut, that log cabin still standing along the shores that freeze for an ice skating tradition dating back to 1928, when the dam was finished. “Like Dr.…
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Frozen phenoms: The marvelous ice caves of western Colorado
It’s not a drive that people soon forget, that drive from the little western Colorado town of Rifle to the place where the landscape suddenly, drastically alters. From the turn at the bowling alley to the place where the road turns to dirt, it’s only about 14 miles. “I remember the first time I drove…
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A beginner’s guide to cross-country skiing in Colorado
Starting in the early 1980s as a University of Denver student, Dan Timm lived in Colorado for almost a decade before he discovered another side of skiing. “Alpine skiing, you ride the lift and fly downhill, and it’s still fun and exciting,” he says from his home in Vail. “But yeah, I started to enjoy…
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All about Ma Ma and authentic Chinese at this Boulder eatery | Craving Colorado
BOULDER • Hardly a minute passes between the time he sits down and is fed. This afternoon, Anna Zoe has prepared her boy special plates of pork belly and bao. The fluffy, hand-rolled dough buns are steamed, pan-fried and stuffed with spice and veggies and savory, saucy pork. Just as Edwin Zoe knew them as…
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The best of Colorado skiing, from couple who hit 33 mountains and hills last season
Last winter, during the height of the pandemic, Jenn Ridder and James Owens suffered from a case of cabin fever. “We needed to just get out of the house,” Ridder says. The couple had top-shelf skiing out their back door in Steamboat Springs. But that didn’t satisfy. Along with cabin fever, they were infected with…
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Year after quarry bought for return to Waldo Canyon, reclamation yet to begin
One year after a land buy seen as key to a return of recreation in once-beloved Waldo Canyon, patience remains the message for outdoor enthusiasts. With Trails, Open Space and Parks (TOPS) sales tax-generated revenues, the city of Colorado Springs last September closed on a $1.8 million deal with Castle Concrete for 163 acres that…