July 2015 Around Town
The 2 Rivers Art Project (2RAP), which is now eight years young, is beautifying downtown Glenwood Springs with outdoor art. Early this summer, 2RAP installed five new pieces of public art, all created by Colorado artists. It also relocated six previously installed pieces to accommodate the Grand Avenue bridge project. Thanks to 2RAP, 18 pieces of public art are now…
The Making of “The High Cost of Cheap Gas”
I work in the Karoo Desert, a semi-desert area that spans South Africa and Botswana, but I grew up on Colorado’s Western Slope, where residents have faced the oil and gas industry drilling for the last 25 years. When gas drilling was proposed near my home in South Africa, I began to hear many of the same arguments that had…
Gardening to Resist Deer and Elk
Mule deer and elk have lived in the Roaring Fork Valley for hundreds of years, and as human populations rise, they are forced to live in close proximity to people. Many of us enjoy seeing these beautiful animals bedded down in our back yards, but they can inflict considerable damage on plants and gardens.
Shot on Location
It seems that the Roaring Fork Valley has always been ready for its closeup. Like cinematic outlaws of long ago, films have been "shot" on location here for decades. With dramatic peaks, sparkling rivers, picturesque valleys and an iconic Rocky Mountain landscape, it’s no surprise that Hollywood came knocking soon after this area was settled. Over a century later, films…
