Many, many inches of rain have fallen in the cities along the Front Range in the past few days. Lyons has been cut off, and other cities, including Denver, are evacuating some residents. Here on the...
I was out Sunday in extremely uncomfortable shoes, snapping tulips on the Pearl Street Mall in Boulder. They’re just about done for the year, and although I wished I had gotten there about a...
I was tempted to title this post “Weird-Ass Cupcakes” because it seemed appropriate. But then I remembered all my foodie friends and thought I should temper my opinion. I was in Boulder a...
Savoring quiet—that’s what I did recently at Walden Ponds/Sawhill Ponds, a gravel mine turned wildlife reserve in east Boulder County. Mine was the only vehicle in the snowy parking lot, around...
I have lived in Boulder since 1987, almost 24 years. Salt, which opened in what used to be Tom’s Tavern in 2010, perfectly encapsulates how Boulder has changed since then. Believe it or not...
I love Bitter Bar. I love going there and saying things like, “Mix me a drink that will make me like whiskey.” When I heard about the Root tea event, it sounded like my kind of thing: an old-timey...
On Monday I walked around Walden Ponds, birding. I had planned to be there the day before, for First Sunday birding with the Boulder Bird Club, but I had stayed up too late Saturday night and...