Zip line tours offer an elevated perspective Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to be a bird? To flit from treetop to treetop, looking down on the landscape, soaring around in the mountains? Well, you can experience it yourself by taking a zip line tour. Aerial cables as a mode of transportation […]

Local writer and director film TV pilot in Montezuma County It’s not too unusual for the television and film industry to seek out locations in the West, but that wasn’t the case with this project. “Badwater” is actually a product of its setting, as the co-producers—writer Chuck Greaves and director Félix Alcalá—both reside in Montezuma […]

Mancos BurroFest celebrates art, history, and the unsung mining heroes of the West by Maple Andrew Taylor A burro is actually a small donkey, typically used as a pack animal; and burros have a long history in Colorado. Because of their sure footing, ability to carry heavy loads relative to their size, and the fact […]

Heritage orchards identify and propagate rare apple trees The Colorado Orange isn’t an orange at all…it’s a remarkable type of apple, a late-ripening golden yellow fruit with a reddish blush and a hint of citrus flavor. And if it weren’t for the efforts of orchardists like Jude and Addie Schuenemeyer, the Colorado Orange and other […]

Staying in style in mountain huts and lodges… Lance Sullins, the owner of Peak Mountain Guides, stands in front of a wall covered with green topographic maps of the San Juan Mountains. He is eyeing the small red marks, each one indicating the location of a mountain lodge or hut. He traces his finger slowly […]