Selected Publications
Old roots, new seeds:
A Telluride poet’s reflections on tourism and resilience from her home in Spain
Feeling a place. Being in a place. Understanding a place. Growing to love a place, especially over many years, is a precious gift.
in the Telluride Watch
Geotagging responsibly:
Little Hawaii example of
how
social media can lead to overuse
The #nogeotag movement too has raised larger societal questions of equity, access and inclusion on public lands.
in the Telluride Daily Planet
The return of the lynx:
Once again, the elusive feline
haunts the forests of the San Juans
Imagine one morning you awaken in the moist, dense boreal forests of British Columbia. You stand and stretch. Your black, fur-tipped ears catch a rustle nearby. There is the sound of a shot…
in Shelter Magazine
Local Yogi Paints Through the Pandemic: Sara Ward Discovers Her Passion for a New Creative Process
Sara Ward describes herself as a creative compulsive. “I’m fascinated with learning how I express myself,” she said.
in the Telluride Daily Planet
Library Features Poet Ross Gay
“The Book of Delights” is filled with curiosity and enchantment as well as longing and loss. Gay’s lyrical prose flows to topics as wide ranging as songs, nicknames, lychee fruit, sidewalk naps and toddlers.
in the Telluride Daily Planet
Heading downriver: Advocacy group creates new guidebook for the Dolores
An opportunity to run the Dolores can feel rarer than a double overhead blower pow day. When the chance arrives, the last thing a boater wants is to be getting on the river mapless. That was, however, a likely scenario in recent years.
in the Telluride Daily Planet
Moonbound: Local artist’s piece heading to the moon
Palmyra Peak is heading to the moon in painted form. “Freedom,” by local artist Nicole Finger, depicts her son Max Finger on Palmyra in vivid detail. The image offers the viewer a powerful incantation of the joy and liberation we can experience in the mountains.
in the Telluride Daily Planet