Though a lifetime has happened since the great afternoon Susan and I spent with our beautiful, long-legged Granddaughter, I had to take a few minutes out to give a shout-out to the Pittsburgh Children’s Museum and Anna Klein, she of the lovely smile and the go-for-it attitude. And I’m not going to tell any of…
For some, adventure is trying exotic foods or watching a foreign movie. For others, adventure takes place in far reaches of the planet and is surrounded by the unfamiliar. Still for others, adventure without adrenaline, is no adventure at all. And for those of us who pride ourselves in adventure, there is always the new…
For most in Telluride, getting on the mountain is the priority throughout the winter. Yet, everyone has a few obstacles—work schedules, kids, or work schedules and kids. So, sometimes just getting to the lift is the result of a perfectly executed strategy. In my house, we have three go-to strategies: the switch, the free agent…
Green beer. Green hats. The greening of the Chicago River. Dying stuff green is how we usually celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in this country. But for me, St. Patrick’s Day is important because it means spring is here. Longer days. More light. And the real greening of the natural world. This is the time of…
I am a product of the Telluride Ski and Snowboard Club (TSSC). Of course, back then it wasn’t called that. There was no park and pipe or big mountain teams — those disciplines didn’t yet exist and snowboarding was just starting to trickle into the junior programs. In Telluride, we had two clubs TART (Telluride…
Editor’s note: Telluride High School (super star) alum Charlotte Delpit is now the the Subsidized Coordinator for Brown University initiative, Brown Market Shares Program, now among the top 15 finalists for “Campus Champions of Change Challenge,” sponsored by the White House. Support her and her colleagues by imbedding this link in your browser and following…
When discussing the current state of affairs of our planet and the challenges we face as individuals, a community and a country, I would wager that rarely, if ever, has one of the many solutions being proposed to address what’s in our faces been an international children’s theater. This solution may seem far-fetched, even preposterous,…
Drawing. Painting. Paper Maché. Creating a Superhero. Clay. Screen Printing. Jewelry Making. These are just a few project kids can look forward to at the Ah Haa School this summer. Ah Haa summer art camps have allowed kids to explore their creativity for over two decades. Nurturing the artistic spirit of young people has been…
Play and childhood seem to be – or at least used to be– synonymous. With the simple directive, “Go play outside,” parents gave their children a free pass to a kind of freedom that is all too often left behind (and longed for) as we transition into adulthood. Looking back, most of us can recall fondly…
Editor’s note: This blog welcomes one more terrific writer to growing the Telluride Inside… and Out family, and introduces a new column, “Homegrown,” by Werner Catsman, to our pages. Werner was indeed home grown: he was born and raised in the Telluride region. Growing up in Telluride in the 1970s provided a childhood experience. We…
