Conductor Brad’s last run on the Amtrak ski train
Amtrak Conductor Brad Swartzwelter played a big role in the rebirth (the resurrection, some of us might say) of the ski train that runs on winter weekends from Denver to the Winter Park ski area. This grand, old, Colorado institution died in 2009 from lack of love from its owner, billionaire Philip Anschutz who owned … Read more
Colorado passenger rail district attains Federal corridor status
The Federal Railroad Administration announced this month that Colorado is included in the nation’s Corridor Identification and Development Program. The FRA is giving our state’s Front Range Passenger Rail District $500,000 in seed money to help plan the proposed system of passenger trains from Ft. Collins to Pueblo. The money comes from the 2021Â Bipartisan Infrastructure … Read more
Boulder joins World Day of Remembrance for Traffic Victims
The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDR) is commemorated in places around the world on the third Sunday of November each year. It remembers the many millions who have been killed and seriously injured by automobiles and trucks on the world’s roads. It acknowledges the suffering of all affected victims, families and … Read more
Eric Ross Memorial
Photos by Gnurps July 22, 2023 I felt honored to photograph these fine Crested Beauties who came together to honor the brilliant and fun Eric Ross. Most photos have captions with the names of the people. I’m missing some names. Those captions have an ____ underscore. Please help with names by typing a comment. Thanks.
Pat Dawson Life Celebration
I was honored to photograph the great Crested Butte people who came together to celebrate the life of Pat Dawson on June 22, 2023. Here are 103 photos from the event. Comments welcome via the comment form below. These were all photographed with uncontrolled, available light, so please forgive any deficiencies. I used high ISO … Read more
Melody-Catalpa Neighborhood Garden Tour – July 8, 2023
It only took a few days from a neighbor suggesting that we tour each others’ gardens to making it happen. Our Melody-Catalpa neighborhood is wonderful, with a very good email list that helps us coordinate. Please feel free to add some comments, below. One shot is from Carolyn and my garden. It shows gramma grass … Read more
A birthday walk in the rain
I try to do an exciting outdoor adventure on my birthday. A favorite when I lived in Crested Butte was “Deer Creek Backwards”, a mountain biking journey through a spectacular landscape on terrain along the east side of the East River, across from the Mt. Crested Butte ski area. I also try not to get … Read more
Ski train journey in March, 2023
A ski train journey in March, 2023 I travelled to Winter Park ski resort in March, 2023 aboard Amtrak’s Winter Park Express. What great fun! No car! Yay!