Tragedy at Twin Lakes

By Lynda La Rocca “It’s what you fail to imagine that kills you.” This quote, from Michael Lewis’s new book “The Fifth Risk,” refers to the dangers facing America under the Trump administration, specifically those posed by incompetent and unqualified government leaders. But it also applies to the residents of the southern Lake County hamlet …

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Out of Bounds: Getting Started with Backcountry Adventures

By Leslie Jorgensen and Dena Zocher The purity of untracked snow. The silence and majesty of the backcountry in winter. The joy and adventure of experiencing nature on its own terms. These things and more are luring growing numbers of skiers in Colorado to venture outside the groomed, mechanized boundaries of ski areas. But behind …

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