Sidebar by Bob Berwyn
Recreation – April 2002 – Colorado Central Magazine
Skiing is really an experiential kind of thing, much more fun to do than just read about. But it seems that many skiers have taken advantage of the non-snow season to put pen to paper, creating an extensive collection of books about every conceivable aspect of the sport.
Article by Bob Berwyn
Recreation – April 2002 – Colorado Central Magazine
NON-SKIERS MAY NOT KNOW — or even care — that skiers can use different techniques to make turns down a mountain. For those outside the sport, the difference might be less significant than the difference between a one-hump camel and a two-hump camel.
Article by Bob Berwyn
Public Lands – January 2002 – Colorado Central Magazine
POPULAR RESISTANCE to recreation user fees on public lands may be spreading, but elected officials and agency bureaucrats seem intent on continuing the program.
Congress voted in October to extend authorization for the fees by two years, and a top Forest Service official testified before a House subcommittee that his agency will soon present plans for a new and improved — and presumably permanent — version of the so-called recreation fee demonstration program.
Sidebar by Bob Berwyn
Mushrooms – August 2000 – Colorado Central Magazine
INVARIABLY, if you tell someone you’re interested in mushrooms, they’ll raise an eyebrow and ask if you’ve ever found any of the “funny ones.”
Certain species of mushrooms contain psilocybin and psilocin. These little-understood psychoactive compounds cause intense physical sensations, including disorientation and uncontrollable laughter. They can also cause vivid hallucinations when ingested in sufficient quantities.
Sidebar by Bob Berwyn
Mushrooms – August 2000 – Colorado Central Magazine
A Chanterelle Recipe
If you’ve been fortunate enough to find a patch of chanterelles, be sure to return every year, since they often fruit in the same area again and again.
And be sure not to tell anyone — even your best friend — where it is, since then you’ll have to fight off hordes of people to harvest your bounty.
Sidebar by Bob Berwyn
Mushrooms – August 2000 – Colorado Central Magazine
TELLURIDE
Several Colorado towns use mushroom season as an excuse to hold special events with a focus on fungi. This year Telluride will host the 20th edition of its renowned mushroom fest. The lush spruce, fir, and pine forests that surround the town harbor rich growths of fungi, and the festival attracts some of the world’s leading mycologists.
Sidebar by Bob Berwyn
Mushrooms – August 2000 – Colorado Central Magazine
Mushroom Resources
If you’re interested in exploring the subject and finding edible species, the best way to learn is in the field with an expert. This is very important because if you eat the wrong ones, you may get very sick. and perhaps even die.
Article by Bob Berwyn
Mushrooms – August 2000 – Colorado Central Magazine
WITH NAMES LIKE red raspberry slime, elegant stinkhorn, and stinky squid, what’s not to love about mushrooms?
Sidebar by Bob Berwyn
Forest Service Fees – June 2000 – Colorado Central Magazine
When and if the recreation fee program is made permanent, the greatest impact will likely be felt on lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service, simply because the agency is by far the largest federal provider of outdoor recreation.
Sidebar by Bob Berwyn
Forest Service Fees – June 2000 – Colorado Central Magazine
As Congress prepares to consider making the recreation fee program permanent, Forest Service recreation managers are putting together a wish list by identifying sites that could benefit from the cash infusion that fees can bring.
On the Pike-San Isabel National Forest, the emphasis seems to be on a series of historic buildings that the agency would like to open up to the public. Currently, there is very little funding available to preserve valuable historic resources.
Article by Bob Berwyn
Forest Service Fees – June 2000 – Colorado Central Magazine
IT’S THE BEST TIME of the year at Cataract Lake. The fields are full of sassy wildflowers, each flaunting a brighter color than the next. The lake, cradled in its setting of glacially polished granite, glistens like an alpine jewel, reflecting the toothy crags of the Gore Range.