The Pole
This week, Jonathan Thompson brings us a story (p.8-9) about Ol’ Big Foot, the last known wolf to roam southeastern Utah in the 1910s. But Sarah Melotte, writing for the Daily Yonder, has a story on the Bigfoot, as in the hairy, mysterious, man-beast said to roam the wilderness and haunt our days and nights.
Seems like the next great thing in ski town real estate is not a place to park your butt for the night, but a place to park your wheels. That’s right: we’re talking parking spaces.
The return of trails season to area BLM lands came a few weeks early this year. On Tues., April 15, the BLM, in coordination with CPW, announced it was lifting winter wildlife closures on trails on Grandview Ridge and Animas City Mountain. This was a full two weeks earlier than the anticipated opening May 1.
Now for something from the shameless self-promotion department: our very own longtime columnist, poet and Montezuma County friend David Feela has published his fifth book. Titled “Feelasophy,” it is a collection of 70 short, wry and often-sublime essays on life’s absurdities and blessings – many of which have appeared in these pages (and others) over the last 10 years.
In case you’ve been doing the Rip Van Winkle lately or, more likely, taking a break from the thoroughly exhausting news cycle, Durango’s got a few new/old City Council members
It’s been nearly a year since Andy “AA” Atha passed away suddenly at the age of 61, but the former ski jumper’s spirit and memory will soar this Sat., March 29. Friends of Atha’s have put together the first annual “Double A Gelande Event” above Little Molas Lake. The free spectator event will feature live music, a barbeque, retro spring skiing vibes (weather permitting) and, of course, ski jumping.
Things are once again beginning to rock and roll at Durango Mesa Park. The Durango Mesa Park Foundation announced it is beginning construction this week on a new intersection at Highway 3 and Ewing Mesa Road as well as reconstruction of Ewing Mesa Road into the park