Lee H. writes:
Buena Vista/South Main kayaker Dustin Urban is in second place overall after his first place finish this weekend in Augsburg, Germany during the World Cup of freestyle kayaking. Urban topped the podium with 816 points, followed in second place by Slovakia’s Peter Csonka, 787 and four-time World Champion Eric Jackson in third place […]

A ChannelBV reader submitted this Washington Post article as an interesting comment about the rise of unpleasant interactions out on the trail.
“Federal officials charged with administering public lands say confrontations that erupt into violence on crowded trails in the West remain rare, but they warn that resentful frictions are rising. The region is the fastest-growing […]

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This year’s 3rd Annual Collegiate Peaks Music Festival once again hailed a great turn out of folks from all around the state and a good many wonderful musicians. If you happened to miss the festival this weekend or are already in need of reminiscing, here is a clip that appeared on Denver’s ABC Channel 7 […]

Well folks, its here. Time to bust out the dancin’ shoes and head down to Buena Vista’s Main Street to hear [FOR FREE] some of Colorado’s hottest bands, enjoy a beer with your friends and relax in the sun.
The folks at the CPMF have done an amazing amount of work making this 3rd festival the […]

In the Buena Vista town trustee debates, it was difficult not to notice the distrust of wind generation as a viable energy solution in town. Wind consistency and strength issues aside, one of the most obvious hurdles would be the noise factor.
Concerns with wind turbine noise are not confined to cities and towns. Search wind […]

If your summer has been anything like ours, you’ve probably been very busy with business, family and community events. Backyard barbecues, trips into the mountains and down the river, and fun events like this past weekend of Gold Rush Days and the Gem Show really filled the calendar fast. Autumn seems to be a time […]

For those of you who have been waiting for a great excuse to dust off your unfinished canvases or perhaps were extraordinarily responsive to my post three days ago about reading The War of Art to help reconnect you with your creative soul and have already produced a new masterpiece, you may be interested to […]

Is a T-shirt from China still a T-shirt from China if it costs almost triple to ship it here?  From the NY Times,The cost of shipping a 40-foot container from Shanghai to the United States has risen to $8,000, compared with $3,000 early in the decade, according to a recent study of transportation costs. Big […]

I find that competing well has just as much to do with the mental game as technical ability. Before my winning ride at Vail, all I told myself was “Go out there and have the ride you are fully capable of having.” This set me up to have one of my best rides ever, but […]

As of this post there are only 15 days until the streets of Buena Vista once again are alive with music, dancing and celebration. Now is the time to make sure your friends will be in town, your dancing shoes will be polished and your work all finished for the upcoming Collegiate Peaks Music Festival, […]