Just a couple of days ago I had a very pleasurable, very mellow hike up to Lost Lake where I have not been for a number of years. I had forgotten just how charming and beautiful this lake is. If you get the chance, you should carve out a couple of hours to head that […]

I have to say that having people run with a passion far enough to make it into a festival is a level of fan devotion that I aspire to. Not being able to attend this years festival, I had a quick run around the web and found a few fun resources for mushroom hunters […]

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 […]

Driving to the river to connect with some friends new and old this weekend, I greatly enjoyed American Public Media’s Program, Speaking of Faith on our local public radio station KRCC.  This weeks show was devoted to Dr. Stuart Brown, founder of the National Institute for Play.  As you might imagine, the institutes purpose seems […]

Buena Vista will play host to the 30th anniversary celebration of the Continental Divide Trail on Saturday. This year’s TrailFest will feature 15 Get on the Divide Adventures including a llama trek at Twin Lakes, a Mt. Elbert peak climb, and a hike along a new section of the trail near Cottonwood Pass. These adventures […]

Alex T writes, “As a paddler and a blogger, I’ve been struggling to figure out the right way to respond to the recent series of incidents on the Arkansas river. As our local papers have covered each incident with all the nuance and grace of a police report, I was looking for a better […]

Local Buena Vistan, Jessie Lewis, writes in A Family Journey on the Continental Divide Trail:
Have you ever done something that you thought was way out of your range of capability both physically and mentally and had it change your life? Have you ever spent time completely devoted to bettering yourself as a person? […]

Spring has arrived in full force. The Lilacs are blooming, the snow is melting and the Caddis Fly are hatching in record numbers on the Arkansas River! ESPN covered the hatch a couple years back,
“They come off the river like smoke,” said Bill Edrington, owner of Royal Gorge Anglers
Fishermen are advised to […]

Warm weather means melting snow (finally) means big flows on the Arkansas River means big tricks in the Buena Vista River Park means kayaking pros want to check it out.
“The first annual Buena Vista Pro Rodeo will be held on May 24, 2008 on the new and improved Buena Vista River Park in Buena […]

Bike events abound as we see the second day of Bike to Work Week, enter the second week of National Bike Month and prepare for June, Colorado’s official bike month. Buena Vista citizens are all geared up and rolling into town.
Brian S. writes:
“This annual event is promoted by the League of American Bicyclists, which has […]