The Huffing Heifers of the Headwaters By Kathy Bedell © Leadville Today It’s the first day of the fourth month, which traditionally honors the art of the prank. It’s a day to celebrate foolery, to enjoy a good laugh at […]
Watching for Horace: A Matchless Story. Have you ever wondered about that over-hanging balcony on the side of The Tabor Grand Hotel in Leadville Today?
My Rebecca Rusch: An Unlikely LT100 Friendship By Kathy Bedell © Leadville Today There will be one less pro-cyclist at this Saturday’s Leadville Trail 100 (LT100) Mountain Bike Race. And she’s one of my favorites. It’s my good friend: My […]
How To Put Your Best Foot Forward in 2016 “Happy New Year!” This greeting will be heard for weeks as The New Year gets under way this Friday, Jan. 1. For many, there are traditions that must be adhered to in order […]
Bright Blue is October’s True Color in Leadville An Ode to Helen Hunt Jackson: By Kathy Bedell, © Leadville Today “October’s Bright Blue Weather.” The verse to this little-known poem has been knocking around in my head for a couple of days. It always […]
A July 4th Pass to Celebrate – Independence Pass! So much of Colorado history is associated with mining. Ultimately, it’s the reason that so many flocked to the region in the late 19th century. So it should come as no […]
Happy St. Patrick’s Day, Leadville, ‘O Top of It All! Crows in The Cloud City: Here’s Looking at You! After living in the Cloud City for 25 years, I have developed an affection for the crow. Or at the very […]
Home On The Range, to Ski Jorers Everywhere The original song “Home on the Range,” has a true Leadville beginning. It was 1885 and a group of young miners were trying to make ends meet by writing and playing music at […]
Messages of Love from Fields of Snow Today is the day of LOVE – Valentine’s Day. And love it or not, it seems to also be the time when the media tells the stories of true love, or unrequited love, […]
Mountains Out of Molehills, and an East Coast College It’s about notoriety, honor . . . and fame. But when you put those things together, in a discussion about re-naming a mountain, you’re bound to get strong difference of opinions. Such is […]
Twenty-Five Years: Celebrating A Life In The ‘Ville Today is my Silver Anniversary in the Silver City. Yes, it was exactly 25 years ago today – January 11, 1990 – that I officially moved to Leadville, Colorado. As the anniversary […]
Hwy 24 Closed Due To Rock Slide; Alternative: Hwy 91 How To Put Your Best Foot Forward in 2015 “Happy New Year!” This greeting will be heard for weeks as a new year gets under way this Thursday. For many […]
