The departure of Karl Rove, George W.’s puppet-master, and the hope that some sinister White House policies will follow him
The Trails 2000 volunteers who have been working against the odds to shore up damage to singletrack from torrential rains
The Trust for Public Lands purchasing open space to keep public access to El Diente, Mt. Wilson and Wilson Peak, three of Colorado’s 14ers
The poachers who left a paralyzed elk for dead near Bondad, attracting a scavenging bear and necessitating euthanasia from the Division of Wildlife
An increasingly unstable stock market threatening to unhinge Durango’s tourist-based economy
Garbage-strewn alleys showing that people are continuing to ignore the mother of all bear seasons