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HAVE YOU BEEN IN A BICYCLE ACCIDENT? Linda Chalat talks about bike law and safety. BICYCLE SAFETY If you or a loved one were seriously injured in a bicycle accident, please call us. We have extensive experience in bicycle cases. We have represented riders who were injured by negligent drivers in accidents which occurred on city streets as well as on roadways. In the city street cases, we need to prove a municipal code violation, whereas the roadway incidents invoke state law. We have also won cases on behalf of riders who were injured in accidents within City and State parks, cycling events, and bike versus bike crashes. We have experience with the investigation and data collection needed for winning a bicyclist’s case. Our lawyers are knowledgeable about the complex insurance issues in bicycling cases. These will involve auto insurance in the MVA cases, and home-owners’ policies in a dispute between riders. We love to ride ourselves, and from that experience we have a close understanding of the rules and dynamics of bicycling, both on the road and on a trail.

MORE RIDERS ARE ON THE STREETS Bicycle sales and riding are on the increase since March 2020. Several reasons drive the change. In the pandemic, commuters favor bicycles over public transit. Gyms and recreation centers have been closed or operate at reduced capacity. A bike ride is a good workout. The change also comes from hard times – job loss, collapse of small businesses, juggling schoolage children at home along with remote work—bicycles are cheap in comparison to the expense of a car. Even before the pandemic, bicycle riding in Denver was on the increase. The LINDA CHALAT, Danskin Tri 2019 Commuter Survey by the Downtown Denver Partnership showed that 9.2% of Downtown Denver Employees commute by bicycle, 1.0% use a scooter or moped. The bike mode share has doubled since 2013. Young people drive the increase; 14% of Millennials and Gen Z employees bike to work. The survey spurred Denver’s build-out of 206 miles of on-street bike lanes to give bicyclists a safe space.

SAFE SPACES ARE NOT ALWAYS SAFE Subject to common-sense exceptions, “A person riding a bicycle or electrical assisted bicycle has all of the rights and duties applicable to the driver of any” motor vehicle governed by Colorado law and Municipal Ordinances. According to the United States Department of Transportation there were 857 bicyclists killed in traffic crashes nationwide in 2018. Colorado reported 20 bicycle MVA (Motor Vehicle Accident) fatalities in 2018. These represented 3.4% of the total Colorado MVA deaths (632) in 2018.

WE WANT YOU TO AVOID BEING A STATISTIC Bicycle Safety falls under the jurisdiction of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Here is a quick highlight of NHTSA’s safety brochure along with some of our own advice based upon our experience and our case files. • VISIBILITY: Wear a helmet, one that fits, and wear it correctly. Wear high visibility clothing. Even in daylight use a white front light and a rear red light. • EQUIPMENT CHECK: Ride a bike that fits and works; check the brakes; the gears; if using clip-ons make sure the pedals and your cleats match and are properly adjusted for a quick release. Tires matter, when worn, change them. If flat, inflate them. • NO DISTRACTIONS: Do not wear earphones when riding. Don’t ride and text or do other irresponsible things with your mobile device that take your eyes off the road and your mind off what you are doing. • OBEY TRAFFIC LAWS AND SIGNAGE: Use common sense. According to NHTSA, a large percentage of crashes can be avoided if motorists and cyclists follow the rules of the road and watch out for each other. Don’t run stop signs or red lights. Do not interfere with pedestrians’ rights of way. When on a busy street with following traffic, signal your turn. • RIDE WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC: Ride single file except on paths or roadways designated for exclusive bike use.

BICYCLE LIABILITY LAW The most serious accidents are bicycle versus motor vehicle accidents. Drivers often are distracted as they begin a turn onto a street, and they don’t see or yield to a bicyclist who has the right of way. Drivers also do not give cyclists much room on a bike lane or shoulder and hit and injure the bicyclist who was lawfully in the bike lane or clearly on the roadway shoulder. Typically, these accidents leave evidence which we can use to prove fault, such as scuff marks on the road, tell-tale damage to either the body-work or right-side mirror of the involved vehicle. We have also tracked down eyewitnesses using 911 taped calls with number tracing. To prove the case, we need to show a driving infraction, just as we would in a car-on-car crash case. In these cases, we look to the liability coverage of the at-fault driver. Plus, the injured party’s under or uninsured motorist coverage from their own auto policy may provide additional money damages. Bike on bike accidents occur in crowded city parks or during events where many participants can be caught up in a crowd with other riders who have no experience riding in a large field of cyclists. These can be very serious accidents. In a rider versus rider case your auto insurance will not provide coverage for either the injured or the at-fault rider. Your homeowners’ insurance might provide coverage if you are the at-fault rider. The event itself is typically protected by a waiver. On behalf of the injured rider we need to show that the at-fault rider either violated a statute, a municipal ordinance, or was riding unsafely. For more information go to chalatlaw.com.

Using the same ratio, we can estimate that in 2020, 110 bicyclists will sustain serious injuries in Colorado due to accidents involving a motor vehicle.

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Crowd Control Rocky Mountain National Park has been overrun with visitors for years. Throw social distancing measures into the mix and thinning the herd becomes even more necessary. We explore eight solutions to the congestion that might actually work. BY ELISABETH KWAK-HEFFERAN

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Eyes On The Prize How this summer’s Black Lives Matter protests, coupled with the COVID-19 pandemic, transformed Denver’s Black leadership.

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FIND ENDLESS WAYS TO ESCAPE THIS FALL From glowing alpine views and exhilarating outdoor activities to world-class shopping and dining in the Bavarian-inspired villages, this fall you’ll find the freedom in Vail to explore what you’ve been missing.

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After a $45 million facelift, City Park Golf Course is finally set to tee off.

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It’s mating season (for wildlife, anyway), so we rounded up three opportunities to catch Colorado animals in the act.

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Replace your canceled trips with sweet staycations, thanks to killer deals being offered by local hotels.

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On the menu this month: jerk chicken, lamb neck tacos made from food scraps, and ramen in Boulder.

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A by-the-numbers look at how—and why—a Boulder farm is harvesting solar power.

With a new chef in the kitchen, Fruition is a pandemic-defying wonder.

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Tips from area fashion experts for transitioning your favorite spring pieces (you know, the ones that never left your closet because you wore sweats all quarantine) to the cooler months.

Life is beautiful at LoHi cocktail haven Room for Milly.

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The stories behind the names of four of the Centennial State’s most colorful fishing flies.

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Photograph by Kevin Mohatt Photographed at the Colorado State Capitol during a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest on May 31

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“Increased Visitation is Leading to Damage on Front Range Hiking Trails” July 8, 2020

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wrote Rosemary Dempsey, director of communications for Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO), which invests Colorado Lottery proceeds into conservation and recreation projects.

“More people should experience the benefits of getting outside! But as your article aptly noted, we must recreate responsibly. And

we need to take care of the amazing outdoor places we value. Colorado faced a significant stewardship backlog before the pandemic, and with increased use, the outdoors will require extra atten-

tion. But there’s hope. GOCO just launched a $15 million Resilient Communities program. In addition, this year we’re investing $1 million in Colorado Youth Corps Association (CYCA). CYCA is a coalition of conservation service corps that employ young people and veterans on recreation and restoration projects, from trail building to wildfire restoration. We’re also investing $1 million in a partnership with fellow funders to support large-scale habitat restoration and stewardship projects.

So, good work is in the works.”

“But as your article aptly noted, we must recreate responsibly. And we need to take care of the amazing outdoor places we value.”

“People Are ‘Everesting’ Mountains in Colorado. It Sounds Epic and Exhausting” July 20, 2020

The latest trend in outdoor masochism—running or biking the same hill on repeat till you top 29,029 feet—did not impress readers of this 5280.com story. “That’s not even close to Everesting,” Craig Mardick wrote. “Forgetting about the deadliest part of Everesting. Altitude. The highest peak

in Colorado does not even reach Everest base camp.” The article led James Martin to question not only the nature of the feat, but also the nature of existence: “This is so sad to me. These people think they went someplace when they were never really there at all. Mountains aren’t for conquering, they are for grounding you and teaching you to just ‘be.’ ” Still others achieved this triumph without stepping outside. “It has

taken me 15 years, but I have Everested in my own house,” JaMarcus Park wrote, “because no one else who lives here can take their clothes from the dryer to their room.”

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A few days before we shipped this issue to the printer, I attended a virtual panel discussion in which the moderator made reference to the “twin pandemics” the United States is facing: COVID-19 and the reckoning we’re having about our inequitable and unequal society with regard to race. As I was watching, I couldn’t help but think about senior staff writer Robert Sanchez’s story, “Eyes On The Prize” (page 82), which uses the same exact phrase. Sanchez started reporting the piece while covering the protests that arose after George Floyd’s killing in Minneapolis, but it soon became clear his article would not just be a chronicle of the social unrest that overtook the nation this past summer. Instead, Sanchez would document how these twin pandemics set the scene for a burgeoning group of politicians and organizers to assert their leadership in Denver. “Nearly every young Black leader I talked to said he or she needed to move quickly, that this was a once-in-a-lifetime chance to introduce systemic changes into our community,” Sanchez says. “There was a real sense that—as much as they appreciated the earlier work of Black men and women who came before them—they thought this was their opportunity to push the movement forward.” It wasn’t a takeover, though, Sanchez says. It was a passing of the baton. His report details the how and why of this generational revolution and the immediate impacts of these leaders’ efforts—but, as they make clear, there is still much work to be done.

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After a $45 million face-lift, City Park Golf Course is finally set to tee off.

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When the City and County of Denver closed City Park Golf Course for construction in 2017, it planned to reopen the landmark come spring 2019. That date was pushed to fall 2019. Then spring 2020. And then, ultimately, to this fall. The main reason for the closure was to add a storm-water drainage system on the course’s western edge that will help prevent flooding in the eastern part of the city. But officials figured they could revamp the entire place at the same time. So, Denver added a driving range, a clubhouse with views of the downtown skyline, a short fourhole area for the First Tee of Denver program, and some modern flourishes, such as distinctly shaped greens, to the 18-hole course. Some complicated projects took longer than expected, but final delays were caused by the most rudimentary aspect of course design: grass. The turf didn’t fully mature during last year’s frigid spring, says Scott Rethlake, director of golf for the City and County of Denver. “But we think it will be worth the wait.” —SHANE MONAGHAN SEPTEMBER 2020

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WILD THINGS

Animal Instincts

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Even nightmares need romance. Starting this month, large groups of male Oklahoma brown tarantulas can be seen making multiple-mile treks across southeastern Colorado in order to reach prospective mates that have burrowed throughout the prairie. Because females prefer to make their homes in unplowed farmland, they’re most often found next to roads and highways. That means, until late October, males must dodge cars near Ordway and La Junta to reach them. A mid-September evening just before sunset is when you’re most likely to catch the parade, according to Visit La Junta, and CO 109 south of town in the Comanche National Grassland is one of the best spots to watch it.

Come September and October, the elk near Estes Park engage in a ritual known as rutting. To help decide who can get frisky with a particular female, males sometimes show off their physical prowess by locking antlers. During the dance, as well as throughout the mating period, they also make grunting noises—called bugling— to scare challengers and release pheromones that lure the ladies. The spectacle happens wherever the mood strikes, including on the town’s two golf courses. But the National Park Service recommends viewing from a safe distance, like from roads in Rocky Mountain National Park.

When temperatures drop into the low 40s, brown trout start swimming upstream looking for natural tributaries. In those shallow waters, females create nests called redds to lay eggs and males battle for the chance to fertilize the spawning beds. (Anglers are highly encouraged not to try and snare such fish because it disrupts the ecosystem and the reproductive cycle.) If you’re fishing anywhere from the Vail Valley to the Roaring Fork Valley—basically, any mountain river—you might catch the phenomenon, including fish clearing gravel for nests with their tails or males swinging fins, through October.

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The most dramatic season for wildlife watching begins now: This fall, Centennial State singles will cross scorching prairie and traverse icy streams in search of love. There will be connections. There will be clashes. There will be bugling. And like any good reality show, the journey will make for prime viewing. Before the quest begins, we rounded up three opportunities to catch Colorado creatures in the act. —SM

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IF YOU CANCELED YOUR TRIP TO LONDON

Get a taste of Old World elegance at the 128-year-old Brown Palace Hotel & Spa, where the $300 per night Palace Perseverance package grants you a room, a $100 food and beverage credit, and a $100 spa credit through October 10. For the full Anglophile experience, don’t forget to reserve a spot at the Brown Palace’s elaborate afternoon tea, which includes finger sandwiches and house-made scones and is served in the iconic eight-story atrium.

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IF YOU CANCELED YOUR TRIP TO PINEHURST, NORTH CAROLINA

A nightly rate starting at $595 per room might not sound like a steal, but it could be if you’re a golf aficionado. As part of the Broadmoor’s Welcome Back Golf Package (good through October 31), the cost of a room covers most golfing fees, including unlimited tee times and cart rentals. Bonus: Social distancing is easy thanks to the 5,000 gorgeous acres that comprise this 102-yearold, five-star resort and its two world-renowned courses, one of which hosted the 2018 U.S. Senior Open.

IF YOU CANCELED YOUR TRIP TO LAS VEGAS

You can still live that #cabanalife at Mile High City hotels with rooftop pools. Rates for the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel’s Staycation Experience start at $139 per night (with free self-parking), and poolside drinks are 20 percent off. When you show your Colorado ID, Cherry Creek’s Halcyon is offering 20 percent off advertised rates and a $25 food and beverage credit. And the Altogether Cherry Creek Staycation package at Jacquard Hotel and Rooftop (pictured) includes a $100 dinner credit per night and breakfast for two each day.

Clockwise from top: Courtesy of Gaylord Rockies Resort; Courtesy of the Broadmoor; Courtesy of the Jacquard Hotel and Rooftop; Courtesy of the Brown Palace Hotel and Spa; Courtesy of Gaylord Rockies Resort

You don’t have to travel far to satisfy your wanderlust. Currently bereft of the business travelers who typically pack their rooms, local hotels are offering steep staycation discounts to attract locals who’ve been forced to abandon trips because of COVID-19. In other words, these deals from big and boutique hotels are a guilt-free win-win—a way to support a critical industry while still finding a substitute for your own canceled vacation. —JESSICA LARUSSO

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Staci Bishop was getting frustrated. A physician assistant at the Southeast Colorado Medical Clinic in Baca County—population: 3,585—she’d scheduled a video call with a patient living roughly 20 miles away. The patient’s weak internet connection, however, was distorting visuals and sound. “We muddled through, but had the situation been more emergent, we could have had a problem,” Bishop says. If the malady had been, say, a cut that needed to be examined for infection, the patient would have been forced to drive to the clinic—potentially exposing herself to a virus that’s killed hundreds of thousands. When the seriousness of COVID-19 finally dawned on the United States in March, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended switching many nonemergency visits, such as appointments with mental and behavioral health professionals and follow-ups with patients after hospitalization, to telemedicine appointments. The goal was to limit contact between health care workers and potentially infectious patients while also preserving the already-dwindling stash of personal protective equipment (PPE). Colorado worked quickly to remove barriers to virtual health care: Health First Colorado, the state’s Medicaid program, began reimbursing telephone and live chats on March 20. A few days later, Governor Jared Polis signed an executive order making it easier for private insurers to refund health providers for virtual appointments. Such changes were a boon for urban medical centers like Denver Health’s clinics; the week of April 6, 75 percent of primary care visits there were occurring virtually, up from exactly zero in 2019. But in some mountain and Eastern Plains towns, where patients—and sometimes clinics— can’t access reliable internet, switching to telehealth has proved difficult. Consequently, as the nation continues to grapple with COVID-19, experts believe Colorado’s rural areas could be at a disadvantage while trying to manage an outbreak.

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Expensive infrastructure is partially to blame. Service providers such as CenturyLink rarely install broadband-delivering cables in rural areas because the lines don’t reach enough customers to recoup the investment. Plus, a 2005 state law that seeks to protect private companies from public competition prohibits local governments from building their own internet delivery systems. Communities can vote to opt out of the law (Fort Collins did so in 2015, allowing it to establish Fort Collins Connexion in 2019, one of just a few cityowned fiber networks in the state), but creating public broadband access costs time and money. Such hurdles have resulted in 13 percent of rural households across the state living without broadband access in 2019, according to the Colorado Broadband Office (CBO), which is actually better than the nationwide numbers: 37 percent of rural Americans say they don’t have a broadband internet connection at home, according to a Pew Research Center study conducted this past year. “Put yourself in the shoes of someone having a crisis right now,” says Jin Tsuchiya, a public policy officer at the Colorado Health Foundation. “Imagine being in Denver, and then imagine being in Lamar.” A Denverite experiencing COVID-19 symptoms could schedule a virtual check-in with a doctor. The patient in Lamar, a rural town in southeast Colorado, is less likely to have adequate bandwidth, forcing an in-person visit. At best, the nurses and doctors who interact with the patient dip

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“Video calls with a social worker or online group therapy would really help in a time like this.” Health Hospital, for example, lacks the bandwidth to offer telehealth and doesn’t always have a radiologist on-site. During those instances, it sends brain scans from suspected stroke victims and other images to off-site radiologists who partner with the hospital. Trevor Smith, Gunnison Valley Health’s IT director, remembers a time when the hospital’s internet went down. Smith had to beg a rotating radiologist to stay for the weekend; if he had refused, Gunnison Valley Health would have had to send patients in need of scans to a different hospital farther away.

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as local governments and hospitals, to apply for FCC telehealth and broadband funding. But installing cables can take months—even years. Plus, health care professionals such as Michelle Mills, director of the Colorado Rural Health Center, worry pandemic-induced budget shortfalls may stymie expansion plans. (In May, the nonpartisan Legislative Council projected the state would need to cut $3.3 billion from its 2021 budget.) “I think the state is doing the best it can with the funding it has available,” Mills says. Time will tell if its best is good enough.

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Types of plants that will be sowed under the array. The panels’ shade can create cooler, more humid microclimates, and scientists want to know if those pockets can sustain crops prone to withering in arid Colorado. To find out, researchers from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden will monitor how tomatoes, blackberries, herbs, and more fare.

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It’s almost possible to forget the world for a little while when you’re at Room for Milly. Handpainted De Gournay wallpaper sets off glittering bottles behind the bar, transporting you to an early 20th-century scene in India, a visual ode to the LoHi haven’s muse, a 1920s-era traveler-adventurer named Milly Parker. You’ll want to take your time reading through the QR-code-accessible menu, which is filled with sophisticated cocktails made from potentially mystifying ingredients that unfailingly delight in their execution. As you lose yourself in the lavish gallery wall behind the velvet banquette (or find yourself perched on the cafe-light-lined patio on Platte Street), try sipping on the Cottage, a blend of cognac, Aperol, fresh citrus, rhubarb, and cinnamon, fittingly described as “quiet and contemplative; the braided rug of life worn smooth.” The liquid loveliness pairs well with chef Chris DiMercurio’s playful small plates, in which he might shrink sausage-filled Wellingtons down to the size of playing cards or fry cauliflower into curried croquettes for dipping into Kewpie mayo. At the end of a summer including little to no travel, Room for Milly’s fanciful decor, drinks, and snacks are just the thing to satisfy your wanderlust and refresh your very soul. —DENISE MICKELSEN

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Chef-owner Edwin Zoe—the son of Anna Zoe, the mastermind behind Zoe Ma Ma’s Denver and Boulder outposts—ate his way through the street-food stalls of Vietnam, Singapore, and Japan in January to glean inspiration for a new project: the reinvention of two-year-old Chimera, also in Boulder, into two adjoining fast-casual restaurants. On one side, Chimera Ramen has been serving from-scratch noodles in umami-rich broths since June; try the Miso Happy version, which has a broth fla-

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West Colfax Avenue got a little more tropical this summer, thanks to Tammy Braziel and Randal Whyte’s three-month-old Jamaican Mini Grille and International Jerk Market. At the petite grocery store, you can find ground spices (curry powders and jerk seasoning) and pantry items (ginger extract and saltfish fritter batter) imported from the Caribbean island nation and beyond. But don’t head back to your own kitchen until you’ve ordered takeout from the market’s walkup window. Braziel and Whyte, who also own six-year-old

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Jamaican Grille in Lincoln Park, serve their juicy jerk chicken, rich oxtail stew, fried catfish, and other family recipes with the help of their son Antonio and daughter Royalty. The bone-in jerk chicken, beautifully charred and fragrant from its run through a smoker (situated in a closetsize room behind the market counter), is drenched in a vibrant, fiery sauce studded with chunks of Scotch bonnet chiles that will warm you from the inside out, just as temps outside begin to drop.

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gus vichyssoise for his catering company, TBD Foods, doesn’t leave chef-owner Terence Rogers enough opportunity to use the less photogenic bits and bobs of produce he often has left over. So, two months ago, he created a home for them: Sullivan Scrap Kitchen on East 17th Avenue. In the tiny, tile-walled cafe, Rogers transforms fresh carrot, beet, and kohlrabi tops into salads; flavors butter with fermented apple cores; and infuses lemonade with ginger, beet, and pineapple peels. He complements his own salvaged goods with ingredients sourced from From top: local producThe jerk chicken ers, including plate from Triple M Bar Jamaican Mini Grille; Edwin Zoe Ranch, Mile

vored with miso, katsuobushi (dried, smoked bonito flakes), and imported, sustainably farmed Japanese kombu (kelp). Next door, Pho Mi, which is slated to open this fall, will feature soulful Vietnamese noodle soups and banh mi stuffed with the likes of slow-roasted pork belly and house-pickled veggies. Something they have in common? Zoe’s customary quality and careful execution.

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Fruition was the last restaurant I visited in March, just days before the spring coronavirus B Y S C O T T M O W B R AY dining shutdown. The venerable farm-to-table pioneer, which local star chef Alex Seidel opened between Capitol Hill and Cherry Creek in 2007, had hired Jon Lavelle (formerly of the Way Back) as its chef de cuisine the summer before, and I wanted to see how he was doing. The two meals I had then confirmed that Lavelle was busy elevating Fruition to the top ranks of serious Denver kitchens. I tasted almost everything on the concise menu, and many dishes were delightful and surprising. The pork chop was the best I’ve had in years. It was going to be a celebratory review. Then: quarantine. Fruition transitioned to a takeout model. When it reopened in mid-June, I returned with the intention of writing an update—though probably not a review—willing to cut slack to any restaurant struggling to regain its footing. But happily, this is a review. I report with no small amount of glee that in the first week of its reopening, Fruition was so polished, so confident in its service, and so

With a new chef in the kitchen, Fruition is a pandemic-defying wonder.

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fully back in fighting stance, that it earns the huzzahs I planned on dishing out before the shutdown. The experience of dining there now is surprisingly congruent with pre-pandemic meals: impeccable ingredients, vivid flavors, lovely presentation, spirited service, and compelling wines. I visited for the third time on a hot, blustery night in June. Diners at Fruition’s new outdoor tables leaned into strong winds and peered up anxiously at speeding clouds. But we were inside, at our socially P H O T O G R A P H Y BY S A R A H B OY U M

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egg, and guanciale; the fatty pig-jowl bacon cost a $3 premium and was well worth adding for all its porky funk. Lavelle is eclectic in his choice of flavors and ingredients, using toasty Sardinian fregola pasta in a spicy, brothy bowl of redfish and octopus or XO sauce to infuse lamb tartare that is then smothered with a “crispy mix” of rice puffs, chicharrones, and fried tendon. There is playfulness afoot, too, as in a dish of “hot sweetbreads” that turned out to be a mini chicken-fried offal slider on a Hawaiianstyle sweet bun with pickled mustard seeds for acid and aioli for richness. And no matter the season, Lavelle shows a delicate hand. The ’nduja that flavored a springtime bowl of clams and creamy, fat white beans did so subtly, without too much spice or salt.

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Such food demands distinctive wines. The list at Fruition features a good number of bottles made from lesser-known grapes in styles that emphasize varietal flavor rather than heavy oak or alcohol. Schlapinski, a debonaire sommelier who has worked in the vineyards of Sonoma, balances the restaurant’s list between California and Europe. He’s a listener as well as a talker, so share your tastes and budget and let him guide you. The aforementioned Cruse sparkler ($78) was almost piercingly dry, with fine bubbles, generous fruit, and a faint pink hue. A 2014 sparkling Vouvray from Domaine Huet ($68), a winery in the Loire Valley, layered hints of sherry bitterness on top of perfumed, peachy Chenin Blanc fruit. Two Pinot Noirs at another dinner, one German and one from the Sonoma coast, differed in concentration but, as promised, were both light on their feet and showed proper Pinot earthiness. One caveat: At a restaurant where you can dine on three à la carte dishes for a reasonable $50 (or a five-course set menu for $55), the wine list could use a few more bargains; I counted only a handful of bottles costing south of $60. There are several options by the glass in the low teens, though, and a lot of compelling beers and ciders. Cocktails deserve a look as well. One called My Sherry Amour, with fino sherry, pomegranate, and orange bitters, had a salty, citrusy edge that made for a perfect aperitif. If you leave room, Fruition’s desserts (along with those soft Hawaiian rolls) are made at Seidel’s wholesale bakery, Füdmill, and tend toward elevated classics, such as twists on lemon meringue pie and red velvet cake. The former arrived as a long bar on a graham cracker crust with a tart, lemon-oil-infused filling and an extravagant topping of scorched meringue and blueberry compote. One might ask how Lavelle, Schlapinski, and crew manage such quality in the middle of COVID-19 chaos, but the explanation is buried in the attention to detail, training, and creativity that marks Denver’s best Find our Dining Guide, restaurants. Truth is, an extensive that’s their business. Ours list of area is to dig deep, if possible, restaurants, on page 86 even when wallets are and online at thinner, and thank them 5280.com/ restaurants. for their service. m

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tage. During his testimony, he belabored his points, stalling until an eerie copper hue began to stain the skies over D.C. “Is it getting dark?” one of the senators wondered, peering through a window. “Perhaps a rainstorm is brewing?” Another senator chimed in: “Maybe it’s dust?” “I think you are correct, Senator,” Bennett said. “It does look like dust.” Moments later, a thick grit consumed the air outside. Daylight became twilight. “This, gentlemen, is what I am talking about,” Bennett said, as dust wafted through the streets. “There goes Oklahoma.” Bennett continued his testimony, noting to the subcommittee members that a storm of this size could transport approximately 300 million tons of soil across the continent— from the Front Range to the Atlantic Ocean—traveling more than 2,000 miles. He reminded them that topsoil is unrecoverable. Once it blows away, it’s gone forever. Soon after, Congress passed the resolution. Never before had a government put forth federal legislation crafted solely to protect soil. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Soil Conservation Act a week later.

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IN 1928, YEARS BEFORE the Soil Conservation Act had become law, Bennett persuaded Congress to appropriate $160,000 to the Bureau of Chemistry and Soils to conduct a nationwide investigation of soil erosion. His first task was creating 11 experiment stations around the country, where field agents would meet with farmers to demonstrate methods to protect the soil from practices that could lead to erosion. Soon, huge audiences were gathering to watch sixfoot-tall, 200-pound “Big Hugh” Bennett, with his hair tousled, vest askew, and clothes dusty, unveil his “face-lifts”—before-andafter demonstrations of land that had been revived using his conservation methods. “When the Dust Bowl hit, Bennett was nearly three decades into his career,” Joe Otto, historian for the Iowa-based Soil and Water Conservation Society, says. “Bennett did a very good job of explaining scientific concepts in nonscientific terms.” Although states such as Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska often come to mind when one thinks of the Dust Bowl, the Centennial State was significantly impacted as well, with drought and storms scouring the soil in 15 counties across eastern Colorado.

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Bennett dispatched Hugh Bennett points out severe erosion. a regional director to western Colorado in the ’30s, and he found widespread damage underway in every river drainage system surveyed. The resulting 1935 Interior Department report attributed “serious depletion of available forage” to livestock grazing and called out sheet and gully

erosion in the San Juan drainage as “the most destructive noted in western Colorado.” Conditions along the Dolores River, which crosses the Utah border, were “getting much more serious,” warned the report. Areas around the Rio Grande and the Colorado, Gunnison, and Yampa rivers were also enduring rampant erosion. But the pervasive damage was merely a precursor of what might come if measures weren’t taken to save the land. Soon, the same punishing dust storms occurring in the Great Plains could materialize in pockets within the Rocky Mountains and eventually spread westward into the Great Basin. Bennett would make numerous trips to Colorado during the 1930s and 1940s, meeting with farmers and ranchers; many of his exhaustive notes are now archived in Denver Public Library’s Western History and Genealogy special collections. Southeastern Colorado made up a geographic portion of the Dust Bowl—Baca, Las Animas, and Prowers counties were devastated. Between 1930 and 1936, Baca County’s wheat harvests plummeted from 237,000 acres to a mere 150 acres, while the county experienced some of the worst of the

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E N V I RON M E N T “black blizzards.” The dust formed drifts that swallowed homes and vehicles, some that remained buried for decades. After some particularly intense winds around five years ago, a farmer near Vilas, in Baca County, was surprised to see the weathered frame of a Ford Model T poking out of a field his family had been cultivating for generations. BORN IN 1881 in Anson County, North Carolina, Bennett was raised on a cotton

plantation—the eighth of nine children— where he helped his father dig graded terraces out of hillsides before seeding. “I can still recall my father’s reply to my question as to why we were doing the work,” Bennett said during a lecture he gave in 1958 at North Carolina State College in Raleigh. “ ‘To keep the land from washing away,’ was his laconic answer.... I could scarcely have understood it except in a vague sort of way.”

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It became more clear to Bennett while working for the Bureau of Soils, where he’d been hired as a civil servant in 1903, after graduating with a degree in science from the University of North Carolina. Bennett’s job was to survey farms in the Carolinas, Tennessee, and Virginia; during his forays, he often camped, sleeping beside his car. On one particular outing in Louisa County, Virginia, in 1905, he observed two adjacent plots on a gentle slope—one cultivated, the other wooded and pristine. Where the land had been farmed, heavy rains had stripped off several inches of topsoil, exposing a dense red clay beneath. “Here was Bennett squatting down in the timber, pulling up a fistful of broken-down leaves, and having that ‘eureka’ moment,” Otto says today. Where most people saw natural gullies, Bennett saw “sheet erosion,” a term he coined. As Bennett continued to document evidence of sheet erosion, factions within the USDA contradicted him. In 1909, Bennett’s boss, Milton Whitney, chief of the Bureau of Soils, published the USDA’s Bulletin No. 55, in which he wrote, “The soil is the one indestructible, immutable asset that the Nation possesses. It is the one resource that cannot be exhausted.” Later, Bennett would remark on the statement, “I didn’t know so much costly misinformation could be put into one brief sentence.” In the meantime, Bennett embarked on a crusade to educate farmers, scientists, and politicians, while also receiving two honorary doctorates, one in law and the other in science. He traveled continuously, crisscrossing America and venturing abroad to conduct soil surveys. He also visited locales where dust storms had yet to materialize, attempting to prevent the severe erosion he deemed inevitable without intervention. MUCH LIKE TODAY’S climate change deniers, there were authoritative figures—scientists, politicians, and farmers among them— who believed that the Dust Bowl was a natural phenomenon. It was unfortunate and unlucky, they surmised, that legions of homesteaders happened to freely snap up land and establish farms and ranches in the High Plains during a period of prolonged drought. Author Timothy Egan, in The Worst Hard Time, writes: “Within the Roosevelt Administration, there were conflicting views on what was happening. A Harvard geologist told the president that an irrevocable shift in nature was underway, that the climate itself had changed, the start of a cycle that would take a hundred

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E N V I RON M E N T years or more and leave the southern plains a ‘desert waste.’ ” Popular Science Monthly inferred that Bennett was an alarmist and “propagandist” and that “natural processes” could renew the eroded soils. Big Hugh Bennett knew that climate had nothing to do with it. Periods of wind and drought were normal, he argued, endemic to the High Plains. The blame was on farmers who had systematically ripped out the native buffalo grass that anchored the soil, replacing it with water-hungry crops. Snowmelt runoff from the Rocky Mountains carried silt onto the High Plains, transforming the soil in eastern Colorado and neighboring states into a rich, fertile loam. But the prairie grasses that grew out of that loam were plowed under, undoing in a century or less a geological cycle that had been transpiring for tens of millions of years. Fortunately, Roosevelt trusted Bennett, and the Soil Conservation Act provided $125 million to further Bennett’s mission, which would become his lifelong endeavor. The act funded a new Soil Conservation Service, to which Roosevelt appointed Bennett chief, a position he held until his retirement in 1951.

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Bennett calculated that by 1935, erosion had already wrecked 325 million acres—an area five times the size of Colorado—and cost $3.8 billion in lost agricultural revenues. Even today, it remains the largest human-caused ecological disaster in world history. Bennett’s plan to reverse it entailed an effort that would enlist farmers and ranchers throughout the nation. He knew that “Operation Dust Bowl,” as the endeavor was dubbed, would fail unless those impacted had a personal stake in their survival. Later, in 1937, the USDA would form soil conservation districts, which gave farmers and ranchers financial and technical access to Bennett’s land-use techniques to mitigate erosion. By the time Bennett retired, some 2,329 districts had been created, encompassing 4,886,487 farms on 1.3 billion acres—and the model was emulated worldwide. (Brazil’s largest state, São Paulo, celebrates its annual Soil Conservation Day on April 15, Bennett’s birthday.) Sometimes Bennett and his field agents concluded that the best course was eschewing cultivation altogether. In these instances, the federal government would pay farmers and

ranchers for their lands, help families relocate, and then begin reintroducing native grasses to return the soil to its natural state. The program helped establish our National Grasslands—some 20 unique ranges in 13 states totaling 3.8 million acres. In Colorado and neighboring states, the buybacks eventually became a combined 4.7 million acres of protected grasslands. Hugh Bennett died on July 7, 1960, and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. During his life, he received countless awards and was even nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1948. But apart from diehard soil conservationists, almost nobody has heard of Big Hugh, the man who orchestrated the most successful effort to rescue, restore, and protect arable land in American history. “Bennett is the patron saint of soil conservation, occupying a hallowed position,” Sam Stalcup, a historian and expert on the early Soil Conservation Service, says. “I’m involved with soil conservation groups here in Oklahoma, and they still talk about Hugh Bennett.” m Michael Behar is a writer based in Boulder. Email him at letters@5280.com.

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 Ricks Center for Gifted Children,

University of Denver

2040 South York Street, Denver, CO 80208 ADMISSIONS: (303) 871-3715 | du.edu/ricks SPECIALTY: Differentiated educational programming for gifted students. GRADES/AGES: Preschool–Middle School For full profile, see page 62. .............................................................................

Rocky Mountain Christian Academy (303) 652-9162 | rmcaonline.org Preschool–Middle School .............................................................................

Running River School

(303) 718-2101 | runningriver.org Kindergarten–Middle School .............................................................................

September School

(303) 443-9933 | septemberschool.org High School .............................................................................

Shepherd of the Hills Christian School (303) 798-0711 | shepherdhills-school.org Preschool–Middle School .............................................................................

Shining Mountain Waldorf School

(303) 444-7697 | smwaldorf.org Preschool–High School .............................................................................

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DENVER ACADEMY The Way YOU Learn Best DENVER ACADEMY CHANGES LIVES. Founded in 1972, Denver Academy (DA) believes that students thrive when taught the way they learn best. DA is one of the top schools in the nation dedicated to teaching students with diverse learning styles including dyslexia, ADHD, twiceexceptional students and those with other learning differences. Small classes of 12-14 students facilitate differentiated instruction and physical distancing during this time. The 22-acre campus in Denver’s University Hills neighborhood is an exceptional learning environment and will provide outdoor classroom spaces for students as we navigate challenges and restrictions due to COVID-19. Denver Academy’s robust

curriculum includes challenging academics, technology, arts programs, athletics, character development, and extracurricular offerings. Hands-on learning and cultural experiences enrich each student’s education. DA’s innovative approach is based on the balance of classroom management, information processing and academic literacy. Flexible placement in several academic levels within each core subject, including Honors classes, allows faculty to teach to each student’s optimal level. Students excel in their strengths and are equipped to overcome their challenges. At Denver Academy, we help all students realize their full potential.

ADMISSIONS: 303.777.5161 GRADES: 1st–12th STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO: 6:1 TUITION: $29,975 (1st–6th) $32,375 (7th–12th) (Need-based financial aid available.)

4400 E. ILIFF AVENUE, DENVER, CO 80222 • (303) 777-5161 • DENVERACADEMY.ORG S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 0 | 5 2 8 0 P R I VAT E S C H O O L H A N D B O O K |

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PRIVATE SCHOOL DIRECTORY  St. Anne’s Episcopal School

2701 S. York Street, Denver, CO 80210 ADMISSIONS: (303) 756-9481 ext. 209 | st-annes.org SPECIALTY: Nurturing, inclusive, and focused on character development. GRADES/AGES: Preschool–Middle School For full profile, see page 57. .............................................................................

St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal School

(303) 322-4209 | stelizabethsdenver.org Kindergarten–Middle School .............................................................................

St. John’s Lutheran School

(303) 733-3777 | sjdenver.org Kindergarten–Middle School .............................................................................

 St. Mary’s Academy

4545 S. University Boulevard, Englewood, CO 80113 ADMISSIONS: (303) 762-8300 | stmarys.academy SPECIALTY: The SMA family environment is guided in the Loretto School Values of faith, community, justice and respect. Academic excellence, global leadership, service, arts and athletics. GRADES/AGES: Preschool–Middle School (co-ed), High School (all girls) For full profile, see page 62.

St. Thomas More Catholic School

(303) 770-0441 | stmcatholic.org Preschool–Middle School .............................................................................

St. Vincent De Paul School

Vail Mountain School

970) 477-7164 ext. 123 | vms.edu Kindergarten–High School .............................................................................

Valor Christian High School

(303) 777-3812 | svdpk8.com Infant/Toddler–Middle School .............................................................................

(303) 471-300 | govalor.com High School .............................................................................

(303) 360-0803 ext. 192 | stanleybps.org Kindergarten–Middle School .............................................................................

(303) 440-7520 | watershedschool.org Middle School–High School .............................................................................

Stanley British Primary School

Steamboat Mountain School

(970) 879-1350 ext. 18 | steamboatmountainschool.org High School .............................................................................

Tara Performing Arts High School

(303) 440-4510 | tarahighschool.org High School .............................................................................

Temple Grandin School

(303) 554-7363 | templegrandinschool.org Middle School–High School ............................................................................. .............................................................................

Watershed School

The Wonder Academy

(303) 571-1005 ext. 112 | thewonderacademy.com Infant/Toddler–Preschool .............................................................................

Ziji Early Elementary School

(303) 530-0844 | zijiearlyelementary.org Kindergarten–Elementary ........................................................................... TO BE INCLUDED IN THE 2021 S C H O O L D I R E C T O RY, P L E A S E E M A I L B R I G E T T E S WA R T Z AT BRIGETTE@5280.COM

SCHOOL EVENT CALENDAR International School of Denver Virtual Campus Tours

Arma Dei Academy Virtual Open House

Arma Dei Academy; classical Christian school in Douglas County We invite you to witness an Arma Dei education first-hand through our on-demand experience. You will have the opportunity to get a glimpse into our Preschool, K-8, and Homeschool Collaborative classrooms, hear from our Leadership Team, parent/teacher testimonies, and learn what makes ADA distinctive. ADA High School opening in Fall 2021. Register for a tour at www.armadeiacademy.com ............................................................................. 2020

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Denver Academy; 4400 E. Iliff Avenue, Denver By appointment only Enjoy a personal meeting and tour of our 22-acre campus (in-person or virtual). Staff will provide information about our student-centered approach that provides education for diverse learners (including those with dyslexia & ADHD) in grades one to 12 the way each child learns best. Find out more at denveracademy.org/visitda .............................................................................

International School of Denver Step on campus any time from the convenience of your computer or mobile device. Take a 360 tour, learn more about our unique approach to learning, and find out what makes the International School of Denver a place where curious, compassionate, and multilingual learners thrive. Visit isdenver.org/virtualvisit ............................................................................. 2020

Ricks Center Virtual Tours

Ricks Center for Gifted Children at University of Denver Step into our classrooms without actually stepping into the building. Sign up for a virtual tour to learn about our approach to learning and find out what makes Ricks Center a place where we can empower intellectually gifted children to thrive and achieve their full potential To sign up for a tour, please visit du.edu/ricks/admissions/visit ............................................................................. ............................................................................. .............................................................................

Discover Graland: Virtual Open Houses

Graland Country Day School Join us to discover more about Graland’s exceptional program and inspiring teachers for PS, K-8. Hear from faculty and students, learn about our welcoming community and find out how Graland prepares students to go further than they ever imagined. Register today at visitgraland.org or by calling (303) 316-3530. .............................................................................  OCTOBER & DECEMBER

St. Mary’s Virtual Previews

St. Mary’s Academy; in-person or virtual TBD We care and we’re prepared, with excellent learning options on our beautiful campus and through our innovative remote learning from every classroom. You’ll meet our principals, admissions staff, and student ambassadors as part of your onsite or virtual tour. LOWER SCHOOL: October 20 & December 20; MIDDLE SCHOOL: October 6 & December 8; HIGH SCHOOL: October 17. Contact Admissions at (303) 762-8300 ............................................................................. .............................................................................

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ST. ANNE’S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL Educating Minds, Enriching Hearts, and Expanding Horizons THERE IS NO PLACE QUITE LIKE ST. ANNE’S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL. Hidden just inside the city of Denver, our picturesque 7.5acre campus inspires students (age 3–grade 8) on a daily basis. Our classrooms are equipped with state-of-the-art technology, and our dedicated teachers challenge their students every day. The school’s unique preschool through eighth-grade design provides a consistent and nurturing experience from early childhood through the first stages of adolescence. At our 16.5-acre mountain campus, students get outdoors to learn and explore. St. Anne’s in the Hills provides a place for students to study science and the environment, build leadership skills, and develop an appreciation for nature. Celebrating 70 years, St. Anne’s continues to provide children with an inclusive, nurturing, and uplifting environment where all children are supported. We aim to foster a community of character, humility, and kindness while providing a balanced program that includes outstanding academics, athletics, and the arts.

In response to COVID-19, St. Anne’s has developed a distance learning program (SADL) that aims to fulfill our mission and values by providing a well-rounded experience for all of our students. Grounded in the values and traditions of our Founding Sisters, our graduates are empowered by their sense of belonging. Most importantly, they know themselves, care for others, and strive to serve and improve their communities. At St. Anne’s, we offer

ADMISSIONS: 303.756.9481

• Innovative academics

GRADES: Age 3–Grade 8

• Art, music, drama, technology, and language classes

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• Sports and physical education • Extracurricular programs

STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO: 8:1 TUITION: $11,726–$26,389

• Service learning and character education • Before- and after-school care • Daily hot lunch • Outdoor education campus

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Aspen Academy’s Virtual Open Houses

Aspen Academy Join us for a virtual open house to hear from our head of school and learn from directors and parents about what makes Aspen Academy a premier independent school for academics, leadership and entrepreneurial development, and community strength and service. RSVP at aspenacademy.org/visit ............................................................................. OCTOBER 7

Havern School Virtual Preview Havern School

Join us for our virtual preview on Wednesday, October 7th. Lower School (K-5) at 10 am and Middle School (6-8) at 1 pm. Please email Shira Shump at sshump@havernschool.org to ask any questions or RSVP. ............................................................................. .............................................................................

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Colorado Academy’s Admission Preview

Mackintosh Academy Open House

Colorado Academy CA is seeking curious, kind, courageous, and adventurous students in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 from a variety of backgrounds. Admission Preview is a unique opportunity to learn about our school community, and we look forward to connecting with your family. Visit coloradoacademy.org for more information ............................................................................. OCTOBER 24 & NOVEMBER 6, 9 A.M.

St. Anne’s Virtual Parent Preview St. Anne’s Episcopal School Our Parent Preview will be VIRTUAL! There is no place quite like St. Anne’s. Join us for one of our virtual Parent Previews and learn about what makes St. Anne’s so special! RSVP at st-annes.org/parent-preview Questions? Contact Marcia Voss at (303) 756-9481 ext. 210. ............................................................................. .............................................................................

Mackintosh Academy; in-person or virtual TBD 7018 S. Prince Street, Littleton, CO 80120 Join us to learn about what bright, creative kids need from school, and how our inquiry-based International Baccalaureate program fits those needs. See our newly expanded campus and meet our staff who truly “get” gifted kids! In-person or virtual event format to be decided. Please RSVP to receive updates. RSVP to (303) 794-6222 or frontoffice@ mackintoshacademy.com ............................................................................. NOVEMBER 15–DECEMBER 15

Accelerated Schools’ Virtual Autumn Auction

Accelerated Schools of Denver Accelerated Schools will be hosting an online Autumn Auction from November 15–December 15 through PTApal.com. Visit acceleratedschools.org for more information. .............................................................................

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ASPEN ACADEMY

OUR STUDENTS LEAD PURPOSEFUL AND EXTRAORDINARY LIVES LIFE READY. SCHOOL READY. For more than 15 years, Aspen Academy has sought the best academic programs and provided personalized instruction for our students. It’s why we were able to deliver full-time virtual learning to our students* throughout recent school closures. It’s also why we’ve written our own curriculum for leadership and entrepreneurship. And it’s why we call subjects including art, theater, language, fitness and dance “Essentials.” Aspen Academy in Greenwood Village, Colorado, is a national leader in innovative education. Through

internationally acclaimed academics and small classes led by exceptional, awardwinning faculty who provide a foundation of rich academics and a personalized approach to instruction, our students are empowered to lead purposeful and extraordinary lives. Here, your child’s curiosity and joy of discovery will be cultivated along with a love of learning in school and in life. We would love the opportunity to meet you. Sign up for a tour today at aspenacademy.org/visit. *94% of Aspen Academy students achieved 100% growth or more in core subjects despite COVID-19 spring school closures.

ADMISSIONS: Please contact Kate Shaw, Enrollment Manager at 303.346.3500 x125 ENROLLMENT: 400 STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO: 8:1 TUITION: $17,770 Pre-K to 3rd | $18,385 4th-8th

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COLORADO ACADEMY

Creating curious, kind, courageous, and adventurous learners and leaders NINE WORDS. OUR MISSION MAY BE SHORT BUT BEING A PART OF COLORADO ACADEMY LASTS A LIFETIME. We are committed to the development of children, nurturing their talents and skills to drive understanding and inspire thoughtful individuals. We embrace inclusivity as we prepare all students to face an ever-changing and complex world. Our faculty are dedicated to advancing knowledge whatever the classroom—on campus or virtual. And while we can’t

predict what the coming year will bring, we can promise that CA students will excel under any condition as academics, arts, athletics and experiential education remain core to the Colorado Academy experience. CA is seeking curious, kind, courageous, and adventurous students in PreKindergarten through Grade 12 from a variety of backgrounds. Visit coloradoacademy.org to learn more and to register for Admission Preview on October 7 or 22.

ADMISSIONS: 303.914.2513 GRADES: Pre-K–12th ENROLLMENT: 1,005 STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO: 9:1 TUITION: $25,000–$30,840 Financial aid budget of over $3.9 million

3800 S. PIERCE STREET, DENVER, CO 80235 • (303) 914-2513 • COLORADOACADEMY.ORG

GRALAND COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL Students who go Graland are forward thinkers who can go anywhere and do anything.

OUR MOTTO: CLIMB EVERY MOUNTAIN. Graland goes to extraordinary lengths to give every child the best education possible, developing intellectual excellence and strong character. Challenging academics, arts, athletics, community service, overnight trips, innovation, invention—Graland’s unique program prepares students to be engaged citizens and thoughtful leaders. We empower our faculty to be active leaders so they can help students reach their highest potential. We go further,

dream bigger, and think deeper. Graland is located in the heart of Denver and offers daily bus routes. We invite you to virtually tour our campus, learn about our welcoming community and GO GRALAND by visiting our website: VISITGRALAND.ORG. One family out of every five receives tuition assistance. Tuition includes daily lunch and snack, books, technology devices, school supplies, and class trips.

ADMISSIONS: 303.316.3530 GRADES: Preschool, Kindergarten–8th ENROLLMENT: 700 STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO: 7:1 TUITION: $13,570–$29,470

(Need-based tuition assistance available)

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HAVERN SCHOOL

Creating Bright Futures for Children with Learning Disabilities HAVERN SCHOOL, Colorado's first independent day school exclusively educating children with learning disabilities, is located on a beautiful 13-acre hilltop campus near the front range foothills. Established in 1966, our mission is to help children with learning disabilities achieve academic confidence and success. Havern School provides a comprehensive curriculum and extracurricular activities tailored to meet the needs of each child.

• Comprehensive academic curriculum with intensive, explicit, research-based instruction in reading, writing and mathematics

TUITION INCLUDES ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

Havern School enthusiastically welcomes admissions inquiries and tours throughout the summer and school year. Contact Shira Shump, Director of Admissions and Placement, for information at 720-4411690 or sshump@havernschool.org.

• Speech-Language and Occupational therapies • Digital classroom/computer skills instruction • Social skills classes • Visual arts, music, and drama programs

• Small class sizes, with 8–16 students per homeroom, and an average of 3–5 students in small learning groups

ADMISSIONS: 720.441.1690 GRADES: Kindergarten–8th ENROLLMENT: 90 STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO: 4:1

4000 S. WADSWORTH BOULEVARD, LITTLETON, CO 80123 • (303) 986-4587 • HAVERNSCHOOL.ORG

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF DENVER Community with a shared vision of a better global future AT THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF DENVER, we are more than a Pre-K –8 school. We are a community with a shared vision of a better global future. Our diverse, globally-minded faculty develops compassionate and curious global citizens through language and culture. Our remarkable, multinational students are at the heart of all we do. We offer a broad, balanced curriculum in Chinese, French, and Spanish language taught by native-speaking teachers, complemented by a strong English foundation. Our students don’t just learn a second language–they become wellrounded, critical thinkers who see the world differently.

Anchored by a challenging, inquiry-based International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum framework, our graduates make their mark as well-rounded, critical thinkers who are prepared to make positive contributions in a complex world. In fact, nine in ten of our 8th graders are at or above grade level in both Math and English. One hundred percent of our Honors Mathematics 8th graders tested at an 11th-grade level, which is pretty impressive when you consider the primary academic language for most of these students is Chinese, French, or Spanish Families choose the International School of Denver for the strong language immersion and academics but stay for our inclusive, close-knit community.

ADMISSIONS: 303.340.3647 GRADES: Preschool–8th ENROLLMENT: 700 STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO: 8:1 TUITION: $19,500 (Early Childhood Education, K1–K3) $19,250 (Lower School, G1–G5) $21,400 (Middle School, G6–G8) (Financial assistance available)

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MACKINTOSH ACADEMY

Preparing students to thrive in a world we can't yet imagine. For over 40 years, Mackintosh Academy Littleton has nurtured the keen minds and compassionate hearts of gifted and creative students. We combine years of experience with leading-edge curriculum and teaching practices, making us able to adjust quickly in today’s evolving educational landscape. • We prepare students to innovate in a changing world, emphasizing inquiry-based learning, critical thinking, service, and an award-winning sustainability program • Gold-standard MackFLEX learning program allows us to pivot between in-person, online, and hybrid instruction • Proactively following state safety, hygiene, and distancing requirements • Nationally recognized U.S. Dept. of Education Green Ribbon School • International Baccalaureate Primary Years and Middle Years Programmes • Caring, intimate community of learners • Whole-child approach develops empathy and imagination as well as intellect • Service learning empowers students to take action on real-world challenges CONTACT US FOR A TOUR (VIRTUAL OR IN-PERSON) OF OUR NEWLY-EXPANDED CAMPUS!

ADMISSIONS: 303.794.6222 ENROLLMENT: 120 GRADES: Pre-Kindergarten–8th STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO: 7:1 KEEN MINDS. COMPASSIONATE HEARTS. GLOBAL ACTION.

TUITION: $19,850–$20,930 (Tuition assistance and limited scholarships available)

(303) 794-6222 • MACKINTOSHACADEMY.COM/LITTLETON

MONTESSORI ACADEMY OF COLORADO Developing Future Leaders

THE MONTESSORI ACADEMY OF COLORADO is a metropolitan school that engages each child through innovative academics, exploration of character, and a fearless, forward mindset. MAC offers an authentic and bestpractice Montessori education for Nido, Toddler, Primary, Integrated Kindergarten, and Elementary, serving students ages eight weeks to sixth grade. Credentialed Montessori teachers lead each classroom and our individualized learning curriculums allow all children to work at their own level in order to maximize their achievements. With mixed ages in all classrooms, children are excited to learn

from their peers and help others, naturally going from novice to leader within their classrooms. Each MAC community builds on the next with new experiences, challenging materials, and endless opportunities to learn. From our robust academics to exploration of the Arts, MAC celebrates creativity and curiosity in all our students by encouraging hands-on, self-paced, collaborative learning through interactive experiences. We create an inclusive environment where students acquire self-efficacy, determination, and social and emotional intelligence from an educational foundation built on integrity, compassion, and support.

ADMISSIONS: 303.623.2609 GRADES: Preschool–6th ENROLLMENT: 225 TUITION: $17,600-$33,000* STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO: Infant 3:1, Toddler 5:1, Primary 10:1, Elementary 10:1 *depending on child’s age and program

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RICKS CENTER FOR GIFTED CHILDREN AT UNIVERSITY OF DENVER Learning begins at the edge Located on the University of Denver campus, Ricks Center is a school, Preschool–8th grade, dedicated to gifted learners. • Flexible, differentiated curriculum designed around the whole child

PLEASE CALL OR INQUIRE ONLINE TO LEARN HOW RICKS CENTER MIGHT BE RIGHT FOR YOUR CHILD.

• Active, engaged, hands on learning • Designated time to pursue questions and interests • Low student to teacher ratio • Teachers who know, understand and care deeply about gifted education and each individual student

ADMISSIONS: 303.871.3715 GRADES: Preschool–8th STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO: 10:1 TUITION: Varies depending on level

2040 S. YORK STREET, DENVER, CO 80208 • (303) 871-3715 • DU.EDU/RICKS • RICKSCTR@DU.EDU

ST. MARY'S ACADEMY Lead. Create. Change.

ST. MARY’S ACADEMY planted its roots on the Colorado frontier in 1864 and continues to lead the way. Our founding Loretto School Values of faith, community, justice and respect transcend time and space. So if you are looking for a community where your child will smile and thrive—and help turn challenges into positive change—know that every heart, hand, and mind across our great green campus is ready to welcome you.

We're a family school dedicated to thoughtful options for exceptional learning and growth, using the most innovative technology to meet these times and the opportunities of tomorrow. We care. We’re prepared. We have you covered. Contact St. Mary’s Academy to explore enrollment options today.

ADMISSIONS: 303.762.8300 GRADES: Pre-Kindergarten–8th High School (All Girls)

(Co-ed)

ENROLLMENT: 670 STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO: 7:1 TUITION: $16,870 (Pre-K), $20,750 (K–5th), $21,580 (6th–8th), $22,360 (9th–12th)

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Boulder has transformed itself time and again, from farm country to hippie haven to an epicenter of the modern tech boom. With current travel limitations, it’s the perfect time to rediscover locales close to home, like this city at the base of the foothills. Welcome to the Boulder you’ve been overlooking. BY DALIAH SINGER

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The StarHouse

BE MINDFUL Long before wellness was a trend, Boulder called to those seeking to heal body and mind. Today, as we navigate a pandemic, anxiety abounds. Fortunately, finding a curative dose of serenity in Boulder is easy.

TIME WARP

Live music may be paused right now, but Boulder’s venues have already survived a few historical events. The Boulder Theater opened in 1906 as an opera house and managed to weather the Great Depression as a movie theater. The original Fox Theatre (founded in 1926 as the Rialto Theatre) was destroyed in a fire in 1960; it reopened nearly a year later with its neon marquee.

#1 WALK THE LABYRINTH AT THE STARHOUSE

This nonprofit, nondenominational church—designed as a 12-sided star map symbolizing the zodiac— opened 30 years ago and is surrounded by 105 acres of forest. Tune in to the area’s energies with a moving meditation on the sevencircuit labyrinth (caveat: you must be a member, starting at $165 annually, to access it). Or find alignment during virtual celestial celebrations ($15 to $20 suggested donation). thestarhouse.org #2 MOVE YOUR BODY AT KAIUT YOGA BOULDER

Kaiut is a biomechanical yoga practice that focuses on improving the functionality and mobility of your body, particularly in joints like ankles, hips, and shoulders— areas that may be especially tight for those who sit at a desk (or, recently, on the couch) all day. The Kaiut Yoga Boulder studio offers daily in-person and online classes; access the unlimited membership level for your first month for $57. kaiutyogaboulder.com #3 MEDITATE WITH BOULDER SHAMBHALA CENTER

Reconnect mind and body during the venue’s weekly drop-in meditation practices. Learn the basics during group instruction on Thursday evenings, or join a community meditation on Sunday mornings. The practices run for one hour on Zoom; they’re free, but donations are welcome. boulder.shambhala.org 66

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e’ll be the first to admit it: We Denverites are often guilty of disparaging our neighbor to the northwest. At best, we consider Boulder a small college town worthy of the occasional visit to grab a bite or when we’re in desperate need of something to do with visiting family (see: the Pearl Street Mall). At worst, we see it as the ’burbs, rife with all the typical suburban problems, including a shocking lack of racial and ethnic heterogeneity (the town is 90 percent white) and a cost of living that favors the wealthy (average single-family home prices sit north of $700,000). Yet, we must concede that when we make the trip up U.S. 36, we always enjoy ourselves. We aren’t the only ones who’ve succumbed to Boulder’s wiles over the years. Since the late 1850s, settlers have been drawn to this picturesque valley, first for the gold mining, then as a university town, next as a hippie refuge, and today as a bastion of the eat-well, play-hard Colorado lifestyle. Here, you will indeed find a multitude of craft breweries, trendy boutiques, and farmto-table restaurants. These things, however, are only part of what makes Boulder a desirable place to spend a day or a weekend. If you take the time to look past the high sheen, you’ll also discover a still-groovy town full of brainy entrepreneurs nurturing innovative startups, ultra-athletes plying the same trails as weekend warriors, artists creating works that both inspire and challenge the mind, and, yes, plenty of yogis, crystal healers, and meditation gurus waiting to help you find your Zen. In other words, the People’s Republic is no longer a one-note burg. Yes, Amazon and Google may have settled in, but even with a new layer of sophistication, Boulder has managed to preserve much of its laid-back nature. If you know where to look, you can still find the magic that locals like Will Frischkorn, a former pro road cyclist and co-owner of Pearl Street’s Cured cheese and wine shop, say is the reason people have long been enamored of this city that abuts the Flatirons. “It’s been wild to watch the changes happen as Boulder has grown and filled and become busier. It’s made our town vibrant,” Frischkorn says. “But those values and ideals—the desire for things to be a little funky—are still in our roots.”

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PURE IMAGINATION Boulder has the third-highest concentration of artists in the country, according to the National Endowment for the Arts. We asked local cultural leaders to share whom they’re watching right now.

Clockwise from top left: Dan Gilsdorf/Courtesy of Albert Chong (“Self-Portrait from Winged Evocations” by Albert Chong); Getty Images; Courtesy of Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art (“Helen and Alice at the Museum” by Steven Frost); Courtesy of Melissa Pickering; Courtesy of Billy Davis

THE MYSTIC: ALBERT CHONG

Photographer and mixed-media artist Albert Chong often explores spirituality, mysticism, and identity (the University of Colorado Boulder professor identifies as Afro-Asian and splits his time between Colorado and Jamaica). Chong’s I-Traits series of self-portraits—among the artist’s earliest works—are haunting and ethereal and incorporate the links between Jamaica, Africa, and Chong’s life in New York at the time. More recently, he’s been trying to figure out how to respond to the pandemic through his art; in his Visualizing the Journal series, he’s superimposing his journal entries from this time with images of objects or his face. albertchong.com THE RESISTER: MELISSA PICKERING

An artist-in-residence at Boulder Creative Collective, this printmaker doesn’t shy away from political commentary. Her latest series is particularly astute: Tentatively called Echo Chamber, it explores the polarization in today’s culture and what Pickering considers an antidote to the current discord: listening. Using the collagraph printmaking process, Pickering created prints of ears, some of which are cut out and filled with hashtags like #agreetodisagree. At press time, an exhibition of these works was expected to open in the nonprofit’s AKA Gallery on August 28. bouldercreativecollective.com

THE CHANGE AGENT: KATRINA MILLER

The City of Boulder’s Office of Arts and Culture’s Creative Neighborhoods program fosters art projects all over town. In response to the pandemic, 66 pieces have been funded with the goal of

THE CRAFTER: STEVEN FROST

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Street Wise Arts’ annual mural festival enlivens the walls of Boulder from September 7 to 13. The goal: encourage artivism, or the blending of art and activism, through large-scale street art focused on social justice issues. streetwise boulder.com

Queer history and pop culture take the spotlight in interdisciplinary artist and CU Boulder media studies instructor Steven Frost’s pieces. Walk by the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art before February 20 to witness Frost’s latest installation: A hand-woven grid hangs over the building—a nod to the lifelong but hidden love between his aunt and her partner (and the lawn chairs they used in their yard). “For people who were adult and queer, building your own home was a way you could have some freedom away from the looking eyes of others,” Frost says. stevenfrost.com

keeping people connected during quarantine. Among them is an in-progress film by Katrina Miller. The filmmaker is focusing her lens on the experiences of the local Black community, specifically through the eyes of 91-year-old Second Baptist Church member Elmira Davis; Miller plans to release it this fall. See her “ISO Boulder,” a three-minute exploration of Boulder under quarantine, and “New Me #BLM” online. blackatvideoproductions.com SEPTEMBER 2020

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Whether you need to refuel after a trek along the Flatirons or simply want to safely catch up with friends, this gastronomic question is always in the backs of our minds. (C’mon: We know it’s not just us.) So, we posed it to five of Boulder’s top toques. “The food truck called Tierra y Fuego Taqueria outside Upslope Brewing Company. [There’s also a new brick-and-mortar on Broadway.] Boulder hasn’t always been known for tons of Mexican food…it’s pretty special.”

MUST-HAVE DISH: Whatever tacos are available, but the carnitas and barbacoa, in particular —KELLY WHITAKER,

chef, Basta and Dry Storage

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Three popular treats you might not know were born in Boulder. BOBO’S Est. 2003 Eat This: Healthcare Heroes Chocolate Chip Oat Bar. For every six-pack purchased, Bobo’s donates product to health care workers in Colorado and beyond. eatbobos.com

“Sushi Zanmai. I’ve been going for 30 years. It’s owned by my very dear friend Nao Kanda. When I was young, I used to chuckle, looking at the old men that go to the same place for years and years. I’m that guy now.”

BHAKTI CHAI Est. 2005 Drink This: The Spicy Chai Concentrate. Just add milk. drinkbhakti.com

yellowtail belly

THE GOOD CRISP COMPANY Est. 2014 Eat This: Outback BBQ Potato Crisps for a cleaner take on Pringles. thegoodcrisp company.com

MUST-HAVE DISH: Buri,

which is fatty

—EDWIN ZOE, co-founder, Zoe Ma Ma and chef-owner, Chimera Ramen

“LeFrigo. My favorite sandwich in Boulder is the Provençal. It has a hard-boiled egg on top of the tuna, and the tuna has olives in it, which 68

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I don’t normally like. It’s almost similar to a niçoise salad as a sandwich, and it’s on a pretzel roll. It’s incredible.”

MUST-HAVE DISH: See above, but if you don’t dig fish, the cheddar-and-roast-beef Brexit is an excellent alternative

chef/owner, Ginger Pig (formerly located in Rosetta Hall)

—NATASCHA HESS,

“Audrey Jane’s Pizza Garage. I think it’s the sauce more than anything; it’s got a nice little kick to it. The pizzas are huge—really good, classic New York–style pie. No weird ingredients. No frills. Just really good pizza.”

MUST-HAVE DISH: Italian Mamma, New York–style —HOSEA ROSENBERG,

Blackbelly and Santo

chef/owner,

“Oak at Fourteenth is one of Boulder’s best restaurants. The menu is endlessly creative, and they put out great pastries.”

MUST-HAVE DISH: Kale salad with candied almonds, apples, and Grana Padano

—JENNIFER BUSH, executive pastry chef, Lucky’s Bakehouse

From top: Sarah Boyum; Getty Images; Courtesy of Aamuro Kanda

Where Should We Eat?

INSIDER’S GUIDE TO BOULDER

SIPPERS’ ALMANAC With more than 20 breweries within city limits, we’d understand if you thought of Boulder as a beer town. But there’s an extensive array of locally made drinks that go well beyond ales.

Coffee \ ko-fē

A beverage made from the seeds of the coffee plant—also known as the jolt of caffeine you require each morning to get from your bed to your home office, which is in the kitchen, adjacent to the coffee pot and that lifeaffirming bag of whole beans. Discover At: Boxcar Coffee Roasters; Conscious Coffees; Dragonfly Coffee Roasters (cross-reference with Roast magazine’s 2019 “Micro Roaster of the Year”)

Hopped Tea \ häp-ped tē

A nonalcoholic beer substitute made by combining tea, hops, and sparkling water. It’s like craft beer (IPA lovers, take note), except without the sugars, additives, and fermentation. Discover At: Hoplark HopTea Brewery and Taproom

Liquid extracted from fruits and vegetables. Cold-pressed juices are made using a hydraulic press, which crushes the ingredients rather than spinning them, preserving more nutrients—and, yes, upping the price. Discover At: Wonder

Kava \ kä-və

A booze-free beverage made from the root of a pepper plant (Piper methysticum) native to the South Pacific. Consuming it is believed to reduce stress, boost the immune system, and increase focus. Fair warning: It can be bitter, so consider trying it in a mixed drink. Discover At: The Root Kava Co.

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Travis Rupp is kinda like Indiana Jones—maybe even cooler. After all, he’s a beer archaeologist. For part of his role with Boulder’s Avery Brewing Company, he engages his research skills to unearth ancient beer recipes—and then brews them using traditional methods as part of the brewery’s Ales of Antiquity series. On deck: Roman Britain, a spelt-based wheat ale based on an approximately 1,900-year-old recipe. Says Rupp: “I want to give people a piece of tangible history…they can touch, experience, and get an idea of what was being consumed by certain peoples.” averybrewing.com

When grocery stores were picked over early in the pandemic, we were reminded of the importance of buying local. Visit some of Boulder County’s farms on your own, as part of a scenic drive along the Boulder County Farm Trail, or during the Boulder County Farmers Markets (expected to run until November 21; make a shopping reservation online at bcfm.org). Visit: Cure Organic Farm To Get: Vegetables (the farm grows more than 100 varieties) Then Add On: A dozen chicken or duck eggs cureorganicfarm.com Visit: Isabelle Farm To Get: Squash Then Add On: Wedges of Haystack Mountain cheese made in nearby Longmont isabellefarm.com Visit: Buckner Family Farm To Get: Lamb and beef Then Add On: Locally produced Highland Honey bucknerfamilyfarm.com For a list of markets as well as farm-based activities, go to bouldercoloradousa.com.

Kombucha \ käm-bü-chə

An effervescent probiotic drink made by fermenting green or black tea with yeasts and bacteria. The tart sipper is thought to improve digestion and create a healthy gut microbiome, although further scientific research is needed.

Discover At: Mortal Kombucha; Rowdy Mermaid Kombucha; Upstart Kombucha

Potion \ pō-shən

Herbal tonics that are brewed with adaptogenic herbs, juices, and botanicals and then infused with the vibrational imprints or energies of gems, flowers, and sounds to help improve your life by, for example, increasing energy. (We told you Boulder was still groovy.) Enjoy straight or mixed into cocktails. Discover At: Shine Community

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Juice \ jüs

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Who Needs I-70? MOUNTAIN BIKE If You’re A Beginner… Lap

the Overland Loop at Heil Valley Ranch in the nearby town of Lyons. The two-mile route was built for newbies and is an ideal place to practice navigating tight turns and rocky sections.

Need Something Gnarlier?

The Boulder Mountainbike Alliance has called Walker Ranch “the hardest eight miles of mountain biking in Boulder.” The trail descends more than it rises, but the climbs are steep—and include a 100-foot-long staircase that can force even the strongest cyclists to walk.

HIKE If You’re A Beginner… Take

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(round trip) Anne U. White Trail, which reopened in December as the final element of the county trail system to be restored following the 2013 floods. (Or opt for the wheelchair-accessible Ute Loop Sensory Trail on Flagstaff Mountain, a 1.2-mile-long path designed for individuals with vision impairment.) Need Something Gnarlier?

Conquer all five of Boulder’s highest peaks in a single day (see “Adventure Is Relative” at right).

SUP/ KAYAK If You’re A Beginner…

Paddle around 440-acre Gross Reservoir’s 11 miles of shoreline, situated about 16 miles southwest of town. The water is open to nonmotorized boating and paddling through September 30.

Need Something Gnarlier?

Test your kayaking chops on the Boulder Creek white-water course. It’s not the most intense white-water park in Colorado, but the half-mile section (put in above Eben G. Fine Park) features a fair number of splashy drops.

ROCK CLIMB If You’re A Beginner…

Explore beyond the well-known First through Third Flatirons by focusing your attention on the south side of the formation. The Maiden and the Matron offer some moderate 5.5/5.6 lines to practice your skills.

Need Something Gnarlier?

West of town, Upper Dream Canyon is a secluded setting full of multi-pitch sport climbs. Along Lower Dream Canyon,

skilled climbers will find challenging routes like Plotinus Wall and the Wall of Winter Warmth, ranging from 5.10 to 5.12.

SNOWSHOE OR CROSS-COUNTRY SKI If You’re A Beginner…

Cross-country skiers and snowshoers are welcome on Brainard Lake Recreation Area’s 41 miles of trails, most of which qualify as easy or moderate. Bonus: Dogs are allowed to join the fun on a handful of specified routes. Need Something Gnarlier?

OK, so this isn’t what you might call epic skiing, but from the popular Fourth of July trailhead (located in the Indian Peaks Wilderness), cross-country skiers should seek out the Hessie Trail and Lost Lake Trail.

Andrew Slaton/Tandem Stills + Motion

You can satisfy all of your outdoor desires in and around Boulder without the stress of high-country traffic.

INSIDER’S GUIDE TO BOULDER

Adventure Is Relative We planned two perfect Boulder outings—one for those seeking more of a rush and one for those who need more calm in their lives. BAG ALL FIVE OF BOULDER’S PEAKS

1. The first peak [Bear] is the never-ending climb. It’s a slog. You go up this boulder-choked gully the whole way up until you gain the ridgeline. It’s invariably one of the best views in Boulder. 2. Once you’re on the ridgeline, it’s pretty intuitive—even though nothing is called the “Skyline Traverse”—because the trails between the peaks, with the exception of Flagstaff Mountain, are generally easy to follow. The vast majority of these trails are going to be the most pristine, awesome singletrack: skinny trails that are flanked by shrubbery. Then there’s this fun element of Class 3 scrambling to get to the tippy-tops of Bear and Green. 3. Flagstaff Mountain doesn’t have a true summit block like the other peaks. You do your best. If I do it with friends, we’ll use a GPS and try to get as close as we can to the summit. It’s arbitrary. There’s no trail.

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4. I take the goat path down Mt. Sanitas because then you’re very close to the bus stop and it makes logistics easy. Leave your car at the Shanahan Ridge trailhead [where you started your hike].

From top: Sarah Boyum; Getty Images; Sarah Boyum

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CHILLING OUT

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The 16(ish)-mile Skyline Traverse is a bucket-list hike for outdoorsy Boulderites. The all-day excursion follows mostly welltrodden singletrack, but some route-finding is required. Maren Horjus, an editor at the REI Co-op Journal, has conquered the route four times, always traveling a slightly atypical south to north route, checking off Bear Peak (8,459 feet) first, followed by South Boulder Peak (8,549 feet), Green Mountain (8,150 feet), Flagstaff Mountain (6,983 feet), and, finally, Mt. Sanitas (6,843 feet). Horjus shares four things to know before you make your own attempt.

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Take a walk through a prehistoric forest on the Long Canyon Trail (2.6 miles round trip, starting from the Realization Point trailhead). More than 11,000 years ago—during the last ice age— Colorado was teeming with whitebarked paper birches. As the climate warmed, many disappeared. Here, you’ll find one of the last surviving paper birch stands in the state.

ENJOY A SOCIALLY DISTANT PICNIC Pick up a ready-made box of goodies at Cured (we suggest the Colorado Backcountry Picnic for two, $70; cured togo.com) and head to one of co-owner Will Frischkorn’s favorite al fresco spots. Setting: Wonderland Lake Details: The 23-acre body of water in north Boulder is surrounded by open space easily accessible by car, bus, or bike. For a quieter spot to spread out your blanket, Frischkorn suggests hiking up Wonderland Hill Trail (0.5 miles) to reach perches that overlook town, with views extending as far as Denver. Setting: Boulder Reservoir Details: Pedal from Cured’s downtown location to the 700acre northeast Boulder site on two wheels (an e-bike from Pedego makes the 6.6 miles a breeze!), and then follow the perimeter trail to the lake’s east side for the best areas to break for a bite. Burn off those welldeserved calories by finishing the 5.3-mile lake loop. Setting: Mesa Trail Details: Stroll south and then west from the NCAR trailhead in south Boulder. Says Frischkorn: “There is a handful of spots to plop on the side of the trail, with views over Boulder, Marshall Mesa, and Denver.”

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SAVING THE DAY

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Serenity Forge

Choosing video games over the outdoors is acceptable once in a while, but you can at least make that screen time worthwhile with these amusements from CU Boulder grad Zhenghua Yang and team, which are designed to make you think (and, perhaps, subtly teach you the laws of physics) rather than just space out. Their newest game, Neversong, was released in May. serenityforge.com

Clou’s hairpins should really be called wearable art. Metalsmith and jeweler Mathieu Shields hand-forges each of these brass and nickel silver beauties. New designs dropped in August, but you certainly can’t go wrong with the Bloom hairpin’s beautiful organic shape. Find It: $34, clouhairpins.com, or Sage Studio Salon, 1634 Walnut St., Suite 111C, Boulder, sagestudiosalon.com

Cusa Tea & Coffee

After visiting the tea shops of Asia, Jim Lamancusa launched Cusa in 2017 with a line of instant tea. In April, the e-retailer rebranded with the launch of five flavors of cold-brew instant coffee. Because when you need caffeine, you need it now. cusatea.com

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This summer, sustainable drinkware brand EcoVessel updated its triple-insulated, 24-ounce Boulder water bottle with two ombre hues; the Rising Sun version is fitting for daybreak hikers. A removable strainer makes steeping tea or infusing your water with citrus a breeze.

MamaMend

As CEO and co-founder Sara Bates learned firsthand, life doesn’t get easier after you give birth. But many women aren’t aware of the additional health issues they may face postpartum or where to access services. This digital health platform, started in 2018, shares research and connects new moms to practitioners who can help—and Mom doesn’t even have to leave her much-deserved bubble bath. mamamend.com

Misty Robotics

Temperature checks are likely here to stay, and this company gives the necessary annoyance a WALL-E spin with its new Temp Screening Assistant. The talking robot—Misty II—can detect elevated temps and other COVID-19 risk factors from a couple of feet away using a thermal imaging camera and a contactless health question survey. mistyrobotics.com

SAVING THE WORLD

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When we say Boulder is full of brainiacs, we’re not only referring to its plethora of professors and scientists (hello, National Center for Atmospheric Research). The city also tops the list for “high-tech startup density” among small to mid-size metro areas in the country. Here, five local companies that are solving our recent stuckat-home problems, one click at a time.

Any avid outdoorsman knows to be off the mountain early as lightning strikes are a serious concern in Colorado. Get an accurate hourly weather forecast preadventure—you can get as hyper-specific as Boulder’s Betasso Preserve trail system— with this free app and website. opensummit.com

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Log On

GOOD BUYS Whether you’re ready to peruse store shelves in person or are digging the ease of online shopping, add a piece of Boulder to your home with these locally made souvenirs.

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It’s a puzzle!

Find It: $33–$35,

ecovessel.com

Need to keep the kids occupied on your upcoming camping trip? Amuse them with the just-released Strawberry Sunset card game.

Designed by Boulderite Justin Biegger for local game studio Stellar Factory, it’s a game of strategy (for those seven and up) to see who can build the most fruitful garden. Find It: $13, Grandrabbit’s Toy Shoppe, 2525 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, grtoys.com Keep your hands free by storing your valuables in a boldly patterned

cross-body sling bag (pictured) from

Maruca Design, or, for the more subtle-leaning, a

vegetable-tanned leather zip-top hip pack handcrafted

by Elke Bergeron (aka By Elke). Find Them: $42–$72, Boulder Arts Cooperative, 1421 Pearl St., Boulder,

marucadesign.com; $135, By Elke, 1721 Pearl St., Boulder, byelke.com If you want to spread the joy that comes from sipping Rebecca’s Herbal Apothecary & Supply’s Happy Tea, gift a mason jar of the

rosehip-and-peppermint loose-leaf brew. Find It: Starting at $3.50,

Rebecca’s Herbal Apothecary & Supply, 1227 Spruce St., Boulder, rebeccasherbs.com Puzzles made a major comeback during quarantine, and some of the country’s most whimsical and challenging designs come from Boulder’s Liberty Puzzles. Made from maple plywood, the puzzles have become so popular that the company is currently limiting purchases to one per customer. Good luck with the 373-piece Bison edition. Find It: $95, Liberty Puzzles, 1468 Pearl St., Boulder, liberty puzzles.com

Pearl Street isn’t just the heart of Boulder’s commercial district today—it’s served as ground zero for much of the city’s growth since Boulder was incorporated in 1871. In 1891, a horse-drawn streetcar was built on the central strip; electric streetcars eventually took over. The avenue, between 11th and 17th streets, was the first in the city to be paved. And Boulder’s original streetlight signaled at the intersection of Pearl and Broadway.

One question for ceramicist Liz Quan, who crafts sinuous and unexpected fine and usable art (vases, necklaces, bowls) in her north Boulder studio. What do you most enjoy about the medium of ceramics?

I like that people can touch and engage with the work. Ceramics is often, I’m afraid of breaking it. Even cups, they’re too precious; often people get nervous about using them. But I like people to not be afraid of it because there’s so much beauty in handling it and holding it and feeling it and experiencing it. It’s so much nicer to use a cup than have it sit on the shelf. It’s for the viewer to engage with and not be intimidated by it. In Person: View new additions to Quan’s Cumulus series during her show at Denver’s Walker Fine Art, November 13 through January 9, 2021. lizquan.com m

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CROWD CONTROL

Rocky Mountain National Park has been overrun with visitors for years. Throw social distancing measures into the mix and thinning the herd becomes even more complicated—and necessary. Here, eight solutions to the congestion that might actually work.

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an ideal time for a trip to Rocky Mountain National Park. So you cruise up to Estes Park, getting excited for a hike among the wildflowers—and then, the waiting starts. You creep through a line of vehicles to the entrance station, join the queue for a spot on the Bear Lake shuttle, and linger until it’s your turn in the pit toilet. When you finally hit the trail, you stand in bottlenecks behind selfie-stick-wielding hikers until you have to turn around and do it all in reverse. All told, your waiting-around time may exceed your actual hiking time four to one. That was during the best of times. The congestion clogging Rocky and other national parks had already reached critical levels before COVID-19, but now controlling the hordes is literally a matter of life or death. In 2019, 4,670,053 people entered Rocky, a visitation record that continues to make it the third-most-visited national park in the country (behind only Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Grand Canyon National Park). That number represents a 58 percent increase in the past decade, with a 21 percent jump between 2014 and 2015 alone. Similar situations are playing out in parks across the country: The national parks collectively hosted more than 327 million visitors in 2019, a 13 percent increase since 2009. Those statistics portend more than just packed trails, though. Frustrated parkgoers have been driving over fragile vegetation to create their own parking spots, leaving granola bar wrappers among the wildflowers, and pooping directly on the trails. (Yes, you read that right.) Put simply, many of the national parks have a big problem: too many of us. The national parks closed during the initial wave of pandemic shutdowns this past spring, but throngs of shack-happy Americans descended upon them as soon as they began reopening. In fact, recreation areas across northern Colorado (including county and state open space and national forest lands) reported a 200 percent increase in recreation visits in the spring and early summer, says Kyle Patterson, Rocky’s public affairs officer. That high demand butts up against COVID-19-related staff shortages and access limitations. Since its inception, the National Park Service (NPS) has struggled to balance its mission of maintaining access for all while protecting natural resources. A global public health crisis only exacerbates that challenge. But there is hope. A number of national parks and other public lands across the West are exploring new congestion-control measures, and the pandemic has presented an unexpected opportunity to experiment with tactics that felt unthinkable just a few months ago. Deploying the right combination of them could once again deliver an outing that’s less standing in line and more hiking through natural splendor, both now and after the virus subsides.

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If the parking lot is full at your desired trailhead, you might consider hiking elsewhere to make on-trail social distancing easier.

Pack out your granola bar wrappers and water bottles. Like other services, trash service has been reduced in many parks because of understaffing.

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This notion sets off alarms for those who are dogmatic about access. And, let’s face it, restricting passage to public lands, to any degree, does feel un-American. More parks are facing the tough truth, though, that natural areas have a carrying capacity. “Having access when anybody wants to go is fine, until you get to a point where safety becomes an issue or people aren’t able to enjoy their time because it’s so congested,” says Mary Riddle, chief of planning and environmental compliance at Montana’s Glacier National Park. Some parks are already there. THE BIG IDEA In response to the miles-long entrance station lines and overflowing parking lots of recent years, several parks have floated the idea of requiring visitors to make advance reservations. But none had committed—until COVID-19. Rocky introduced a timed-entry permit system in June: Would-be visitors during the park’s busiest hours had to secure a permit online (available starting about a month in advance), with the park allowing in only 60 percent of the previous year’s tourists. Yosemite National Park also implemented a daily reservation system (keeping visitation to 50 percent of the usual crowds), and although it ultimately decided against it, Glacier was considering one that would’ve begun last month. The parks were only a few weeks into their remade pandemic-era systems at press time, but early signs were promising. Though rangers dealt with some angry visitors who didn’t know about or disagreed with the reservation

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It’s a late summer Sunday in Colorado,

systems, many guests embraced the change. “I hated it when you started the timed entry,” one visitor wrote in an email to Rocky officials. “I love to go to the park on the spur of the moment. But I’ve done timed entry [three times] now and have changed my mind. I love it. The park was so overused the past several years and it has been a pleasure to be back up there with a lot less people.” Another emailed, “We hope the newly implemented reservation system becomes permanent…it was fantastic to be able to find a parking spot and not have to hike with hordes of other visitors. It made the park experience SO much better!!” The new arrangements— which vary park to park—are officially temporary, but managers also say they’re considering this year a grand experiment for potential future crowd control. “We’ve been talking about a day-use system for 30 years,” says Scott Gediman, public affairs officer at Yosemite. The pandemic has finally granted overstressed parks a chance to see it in action. Even if reservation systems don’t stick, parks will continue to limit access to their most congested destinations. Earlier this year, Zion was strongly considering a lottery permit system for the iconic Angels

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Landing hike, says Jack Burns, Zion’s chief of commercial services and partnerships. After a 2019 pilot program that released hikers in waves to spread out the crowds, the park received mostly positive feedback. “Visitors may not initially like the idea of having to wait,” he says, “but what we hear from many is that their experience is much better. They felt safer and appreciated not being up there with hordes of people.” If Zion were to move forward with entry reservations as well, Burns adds, visitors “will know they’ll be able to get into the park, get a campsite, get into the backcountry. We can’t guarantee that today.” WHAT ABOUT…

Long Waits?

Exactly how far ahead would you have to plan the national park trip of your dreams under a reservation system? That’s uncertain. It would depend on details like how far in advance the park would accept bookings and how many would-be visitors might be dissuaded from trying (or enticed by the prospect of more solitude). Yosemite and Rocky reported high demand for advance tickets this past summer, especially for weekends and holidays. WHAT ABOUT…

The Economic Impact?

The same uncertainty applies to the economic hit gateway towns could take due to reservations. An NPScommissioned study estimated such a system at Arches National Park could cost Moab up to $22 million in the first year as visitors might not try for entry because of doubts about the changes. But it also noted that fewer crowds could make a park trip more desirable, increasing the value of the visit (and how much money travelers might spend in town) within a year or so.

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Parks could keep spontaneity alive by reserving a percentage of entry spots for walk-ins each day. This past summer, Rocky reserved 10 percent of each day’s permits for people booking 48 hours in advance. Note: They tended to sell out within three minutes of being released.

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The crush of visitors also means a crush of vehicles—and not enough places to put them. Parking congestion is tops among crowding-related concerns, says Linda MacIntyre of the National Park Service Transportation Program; vehicles lead to pollution, resource damage, and frustration. Glacier officials recall one incident in which a fed-up driver at Logan Pass actually ran into a pedestrian who was attempting to save a parking spot for a friend by standing in it. Limit private vehicles, though— either by banning them altogether or by providing a way for people to leave them behind when lots are full—and those specific problems vanish. Unfortunately, they are often replaced by new dilemmas. THE BIG IDEA Go beyond

the short-term solution, which in many places is closing parts of the park when the lots are full and only letting new cars down the road when someone else leaves, as do Mount Rainier National Park, Glacier, and Rocky (at Bear Lake, Wild Basin, and the Alpine Visitor Center). On a typical summer day, the Bear Lake parking lot

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the park at 60 percent capacity this past summer, rangers still had to shut down the road periodically to clear congestion. Parks that can play the long game—meaning they have the funding, relationships with gateway towns, and space for parking lots on park-adjacent property— are better off implementing transportation systems, like free shuttles. Traffic inside the parks shrinks, visitors get guaranteed access to places like Yosemite’s Mist Trail and Grand Canyon’s Bright Angel Trail without the parking hassles, and emissions are reduced. Free public shuttles are already an integral part of many parks across the country: Pre-pandemic, Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Rocky, and Glacier offered the choice, and you couldn’t get into Zion’s main canyon in high season without using a shuttle. But they’re not a cure-all, either. “Zion’s shuttle system was built for a capacity of 2.5 million,” Burns says. “Now Hanging Lake

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smoothly: Officials at Glacier are considering a reduction in the number of times the shuttle stops at certain trailheads, reducing overall hiking use on popular trails. At Hanging Lake in Colorado’s White River National Forest, visitors in pre-pandemic times had to book a seat on a specific shuttle ahead of time, guaranteeing themselves seats on the bus of their choice. At Colorado’s Maroon Bells, summer 2020 visitors had to select a time on the public shuttle in advance during the busiest hours (during off-hours, tourists could drive, but they needed a reservation). Ultimately, though, restricting private vehicles will likely work best hand-in-hand with visitation caps to ensure sheer numbers don’t overwhelm public shuttles. “Shuttle systems are the way to go,” Burns says. “There’s no way we could ever accommodate the amount of parking that would be needed. If we didn’t have it, it would be nothing but chaos every day.” WHAT ABOUT…

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we’re hovering at 4.5 million.” That translates to long waits for seats on the bus— at its worst, 75 minutes at Zion, and that’s with shuttles running every four to six minutes—and surges of visitors being deposited at trailheads and overlooks. The pandemic isn’t helping: There were long queues at Rocky as shuttles were at 50 percent capacity to allow for social distancing. There are ways to make shuttle systems run more

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Not so fast. Not only would we literally be paving paradise, but it could make the congestion problem worse. “If you build it, they will come,” says the NPS’ Linda MacIntyre. “If you already have crowding, then adding more visitors to that location may not be the best approach.” WHAT ABOUT…

Parking Reservations?

Yosemite did just this in a pilot program in the Yosemite Valley in 2017. Visitors could go online and guarantee themselves a spot for a few bucks. But it resulted in fewer places to park because people with reservations were nabbing the first spots they saw, including those in first-come, first-served zones, not their designated spots. “We had to honor those reserved spaces, so we had a fair amount of empty spots,” says Yosemite’s Gediman.

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Groups outside the NPS have suggested this supply-anddemand-style idea: Charge more for access when demand is highest, thereby encouraging people with flexible schedules to travel during quieter periods. You’ve probably heard of this model in the context of city highway tolls during rush hour or Uber surge pricing; the same principle could incentivize park visitors to try a winter or shoulder-season trip. THE BIG IDEA A week at most of the top-tier parks costs $35 per car—a screaming deal—and doubling or tripling that fee could, in theory, dissuade a significant percentage of visitors. But putting a higher price on access to land that belongs to everybody raises all kinds of issues surrounding fairness and equity. And, if history is any indication, it’d be tremendously unpopular: When then Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke tried to hike some national park fees in 2017, public outcry against the move forced him to abandon the plan. There could be another option. “You can structure [entry fees] so there’s a discount,” suggests Tate Watkins, research fellow at the free market environmentalism think tank Property and Environment Research Center in Montana. “Rather than raising prices when you have a lot of people, you can lower them during less-desirable seasons to nudge people a certain way.” The same strategy could apply to weekdays versus weekends.

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Yellowstone has Old Faithful, Yosemite its famed valley. Both are marquee destinations that attract the mountain lion’s share of tourists. But those people magnets represent a mere fraction of the natural wonders any given park offers. It’s not a baitand-switch situation for park staff to instead suggest places like Shoshone Geyser Basin or Hetch Hetchy, respectively, which are spectacular in their own rights. THE BIG IDEA Notify visitors in real time when A-list destinations fill up and point them toward equally stunning yet less-crowded alternatives. In 2019, Glacier introduced its online Recreation Access Display, a frequently updated tool on its website that reports which parking lots and campgrounds have filled up each day and which still have openings (visitors centers in the park and in gateway towns also use the display’s information so guests can check it without Wi-Fi).

But redistribution strategies work best in tandem with other crowd-control measures, notes Rocky’s Patterson: “There’s no magical utopia to send people to where we know they’re going to find a parking place. We need to look holistically and parkwide, or we’ll just be pushing impacts to other areas.” Patterson knows of what she speaks. Relatively recent parking problems and private-property trespassing issues at previously off-thebeaten-path spots like Lily Lake and Lumpy Ridge have required officials at Rocky to put up new no-parking signs, block illegal parking spots with boulders, and ramp up law enforcement citations. WHAT ABOUT…

Pushing Off-Hours Visits?

“Show up early or late” was once solid advice for dodging the mobs at even the most crowded destinations. About 10 years ago, Glacier rangers began urging travelers to visit Logan Pass outside of the midday hours, but “what we didn’t take into account was the increase in visitation,” Riddle says. “Redistributing works to a certain degree…until you’re full all the time.”

More people, more poop. It’s gross but true. At best, that translates to long lines at trailhead vault toilets (and in the COVID-19 era, closer contact with others and potentially contaminated surfaces; BYO hand sanitizer). At worst, it means human waste piling up in the backcountry. Dodging soiled TP swatches and sidestepping poorly covered catholes is not what anyone envisions for a walk along the Pacific beaches of Olympic National Park or a hike in Rocky, but it’s the unfortunate reality of overcrowded parks. THE BIG IDEA Build more toilets, but be smart about it. Parks’ remote destinations and lack of infrastructure often preclude plumbing, but simply digging more pit latrines isn’t ideal, either. Not only are such toilets high-maintenance and expensive to pump, but, “if you continue to put up toilets with a maximum capacity, they simply fill up within a few years and pose yet another maintenance problem to solve,” says Thor Retzlaff,  A urine-diverting latrine on Longs Peak

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Good Shit, which works to improve waste management in wild places worldwide. “It doesn’t make sense.” Instead, parks could implement new-school, urinediverting toilets that drastically reduce waste volume, maintenance costs, and overall stink. These models redirect pee to on-site septic fields, tanks, or the ground’s surface, thereby preventing the gaginducing ammonia buildup that comes from mixing solid and liquid waste. That diversion also makes it easier for soil microbes to break down the remaining TP and poop, greatly shrinking the overall load parks have to deal with in the backcountry. Several parks have already installed these modernized toilets in crowded, fragile backcountry environments, such as Zion’s Angels Landing and the Boulderfield just below Rocky’s Longs Peak. Not only have Rocky’s newin-2018 latrines reduced waste buildup by 40 percent—a big deal when llamas are your chief means of packing out crap—but their natural stone meets sleek modern design is also stylish enough to have earned an American Institute of Architects Award in 2019.

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In particularly pristine and/or high-impact sites, encourage hikers to pack it all out by providing WAG bags (bags you do your business in and then haul out), as White River National Forest rangers do at Conundrum Hot Springs, where unchecked human waste was soiling, well, everything.

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ASK PEOPLE NOT TO DO IT FOR THE ’GRAM

It’s tough to say with certainty that a once under-the-radar campsite or backcountry lake is now overrun with selfie-hungry hordes because of Instagram hashtags. But land managers across the region anecdotally blame the social media platform for outing certain spots, from Grand Teton National Park’s Delta Lake to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area’s Horseshoe Bend vista, with geotagged glamour shots. THE BIG IDEA While there’s nothing wrong with taking pictures, asking visitors not to share the exact coordinates of every landscape photo they post could help. Boulder’s Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics made social media restraint part of its philosophy with 2018 guidelines that ask adventurers to “think before you geotag,” consider omitting specific location details, and promote Leave No Trace ethics. “We’ve been called out in terms of being

gatekeepers,” says Ben Lawhon, the center’s education director, who adds the goal isn’t to keep people off public lands, but rather to encourage good behavior when they go. “If every social media post had a Leave No Trace or stewardship message, we’d be in a better place.” Also leery of the social media spotlight and perturbed by congestion on local trails, the Aspen Chamber Resort Association launched its Tag Responsibly, Take the Aspen Pledge campaign in July 2019. Inspired by a similar push in Jackson, Wyoming, Tag Responsibly asks visitors to use a generic tag location instead of pinpointing specific trails, like Lost Man Trail or Cathedral Lake. “We technically can’t prove it, but we’ve seen [visitor] numbers increasing” at the Maroon Bells along with the social media posts, notes Melissa Wisenbaker, public relations manager for the Aspen chamber. “We’ve noticed that as soon as the fall colors hit and people start posting on social media, we’ll have crowds the next weekend,” adds White River National Forest’s Shelly Grail. Thus far, the Tag Responsibly geotag has been used more than 200 times, perhaps mitigating the Instagram effect on Aspen’s backcountry gems by spreading out visitation. Asking national park visitors for similar restraint might relieve pressure on the system’s most-tagged locales.

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Social media platforms aren’t all bad, of course. Remember the Find Your Park campaign? The park service launched its media juggernaut of ads, events, and social media hashtags in the runup to the NPS’ centennial celebration in 2016. Meant to get a younger and more diverse crowd excited about national parks, Find Your Park was hugely successful at encouraging the next generation to discover public lands. In fact, the campaign reached a third of American millennials, according to the NPS. Jonathan Jarvis, NPS director from 2009 to 2017, sees a clear link between that marketing push and the record-breaking visitation that followed: “It piqued people’s interest, and I believe it did translate to a higher level of visitation.” It stands to reason, then, that cleverly concepted campaigns deployed via Instagram and the like could be tools to combat crowds too.

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THE BIG IDEA The park service could unleash a new PR campaign, this one aimed at attracting travelers to lesserknown parks instead of the ones overrun with visitors.

Rocky is Colorado’s all-star destination, but only a few hours away, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park offers a plunging gorge, adventurous hiking, and troutteeming waters yet ranks 45th out of the 62 national park units in recreation visits. Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve sits only a little higher, at number 40, while Mesa Verde National Park’s 556,203 annual visitors earn it spot 38. Outside of Colorado (but not too far outside), Capitol Reef National Park delivers all the classic Utah red-rock glamour of Zion with 27 percent of its visitors. Washington State’s North Cascades National Park ranks 58th on the list with 38,000 annual visitors, a fraction of the people Rainier and Olympic national parks pull in. Nevada’s Great Basin National Park hosted about 130,000 visitors in 2019, about the same number of parkgoers that explored Rocky in March alone. And why stop with national parks? The gamut of public land options could get in on the campaign: national monuments, historic sites, and lesser-traveled national forests and Bureau of Land Management tracts. “Certain other [types of ] public lands are often underutilized,” Jarvis says. Bottom line: There’s plenty of epic beauty beyond Rocky, Yellowstone, and Yosemite. Highlighting it could deliver much-needed elbow room around the biggies.

You know that saying, “You’re not in traffic—you are traffic”? As Westerners, we understandably feel ownership over “our” parks and maybe more than a little annoyance at the tourists in flip-flops standing in “our” way on the trails. Let’s face it, though: By expecting to waltz into a parking spot at Bear Lake on the Fourth of July, we’re part of the problem. THE BIG IDEA Front Rangers can fairly easily head up to Rocky on a Wednesday in April. Or leave the car in Estes Park and bike through the gates in July. Or head for Roosevelt National Forest or Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area or Eagles Nest Wilderness— spectacular places not on the bucket lists of your average tourists from New Jersey— during high season. And we should. Even with its national park crowding problems, the West remains a largely wild and empty place. And as Westerners, we have access to all that wide-open splendor. So act like a local—because, hey, you are one—and leave Dream Lake in July to the Texans. It’s arguably prettier in the winter anyway. m Dream Lake

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It is not an overstatement to say that 2020 has been a cataclysmic year: The confluence of historic social unrest over the treatment of Black Americans by police and a global pandemic that continues to threaten the physical and economic health of our nation has inexorably changed the country, and the world. For Webb, the collision of events marked a definitive shift in his public life. Now 79 years old, he could feel his time in the political spotlight slowly drawing to a close. As late May melted into June, the former three-term mayor of Denver had found himself in a contemplative mood. His age made him particularly vulnerable to the pandemic. His race made him vulnerable to poor outcomes with police officers. As a thirtysomething state legislator in the early 1970s, he’d challenged Denver law enforcement and twice led protests outside City Hall after Black men had been brutalized. He kept the newspaper clippings as proof, and he handed the photocopies to me when I met with him this summer. It was a not-so-subtle reminder—he was not quite gone, and he definitely would not be forgotten. As protests gained momentum in the city and COVID-19 continued its advance throughout the country, Webb had necessarily taken a secondary role, advising the young Black men and women who now were making their own headlines at the forefront of the social movement. At a time when Webb and Denver’s other older Black leaders suddenly found themselves sidelined by the threat of illness, this newer generation had become more visible, leading protests and marches and pushing consequential legislation under the gold dome down the street. 84

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WEBB HAS RECENTLY FOUND himself most useful on the phone or on the porch outside his home in Whittier, where he has lived for nearly half a century and where he hosted young Black leaders earlier this summer. The former mayor believed he was guiding them into what he called “their moment.” On the third day of protests in the city, Webb texted an invitation to meet with Tay Anderson, the 22-year-old Denver school board director who’d become one of the faces of the local protest movement. He’d also been in contact with state Representative Leslie Herod, 38, who represents the Five Points district that Webb and his wife, Wilma, served for nearly two decades, and who drafted the nation’s first post–George Floyd legislation to end qualified immunity for police officers. And he touched base with 33-year-old state Representative James Coleman, a father of two young children, who grew up in Denver and helped secure bipartisan support to overwhelmingly pass Herod’s bill, which Governor Jared Polis signed into law on Juneteenth this year. Before Coleman contemplated his first run for public office as a state representative in 2016, he attended meetings and discussions hosted by Black leaders he admired, including Webb, Coleman’s cousin Jeff Fard, and Timothy Tyler, the pastor at Shorter Community African Methodist Episcopal Church, north of City Park. During one gathering in Denver, Coleman remembers the feeling of impatience among the younger Black people in attendance. At one point, someone in the audience asked when they would finally get their chance to lead. The response: You don’t wait for an opportunity. You take it. “The idea of taking power like that seemed wrong to me,” Coleman remembers. “I was always taught that you do your work and you wait until the generation before you decides it’s your time.” But after George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis, as Americans were stuck at home and saw video of a police officer kneeling on the man’s neck for nearly nine minutes, the concept of politely waiting for anything, even for Coleman, seemed like a relic.

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This past June, Wellington Webb, one of the West’s most prominent Black politicians of the late 20th century, was at the high-rise office of his eponymous lobbying firm, in a conference room overlooking the north side of the state Capitol. For weeks, the gray granite structure had been the epicenter of protests in the city, its facade marked with black and white and red graffiti that looked like tiny dots from Webb’s window on the 28th floor. The Capitol’s golden dome gleamed beneath him in the morning light.

“Everybody’s worried about my health,” Webb said as we sat in the conference room at Webb Group International, the firm he started when he left office in 2003. He tugged at a white surgical mask that hid his omnipresent mustache. He did not seem distressed about this new chapter in his life. “This is still a great time,” Webb told me. For years, he’d worked with prospective Black politicians, cutting campaign checks, herding endorsements, and helping a new generation of Wellington Webbs understand the city’s past and how to move Denver into the future. “Some of the issues that this younger generation is grappling with are the same issues we were dealing with 50 years ago,” Webb said. “I’m proud that this younger generation has picked up this mantle. This is their time.” Though he’d grown accustomed to controlling the levers of power, Webb was also pragmatic. He had other ambitions these days, a legacy to uphold. Before his life in politics, Webb was a junior college allconference basketball player. He’s fond of using the sport as a metaphor for the stages of his public life. If he had once been the brash rookie who transformed himself into a confident star, COVID-19 had shifted his role to that of the aging veteran yearning for a final championship run. “I don’t have the energy to go the whole game anymore,” he told me. “But if you want a jump shot out of the corner with three or four minutes to go, I’m good for that. “I’m not going to be denied,” he said. “I might not get this on my tenure, but I will keep the issue alive long enough for someone else to score.”

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“This is a movement about action, about getting involved and moving forward right now,” says Apryl Alexander, 37, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Denver and one of the organizers of the group Black Lives Matter 5280, which coordinated rallies and protests throughout Denver this summer. Alexander has spent a lot of time in conversations with her students, and she heard the urgency in their voices. Many of her students were being drawn to the ideals of local politics, realizing transformational change was perhaps quickest and most effective if they did it in their own neighborhoods. “The conversations switched from presidential politics to, How do I organize in my community? How does a [state-level] bill get

passed? How do you run for office? ” says Alexander, whose BLM 5280 group has pushed for ideas like safer public schools and police divestment in Denver. “There’s an urgency to this. Like, You’ve had your time, and now it’s on us to see what we can do.” COVID-19, in many ways, created an opening for the movement this summer and put Colorado in a unique position to lead on issues of race and policing. Responding to the pandemic, the Colorado General Assembly put itself on hiatus, then pushed back the last legislative date from early May to mid-June—as protests over Floyd and the deaths of others, such as Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky, and Aurora’s Elijah McClain, were getting recognition in the suburbs surrounding Denver. “If we waited, we’d lose political will to get something done,” says Herod, who’d taken perhaps the biggest legislative role as the author and co-sponsor of what became known as SB20-217, a sweeping police accountability measure that was developed, debated, passed, and signed into law within 16 days. “So, basically, we didn’t wait.” With bipartisan support that had been unimaginable just months earlier, Herod’s bill ended qualified immunity for law enforcement officers—making them personally liable for their decisions on the job—banned certain “defensive holds,” made provisions that would

allow the firing of officers who fail to stop colleagues from using excessive force, and created a publicly accessible database of officers who’ve used force that’s resulted in death or serious bodily injury, among other things. “The pandemic offered an unprecedented opportunity,” says Hillary Potter, an associate professor of ethnic studies at the University of Colorado Boulder who is also the school’s associate dean for inclusive practice at the College of Arts and Sciences. “A chance like this will never happen again in our lifetimes.” Herod, for her part, tapped into the frustrations of many of the protestors in the city, some of whom vandalized the Capitol and destroyed a truck owned by state Senate President Leroy Garcia, a Pueblo Democrat who would later become one of the bill’s primary sponsors. In early June, law enforcement officers deployed tear gas, pepper balls, and flash-bang grenades on the crowds downtown on a nightly basis, oftentimes on peaceful protestors. “There was real pain and anger, and you could feel the outrage building,” says Herod, who represents many of Denver’s historically Black neighborhoods and is the first LGBT Black person elected to Colorado’s Legislature. On June 2, the day before Herod’s bill was to be introduced in the Legislature, she and Coleman gathered on the Capitol Wellington Webb, Denver’s first Black mayor, steps with families of now 79, has relished his loved ones who’d died role as a mentor to a at the hands of local law new generation of Black enforcement. Among leaders in the Mile High City this summer. the parents assembled at the rally was Sheneen McClain, the mother of Elijah McClain, the 23-year-old Black man whose story of abuse by police—and eventual death—in August 2019 had only recently begun to gain national attention. Sheneen, who worked for months to create support for a call to investigate her son’s death, was disappointed that it took Floyd’s death to draw interest to her child’s case. “Elijah’s a native of Colorado,” she told the Capitol audience that day. “Can I tell you how much it hurt me to see you all rally for somebody in another state, but not for my son last August? I appreciate that you guys are out here now. Maybe you were a little too busy in August last year.” The moment was seminal for Coleman. “It was a gut punch to anyone who looked like me,” he says. “Her words were a personal challenge. I wasn’t out there after her son died. None of us were. We’re supposed to represent just a small part of an entire state, but a Black elected official isn’t just a representative of that one place. Black people see you as a direct link to them, wherever they are. You represent them, and we have to be unapologetic about that. We have to raise our voices and cross lines. We have to fight.” A FEW DAYS AFTER the Denver protests began this past May, Timothy Tyler was at his home near Five Points, debating with his son. Tyler has been the pastor at Shorter Community African Methodist Episcopal Church for the past 12 years, leading one of the largest Black congregations in Colorado. He’d built his vocation around pillars of social and economic justice and never missed an opportunity on Sundays to preach about racial equality. During the Great Recession, he created an economic empowerment program CONTINUED ON PAGE 96 SEPTEMBER 2020

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Five Points / New American Contemporary American cuisine with Southern and Moroccan notes is served from an oak-fired oven and grill at this mainstay inside the Source. Don’t miss the bar’s inventive cocktails. Reservations accepted. The Source, 3350 Brighton Blvd., 720-542-3721. Lunch, Dinner African Grill & Bar

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Lakewood / African Head to this cheery African restaurant for rich stews, fried fish, rice dishes, and friendly service. Also try the Green Valley Ranch location. Reservations accepted. 955 S. Kipling Pkwy., Lakewood, 720-229-7778. Lunch, Dinner

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Aurora / New American Acorn’s former sous chef, Caroline Glover, brings a warm dining experience to Stanley Marketplace with Annette. Enjoy a family-style menu featuring seasonal salads, toasts, and wood-grilled fare. Reservations accepted. Stanley Marketplace, 2501 Dallas St., Ste. 108, Aurora, 720-710-9975. Dinner, Brunch 25 B E S T

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Cherry Creek / Italian Dedication to authenticity translates to the elegant food and wine menu focused on the cuisines of northern Italy’s Tuscany and Piedmont regions. Reservations accepted. 3030 E. Sixth Ave., 303-393-1040. Dinner

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Boulder / New American Chef Hosea Rosenberg’s meaty menu focuses on charcuterie, small plates, and daily butcher specials. Check out the butcher shop and grab-and-go market, Blackbelly Butcher, located next door. Reservations accepted. 1606 Conestoga St., Boulder, 303-247-1000. Dinner Blue Pan Pizza

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West Highland / Pizza Masterfully crafted Detroitstyle pizza is the draw at this tiny spot. Try the Brooklyn Bridge, topped with pepperoni, Italian sausage, and ricotta, Romano, and pecorino cheeses. Also try the Congress Park location. 3930 W. 32nd Ave., 720-456-7666. Lunch, Dinner

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Boulder / Spanish Housed on the rooftop level of the Pearl West building, this elegant Spanish steak house offers stunning Flatiron views and fabulous cocktails and wines. Splurge on the Japanese wagyu or opt for a locally sourced steak. Reservations accepted. 1023 Walnut St., Ste. 400, Boulder, 303-444-1333. Dinner, Brunch

Go For Grains What do you get when you pair a pandemic shutdown with the ingenuity of chef Jennifer Jasinski (Rioja, Ultreia, Bistro Vendôme, Stoic & Genuine)? You get Flavor Dojo, the lunchtime popup serving grain and noodle bowls she is now running out of the Rioja kitchen on Larimer Street. Full of fresh produce and whole-grain goodness, each iteration makes a satisfying midday meal.

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RiNo / Italian One thing you can count on at Alex Figura and Spencer White’s fast-casual Italian eatery: perfect pasta. Try the cacio e pepe or the squid ink fusilli with blue crab. The house-made sourdough is heavenly. Reservations not accepted. 3264 Larimer St., 303-562-1965. Dinner

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Country Club / New American James Beard Award–winning chef Alex Seidel’s tiny kitchen focuses on seasonal dishes that are big on flavor. Many ingredients come straight from Seidel’s farm. 1313 E. Sixth Ave., 303-831-1962. Dinner

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Highland / Italian This comfy neighborhood hangout features old-school favorites, such as spaghetti carbonara and chicken Parmigiano. 3760 Tejon St., 303-455-9852. Dinner

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RiNo / Contemporary Nonalcoholic potions, boozy cocktails, sipping chocolate, teas, and more, along with a menu of light bites, are the draw at this stunning bar. Reservations not accepted. 2636 Walnut St., #104, 720-328-5992. Dinner Hop Alley

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Highland / American Pick your patty, bun, and toppings for a customizable meal enhanced with a choice of more than a dozen craft beers. Multiple locations. Reservations not accepted. 2219 W. 32nd Ave., 720-287-4493. Lunch, Dinner, Brunch

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RiNo / Italian Sample Andrea Frizzi’s imaginative Italian cuisine in sleek, urban environs.Don’t miss the seasonal risotto. Reservations accepted. 2601 Larimer St., 303-394-0100. Lunch, Dinner, Brunch

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Lakewood / Jamaican This family-owned Jamaican market and takeout joint serves classic Caribbean-centric dishes like jerk chicken and fried plantains from a walk-up window. Also try the Jamaican Grille restaurant in Lincoln Park. 8580 W. Colfax Ave., Lakewood, 303-237-0929. Lunch 25 B E S T

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RiNo / Southern This isn’t your typical Southern restaurant. Chef Kyle Foster serves sophisticated dishes inspired by the flavors and techniques of the South, such as barbecued snails and pork and oyster sausage. Whatever you do, don’t miss Foster’s exemplary biscuits. Reservations accepted. 3258 Larimer St., 303-295-8977. Dinner, Brunch

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Speer / Mexican Former food truck La Loteria’s brick-and-mortar shop serves up fresh Mexican dishes inspired by chef-owner Edgar Silvestre’s family recipes. You can’t go wrong with the signature street tacos. Reservations not accepted. 42 S. Broadway St., 720-389-9055. Lunch, Dinner

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Downtown / Mediterranean James Beard Award–winning chef Jennifer Jasinski creates high-end Mediterranean-influenced cuisine. Also try her lunchtime takeout pop-up, Flavor Dojo, which offers health-forward bowls made with heirloom grains and greens. Reservations accepted. 1431 Larimer St., 303-820-2282. Lunch, Dinner, Brunch

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Highland / Seasonal This all-day eatery, bar, and market has a focus on local sourcing and seasonality. Try the Nashville-style hot chicken sandwich. Reservations not accepted. 1691 Central St., 303-993-5599. Breakfast, Diinner, Lunch

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Overland / Mediterranean A standout pasta program and dishes that celebrate seasonal bounty make this zero-waste vegan restaurant great for herbivores and omnivores alike. Reservations accepted. 1165 S. Broadway, Suite 104, 720-502-5681. Dinner, Brunch

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Highland / Italian Enjoy the locally sourced menu at this Italian-inspired spot. Try the seasonal pasta or any dish with Southern Indian influences. Reservations accepted. 2639 W. 32nd Ave., 303-433-0949. Dinner N E W Sullivan Scrap Kitchen

South Park Hill / Middle Eastern This quiet restaurant serves a solid menu of Middle Eastern and Lebanese fare. Try the sabanekh, pastries stuffed with spinach, onion, and pine nuts. 5709 E. Colfax Ave., 303-355-7213. Lunch, Dinner

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RiNo / Mediterranean Acclaimed chef Alon Shaya brings modern Israeli fare to Denver. Start with the creamy hummus and pillowy woodoven pita before moving onto tabbouleh salad, charred cabbage, and halloumi. Reservations accepted. The Source Hotel & Market Hall, 3330 Brighton Blvd., 720-408-2444. Lunch, Dinner, Brunch

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City Park West / Contemporary This eatery does early-day dining justice. Pair the bacon fried rice with house-made bone broth, Vietnamese iced coffee, or a local IPA. 1420 E. 18th Ave., 303-954-0877. Breakfast, Lunch, Brunch

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Highland / Contemporary A menu of refined small plates and killer cocktails complements the jazz-age ambience at Room for Milly, which is inspired by a globe-trotting socialite. Reservations accepted. 1615 Platte St., Suite 145, 720-630-7020. Dinner, Brunch

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Platt Park / Cajun/Southern This cozy spot, housed in a Victorian home, offers Cajun cooking at its best. Don’t miss the boudin balls and the beans and rice with house-made andouille. Reservations accepted. 1446 S. Broadway, 720-476-5518. Lunch, Dinner, Brunch

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City Park / Contemporary This walk-up kitchen inside Middleman cocktail bar serves imaginative twists on familiar pub fare. Try the kimchi croquettes with sambal aïoli and shaved Spam. Reservations not accepted. 3401 E. Colfax, 303-353-4207. Dinner

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Cherry Creek / Mexican Enjoy an extensive list of fine tequilas, and don’t forget to order the sumptuous tacos al pastor. Also try the Union Station location. Reservations accepted. 2817 E. Third Ave., 303-333-1567. Lunch, Dinner

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Downtown / French Lon Symensma’s upscale, European-inspired eatery features table-side preparations and a roving cheese cart. Don’t miss the Paris-Brest dessert. Reservations accepted. 1555 Blake St., Ste 102, 720-8451673. Lunch, Dinner, Brunch

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Downtown / New American Award-winning chefs Alex Seidel and Matt Vawter offer upscale, contemporary farm-to-table fare, including pasta dishes and family-style shared plates for the table. Mercantile also features counter-service dining for breakfast and lunch, as well as a marketplace of locally sourced foodstuffs. Reservations accepted for dinner. Union Station, 1701 Wynkoop St., Ste. 155, 720-460-3733. Lunch, Dinner

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City Park West / Seasonal Chef-owner Terrance Rogers uses sustainably sourced ingredients and leftover or unused food items from his catering company, TBD Foods, to produce light and fresh salads, sandwiches, burgers, tacos, and more at this casual cafe. 1740 E. 17th Ave., 720242-6292. Lunch

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RiNo / Latin American Chef Dana Rodriguez of Work & Class offers a combo of large-format items and Pan-Latin small plates. Try the braised lamb with grilled cactus salad. Reservations not accepted. The Ramble Hotel, 1260 25th St., 720-269-4695. Brunch, Dinner

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City Park West / Chinese Enjoy a modern take on Chinese cuisine executed by chef Christopher Lin, an alum of Momofuku in New York City. Try the braised pork rice. Reservations accepted. 3421 E. Colfax Ave., 720-729-8887. Dinner

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Downtown / Italian The team behind Boulder’s acclaimed Frasca Food and Wine offers the same attention to hospitality at their more casual Denver restaurant. The charming space is home to dishes from across Italy and a deep wine list. Reservations accepted. 1889 16th St, 720-6051889. Lunch, Dinner Tributary Food Hall & Drinkery

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Golden / International Golden’s first food hall boasts nine culinary options, including Crepes & Co., Kona Bowls Superfoods, Chinos Tacos y Mas, Mr. Miner’s Meat & Cheese, Vito’s Pizzas & Pasta, Generous Coffee Shop, and Amore Gelato. 701 12th St., Golden, 303-856-7225. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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Highland / Asian A sleek, contemporary atmosphere defines this bustling modern noodle house. The selective menu includes dishes such as Chinese-style steamed buns and, of course, noodles. Also try the Speer location. Reservations accepted. 2215 W. 32nd Ave., 303-433-3263. Dinner

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Curtis Park / Japanese James Beard Award– winning chef Tyson Cole combines unexpected flavors for his unique take on Japanese food. Try the sake toro aburi or the foie gras sushi. Reservations accepted. 2500 Lawrence St., 303-444-1922. Dinner

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EYES ON THE PRIZE Anderson walked toward his front door. “It’s not easy being Black, you know?” he said. That a 22-year-old could wrangle his way into a private meeting with the governor on such an important topic—and then criticize the state’s chief executive afterward—spoke to the power Anderson was suddenly wielding. In just one month, he’d gone from a little-followed school board director to one of the de facto leaders of a new civil rights movement that had taken hold in Denver.

He used his newly found cachet to persuade his school board colleagues to end the district’s reliance on school-based police— better known as “resource officers”—a campaign promise Anderson made to voters last year that he hoped would divert funding to pay for school psychologists, counselors, and nurses. He posted a video on his social media feeds that showed U.S. Senate candidate John Hickenlooper comparing elected

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Timothy Tyler, the pastor at Shorter Community African Methodist Episcopal Church in Skyland, has, like Webb, taken on a role as a guide to Denver’s younger Black leaders.

there’s a generation coming up that wants to fight in the streets,” he says. “My group, my season, our role now is to pray for them, to advise them when they ask for our advice and to encourage them. That’s a role that’s new to me, but I’m getting used to it.” Tyler also thought often of Tay Anderson, the young man he’d been mentoring since he was a student at Manual High School, from which Anderson graduated as class president in 2018. Tyler had grown close to Anderson over the years, learned to read the young man’s moods and when to push him forward and—sometimes, more important—when to pull him back. He’d seen Anderson work a crowd, whipping them up with his youthful indignation. Tyler gained Anderson’s trust. “He’s someone I look up to and always will,” Anderson told me. “He gives me confidence. He knows how to give advice without making it seem like he’s trying to control you. He knows when he needs to encourage me and when it’s time to sit down and just talk.” One evening this past June, Anderson was outside his Capitol Hill apartment looking tired as he unbuttoned the top few buttons of his white dress shirt. He’d just finished a meeting with Governor Jared Polis, and he’d pressed the governor for a special prosecutor to review McClain’s death. Though a district attorney this past fall had passed on charging the three Aurora officers with crimes in the case, Anderson was hopeful new attention might push the governor into action. Polis seemed noncommittal to Anderson, and Anderson wasn’t sure if anything would be done. (Polis appointed a special prosecutor to review McClain’s death on June 25.) “All he needs to do is give a yes or a no answer, and then we’ll know where he stands,” Anderson, a Democrat, said of the governor. “Polis is very progressive, but he has some things to learn when it comes to racism. There’s still room for growth.”

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officials’ experiences with political schedulers to those of slaves being lashed as they rowed ancient ships. Anderson threatened residents of Stapleton with a massive march if they didn’t commit to changing the neighborhood’s name, ending a battle in one day that had lasted more than 15 years. (The neighborhood is now called Central Park.) He’s already appeared twice on CNN; over 11 days in June, he was mentioned four times in the Washington Post. Polis thanked Anderson publicly for his role in handing out masks during the protests to help halt the spread of COVID-19, and other plaudits rolled in through myriad texts and calls Anderson received. He met with Webb, and he’d been in regular contact with Herod and DPS school board vice president Jennifer Bacon. Anderson had telegraphed his rise in politics since attending Manual High School, where he began honing his activism skills. He’d moved to Colorado from Kansas on the night of President Barack Obama’s re-election in 2012, as a 14-year-old. Seven years later, he celebrated his own electionnight victory, winning a seat on the Denver school board and becoming the youngest Black elected official in Colorado history. He witnessed the first night of protests in Denver, on May 27, and watched DPS students get caught between police and protestors. “I couldn’t stand by and watch our DPS kids get hurt or killed,” he told me. He led a march the next day. The civil unrest over Floyd’s death opened opportunities to make meaningful changes in other parts of the state, Anderson said. “You have to take advantage, because you don’t know when you’re going to get another shot,” he said as he sat in his apartment’s living room. With his sudden ascendance, it was sometimes difficult to remember he was a recent high school graduate, though a look around his home was a reminder of his youth. His high school ROTC medals were on a bookcase near his television. An Xbox and video games—Call of Duty, UFC 2—were nearby, as was Fortnite Monopoly. He was constantly on his phone, texting friends, checking Facebook and Instagram and Twitter. When he spoke, he mindlessly spun his phone on a black PopSocket with the words “I can’t breathe” printed on it in white lettering. “I’ve got this impatience,” he said. “I’m done with sitting and talking things out and having this ‘Kumbaya’ thing, because that hasn’t gone anywhere. Some people say I’m too aggressive. I’m just passionate about what I do.” Perhaps not surprisingly, this past summer provided a window through which out­​­siders

EYES ON THE PRIZE were able to see Anderson’s real-time evolution. It was a painful experience at times. “Tay is very vocal, and very connected with social media, which can create issues,” Tyler said. “But we have to remember that he’s young. He’s feeling his way through this.” After the first full week of protests, Anderson was criticized for subverting the BLM movement when he became friendly with a group called We Are Love Denver, which had called for peaceful protests and had openly marched arm-in-arm with Denver Police Chief Paul Pazen. Community organizers later accused We Are Love of sexism for shutting down female Black voices at a rally, and rumors circulated that the group was planted by Mayor Michael Hancock and Denver Police to quell potential violence. Anderson later renounced his connection to the group, saying he was “still figuring things out.” Weeks later—at a scheduled McClain rally in Aurora put on by the Party for Socialism and Liberation—Anderson was accused of hijacking the event and starting his own rally. (Anderson apologized to rallygoers on Twitter, saying he “stepped out of his lane.”) Stung by the criticism from earlier in the day, Anderson did not attend a student-led protest that night at the same site, which disappointed teenage organizers. “Tay is still learning, but it’s up to those of us within the community to continue to work with him,” says Elisabeth Epps, an attorney and activist who has called out Anderson on social media. “It’s a learning curve that is similar to all of us. He’s also very young. He has a lot to understand. But then there are days when I think he’s going in the right direction. He’s still got a lot of work to do, just like a lot of us in this field.” Though Anderson was conciliatory to those who he said were trying to “educate” him on issues, he was upset about the disapproval. “I have to take criticism and welcome it, because I know people just want to see me do better,” he told me. But, he added, as a Black elected official, “you have to be perfect to everybody. What hurts me is when people question my Blackness. Like, am I really down for the cause? Or am I only down for it to get attention? My biggest critics share my skin color.” A FEW DAYS BEFORE the final Senate vote for SB20-217, Herod was outside the state House chambers thinking about all the events that led her to this moment. Everything in her political life had a personal story attached to it—from being raised by a single mother to having a sister

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EYES ON THE PRIZE who struggled with mental health issues and drug addiction. Each of those stories informed how she wanted to lead and the issues she wanted to pursue. She remembers the first time she was called the N-word. She was seven, and her family had just purchased a home in Colorado Springs, where her mother was part of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps. Herod and her older brother were talking to the son of the family who had just sold the house. The boy, who was white, was upset about his pending move. He didn’t want to leave. He didn’t understand why a Black family was moving in. “And then he called me that word,” Herod remembers. “I knew what it meant.” Her brother and the boy began fighting. Herod rushed inside her new home and called the police. After the officers arrived, her mother de-escalated the situation, and Herod told her mother she’d been the one who’d called the police. “I thought that’s what you were supposed to do,” Herod says. “My mom screamed at me. But it wasn’t like regular anger. I saw this rage come out of her. The look on her face—I’d never seen her so scared in my life. I’d put my brother’s life in jeopardy, and I didn’t even know it.”

She looked down at a small binder of notes in her hands. It wasn’t quite 9 a.m., and Herod was already preparing for another night at the Capitol. Committee meetings had often run late, and she was constantly counting votes. Getting bipartisan support was imperative, but not at the risk of watering down her bill as it made its way through Senate debate. Over the previous week, she’d been scrolling through online message boards and gauging reactions from the law enforcement community. Her work had been called “knee-jerk” and uninformed. She was portrayed as an angry Black woman who hated police. Still, her bill was surviving the legislative process almost entirely intact, and it was clear she was gaining white allies on both sides of the political spectrum. In a few days, she sensed a shift in sentiment. “Once it got the white stamp of approval, the conversation was more about the bill and less about how I’m Black,” she said. “That was annoying. I didn’t know what I was talking about until a white guy sits beside me, and then we’re all good. People can’t see it. It’s frustrating, because people can’t see how their own bias plays into this.

“When white people get angry, they’re angry,” Herod continued. “When Black people get angry, it’s a threat. That needs to change. We do have emotions, and we need emotions with this.” Ultimately, she admitted, she wasn’t sure how the bill would improve Black lives once it passed. “This doesn’t end racism,” she said. “But maybe it can show Black folks that there are people in Colorado who are standing up for them.” The past week had given her a chance to talk to her white colleagues, too, about race, equity, and equality, and how the life she’s lived isn’t the same as the ones they’ve lived. “These are uncomfortable conversations we’re having, but I think it’s time to be uncomfortable and step up and say, ‘I’ve been elected to serve all people, and Black lives do matter.’ ” She was being called to another meeting. “I hope our community will be safer, but it will never be truly safe,” she said. “We can’t stop working on this. We have to give the young kids the hope that someday they can do this, too.”m Robert Sanchez is 5280’s senior staff writer. Email him at letters@5280.com.

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Castle Rock | $2,200,000 22.28 acres including adjudicated water rights. Zoned large rural residential. Sweeping views of the front range and ultimate privacy. Native grasses and rock outcroppings & NO HOA.

Denver | $1,335,000 4br/4ba: Walking distance to Wash Park, Chef's kitchen w/granite island, living room w/stone cast fireplace, master suite w/5pc bath, 2 furnaces, 2 A/C units & tankless water heater.

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Littleton | Price Upon Request 2br/2ba condo in Mountain Gate offers a living room w/ fireplace, kitchen w/ ss appliances & covered deck w/ storage closet. Complete w/ laundry closet, AC & reserved parking space.

Boulder | $1,200,000 Multiple development opportunities! Consider continuing as a church or convert back to residential use & subdivide up to a total of 4 lots. South Boulder location w/Flatiron views.

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Englewood | $1,019,900 Ideal Cherry Creek Vista 6br/5ba home loaded with updates such as fully remodeled bathrooms, a gourmet kitchen featuring slab granite and a designer backsplash and a luxurious and spacious master suite! Backs to pathway connecting to several parks!

Fort Collins | $950,000 Semi-rural estate property on 6.75 acres w/a craft room, office, workout room, rec room, Juliet balcony, 2 master bedrooms, 2 fireplaces and library/loft. Complete w/horse barn, riding arena, rotating pastures, mountain views and enclosed porch.

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Evergreen | $918,000 Remodeled 4br/4ba home w/new flooring, soaring ceilings and new paint throughout. Kitchen w/quartz countertops, soft-close knotty alder cabinets and new steel stainless appliances. Complete w/wood decks, a fenced backyard backing to open space.

Longmont | $788,000 Beautiful 6br/4.5ba w/over 5100 finished sq ft. The kitchen features SS appliances, granite countertops & cherry cabinets. Finished garden level basement w/ wet bar. Plantation shutters, newly refinished hardwood floors & freshly painted exterior.

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Aurora | $760,000 5br/5ba ranch offers wide plank hand scraped floors, open floor plan, 2 decks w/ golf course views, Master suite, gourmet kitchen w/ island & high-end appliances & finished walk out basement. This home comes complete with a solar lease.

Lone Tree | $759,000 5br home w/hardwood floors. Kitchen w/slab granite counters, a double oven and gas cooktop. Upstairs 2 bedrooms share a full bath and a loft. Main floor master bedroom w/5-piece bath and walk-in closet. Complete w/finished basement and patio area.

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Boulder | $755,000 This 3BR ranch home is 15 minutes above the city in sought after Boulder Heights. After a long day, imagine yourself sitting on one of the multiple decks keeping an eye out for wildlife in the surrounding forest. Your new lifestyle awaits!

Evergreen | $750,000 Milled log 4br/3ba home is anchored amid the ponderosa & granite outcrops. A wrap around deck & flagstone, terraced patios are your havens in nature. Huge Mt Evans views, towering vaults, open beamed construction, master suite on the top floor.

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Centennial | $700,000 4br/4ba featuring 2 fireplaces, decks, patio, kitchen w/ breakfast bar, quartz counters, ss appliances & light fixtures & walk out basement w/ LVT flooring. Updates: baths, hardwood floors, windows, lighting, hardware, paint, roof & electrical panel.

Evergreen | $685,000 Peaceful mountain retreat on 2 acres with Mt. Evans views, rock outcroppings, evergreens, aspens, & grassy meadow. From the sunny deck, revel in the beauty of vistas & wildlife. Main floor living, 4br/3ba make this a comfortable & easy place to live.

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Golden | $680,000 Stunning custom 4br/3ba in Golden Gate Park Estates! 1.77 wooded acres w/ big windows, views, beautiful cabinetry & granite counters, glass inlay tile, spacious bathrooms, stacked stone fireplace, high end LVT, office & unfinished walk out basement.

Highlands Ranch | $680,000 Feel the warmth and beauty of the designer touches and incredible updates throughout this Ranch 4br/3ba home. Enjoy a professionally finished basement includes a recreation room, wet bar, two bedrooms, a three-quarter bath and plenty of storage.

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Denver | $665,000 3br/2ba Victorian with beautiful original touches and many updated features. Upstairs all 3 bedrooms have walk-in closets. Lovely private backyard and a detached 2-car garage.

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Golden | Price Upon Request Nestled perfectly into the half acre lot, this Genesee gem is sure to please. Hardwood floors, great room, 3 fireplaces, kitchen w/granite countertops & island, loft & finished basement, 5pc master bath w/radiant floor heating, 2 decks. Welcome home.

Denver | $615,000 2br/2ba condo. Family room w/gas fireplace. Kitchen w/granite tile counters, an island and dining area. Master suite w/5-piece bath w/soaking tub, walk-in closet and sitting area. Complete w/laundry room, covered balcony and 2 deeded parking spaces.

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Denver | $600,000 Low maintenance 4br/3ba patio home offers an open family room w/wet bar & plantation shutters, kitchen w/slab granite counters & ss appliances, formal dining room, master w/ private deck & dual master baths, finished basement & covered brick patio.

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Parker | $594,900 4br/4ba home directly across the street from the 13th Hole of the Black Bear Golf course. Kitchen w/a custom granite slab island. Family room w/a fireplace. Complete w/a private deck.

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Evergreen | $550,000 3br/2ba cedar sided raised ranch on a 2-acre corner lot offers vaults, skylights, open great room, family room, wrap around deck & moss rock hearth wood stove. Paved drive is bordered by granite landscaping that also terraces around the home site.

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Denver | Price Upon Request 3br/3ba home fully Remodeled in 2017. Kitchen w/quartz counter tops and stainless steel appliances. 2 master suites w/9-foot ceilings in basement. All 3 baths have custom showers w/designer tile. Conclude w/a private fenced patio including a hot tub.

Englewood | Price Upon Request 4br/3.5ba home offers an open floor plan w/formal living and dining rooms, family room and eat-in kitchen. 2nd floor has master suite w/ walk-in closet and private bath as well as 2 additional bedrooms and full bath. Complete w/a finished basement.

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Conifer | $539,000 Beautiful Mt. Contemporary with Sweeping Mountain Views! Vaulted Ceilings. Full Length Deck. Walk-Out Lower Level. Updated and Upgraded throughout! Over-Size 4 Car Garage with high ceilings. This is a must see property!

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Longmont | $529,000 Wonderful 5br/4ba Meadow Mountain near Boulder County open space. The great floor plan includes a master, updated kitchen w/ss appliances, updated baths & finished daylight basement. South facing deck, new roof, fresh exterior paint & updated A/C.

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Broomfield | $525,000 Charming 4br/3ba + loft home features a beautiful kitchen with a large island & granite countertops. The master suite offers plenty of natural light, walk-in closet & 5pc bath. An unfinished basement gives an opportunity for your personal touches.

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Centennial | Price Upon Request 5br/3.5ba home. Fabulous remodeled kitchen, family room with fireplace as well as a great room. USB ports are in center island and all the upstairs bedrooms. Master suite wiht a fireplace. Complete w/solar panels, a basement, a backyard and a deck.

Commerce City | $500,000 4br/5ba home. Kitchen w/an island, SS appliances, double oven stove, granite counters and walk-in pantry. Master retreat w/fireplace and walk-in closet. 3rd floor living w/smart space and full bath. Complete w/unfinished basement and covered patio.

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Arvada | $500,000 This is the home! The front porch is only the beginning! 2 BR/2BA. Charming rooms & features everywhere - even basement is lined in historic barnwood! Great outdoor spaces! 1923 home with today's comforts! Walk to Olde Town! Kristine, 303-881-4768!

Lakewood | $499,900 Beautiful 3br/4ba in Pheasant Creek featuring a kitchen w/granite countertops & ss appliances, great room w/ tile floors & fireplace, master retreat w/ views, bath has & walk in closet, downstairs w/family room & bath & private backyard w/deck.

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Castle Rock | Price Upon Request 4br/4ba 3208 sqft home w/open floor plan and an open and large kitchen. Master bedroom w/a generous sized closet and en-suite 5-piece bath. Finished basement w/a chic and modern wine vault. Complete w/a massive deck on the upper level and a patio.

Highlands Ranch | $485,000 This 4br/2.5ba home w/ beautifully landscaped yard has a pergolacovered concrete patio, an area for a firepit, a gate to the open space, & a master suite w/a five-piece bathroom & a walk-in closet. Finished basement features a bonus room.

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Firestone | $450,000 Beautiful ranch style 3br/2ba w/unfinished basement, 3-car garage, high ceilings, hardwood floors, living room, study, kitchen w/ breakfast bar, family room w/ fireplace, master w/ trey ceilings, double walk-in closets & 5pc bath & composite deck.

Arvada | Price Upon Request This 3br/2ba home offers an open floor plan and vaulted ceilings as well as new laminate flooring. Kitchen w/new slab countertops, tile backsplash and stainless steel appliances. Complete w/2 decks and a mature backyard with a vegetable garden.

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Aurora | $425,000 3br/2.5ba in Cherry Creek School District with a finished basement. Kitchen features island & granite countertops. Inviting floor plan w/ convenient access to the outdoor living space. Master suite offers natural light, walk-in closet & 5-pc bath.

Denver | $425,000 2br/2ba condo w/an open concept kitchen, dining and living area. Kitchen w/maple cabinets, a glass backsplash and granite countertops. Master suite w/an updated bath and large closet. Lower level w/laundry room and tandem 2-car garage.

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Denver | $425,000 2br/2ba condo w/ new 2-tone interior paint, newly painted cabinets, new dining fixture, covered balcony. Kitchen w/ white cabinets, ss appliances & dark granite counters! Master bedroom w/ 5pc bath. HomeCB.com/1975GrantSt

Denver | $419,000 1br/2ba condo w/wood floors, gallery windows & high ceilings, ensuite bathroom w/walk-in closet, laundry & coat closet in hall to second bathroom, parking & storage space included, balcony over looking the Cherry Creek, Mountains & Denver’s skyline.

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Denver | $410,000 3br/3.5ba home. Kitchen w/gas range, slab granite countertops, an island, pantry and stainless steel appliances. Master bedroom w/walk-in closet and master bath. Lower level w/family room and full bath in basement. Complete w/backyard and paver patio

Aurora | $400,000 3br/2ba home. Cherry Creek Schools. New Kitchen w/gas range, granite counters, tile backsplash and island. Lower level w/rec area, 2 bedrooms, 3/4 bath and laundry. Complete w/landscaped yard, Trex deck and 2-car garage. RV Parking with 30 amp svc

Kari Smith 303.324.2376 kari@denverhomesbykari.com | DenverHomesByKari.net

Donna Jarock 303.718.6285 thanksdonna@gmail.com | HomesAndCondosColorado.com

Bailey | $400,000 Charming updated 3br/2ba ranch home with STUNNING VIEWS! This home has a wood-burning fireplace, new mudroom/laundry room addition, laminate wood floors, and a master bath with a large glass shower. Visit www.LiveInBaileyColorado.com

Strasburg | $375,000 Classic ranch style home w/ an expansive great room, finished basement, & established landscaping on a 1/2 acre double lot!! Enjoy small-town living & convenience w/1,270 sq ft of garage/workshop space, no HOA, and plenty of driveway for RV parking!

Taylor Carpenter 303.909.2108 taylor@taylorcarpenterhomes.com | TaylorCarpenterHomes.com

Matt Brinkhoff 303.324.0241 matt.brinkhoff@coloradohomes.com | MattsColoradoHomes.com

Englewood | $375,000 4br/3ba townhome w/open floor plan & upgrades throughout. Kitchen w/cherry cabinets, granite countertops & breakfast bar. Main floor bedroom & full bath. Huge master suite w/Jacuzzi tub and walk-in closet. Complete w/patio & 2-car attached garage.

Denver | $364,900 Updated 3br/2ba home w/ an open kitchen, spacious master & large backyard. Features include stainless steel appliances, breakfast bar, neutral finishes throughout & unfinished basement. Backyard offers a large patio & cozy fire pit.

Anastasia Bates 720.360.7050 anastasia.bates@coloradohomes.com

John Grandt 720.351.8488 John@RefRealty.net | RefRealty.net

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Castle Rock | $350,000 4br/2ba home w/ scenic views. Kitchen w/ Corian counter tops and newer appliances. The entire interior has just been updated w/ new paint. The backyard provides amazing views. Complete w/ recently replaced roof and access to the pool at Ridge House.

Denver | $289,900 1br/1ba house has a tandem garage w/small office for more living and work space. Great property for an artist, mechanic, or creative person! Less than a mile from Barnum Dog Park and Barnum Gulch greenbelt which leads to Platte River Bike Trail.

Pam Ludwig 720.333.5063 pam.ludwig@coloradohomes.com | ColoradoRealtorPam.com

Jon Vander Pol 303.748.4176 jon.vanderpol@coloradohomes.com

Denver | $266,000 Expansive 1,706 sq ft townhome featuring an open floor plan, strand-woven bamboo flooring, large master suite, lofted office space/non-conforming bedroom, and a full basement with egress window. Detached garage, newer furnace and AC. Welcome home!

Lakewood | $260,000 2br/2ba townhome w/updated paint throughout. Large family room w/fireplace. Kitchen w/granite tile, a large pantry and a dining area. Complete w/fenced back patio and 1 reserved parking space. Community w/a pool, parks, shopping and restaurants.

Matt Brinkhoff 303.324.0241 matt.brinkhoff@coloradohomes.com | MattsColoradoHomes.com

Kristine Smith 303.882.9887 kristinesmith.co@gmail.com | KristineSmith.cbintouch.com

Denver | $230,000 2br/2ba condo has 2 covered balconies, wood-look vinyl floors, newer carpet, stainless steel appliances, newer washer/dryer, updated bathrooms & fantastic natural light. Website: HomeCB.com/7395EastmanAve

Evergreen | $75,000 There has never been a better time to have a place to call your own out of the city. This one SOLD in 4 Days for $120,000 CASH listed for $75,000. If it's your time to make a move lets chat. #InfinityPros

Michael Surges 303.981.7872 Kathleen Surges 303.981.6170

Sarah Scott-Wilson 303.250.5323 Sarah@InfinityProsRe.com | InfinityProSarah.com

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Westminster | $515,000

Aurora | Price Upon Request

Highlands Ranch | $499,000

Hidden hideaway 5br/3ba in desirable Torrey Peaks backs to open space. Vaulted ceilings, master bedroom w/2 walk-in closets, fantastic backyard & unfinished basement.

Stunning Two-Story Home with Mountain Views. Gourmet Kitchen. Master Suite Retreat with 5-piece bath. Basement ready for your finishes.

4br/4ba home. Kitchen opens to family room w/fireplace. Main floor bedroom w/3/4 bath. Master bedroom w/5-piece bath and double closets. Complete w/finished basement and mountain views.

Brie Fowler 303.882.8672

Mark Cooper 303.843.1545

Debbie Joseph 303.842.8331

Pueblo West | $485,000

Colorado Springs | Price Upon Request

Highlands Ranch | $479,000

4br/3ba home w/an open floor plan, a remodeled kitchen, wood floors, a fireplace and formal dining room. Master bedroom w/5piece. Complete w/lower level and additional building.

4br/3ba home w/plantation shutters and hardwood floors. Kitchen w/SS appliances and granite countertops. Master bedroom w/bath and walk-in closet. Complete w/basement and fenced yard.

5br/4ba boasts mtn views, kitchen w/ss appliances & white cabinets, master retreat w/remodeled bath & finished walk-out basement. Updates: furnace, A/C, roof, exterior paint & windows.

Scott Moore 719.240.9412

Chris Vawter 719.685.6350

Sean and Janet Willcox 303.903.5255

Boulder | Price Upon Request

Aurora | $468,000

Arvada | $460,000

South Boulder Beauty on the mesa. Open floor plan. Granite countertops, glass cabinet doors. Living room newly tiled fireplace, garden area. Flatirons, acres of open trails steps away.

Beautiful 5br/4ba home w/ solar owned panels, hardwood floors, new carpeting, ss appliances, surround sound, under cabinet lighting, comfort height toilets & finished walkout basement.

3br/3ba with a beautiful, spacious open floor plan! Kitchen features a large island, granite counters and ss appliances. Trex deck patio, small yard & attached 2-car garage.

Rebecca Harris 303.570.1400

Jennifer Oldham 720.234.3863

Dale Carroll 720.771.2500

Wheat Ridge | Price Upon Request

Johnstown | $450,000

Denver | $450,000

Beautiful 2br/2ba Patio Home w/Open Floor Plan, Bright Kitchen, Gas Fireplace, Large Windows, Master Bedroom w/5-Piece Bathroom & 2-Car Garage w/Lots of Storage in Gated Community.

4br/3ba energy efficient home w/ owned 28-panel solar system, huge yard, custom stamped concrete patio & eat-in kitchen w/ ss appliances, 42" cabinets, granite counters, and island.

4br/2.5ba home on Corner lot in Bear Valley. Hardwood floors, living room w/ fireplace, and kitchen w/ tile floors & counters. Master suite w/ walk-in closet. Finished basement.

Sandra Wieber 303.902.6637

Brie Fowler 303.882.8672

Illona Gerlock 303.809.1235

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Denver | $442,500

Denver | $440,000

Thornton | $440,000

4br/2ba ranch on corner lot of Harvey Park South. New carpet & doors throughout. Fresh interior paint. Newer windows. Finished Basement. Fenced backyard. 1-car garage + driveway parking

3br/1ba - kitchen w/ newer cabinetry, tile backsplash & ss appliances and renovated bath. Highlights: hardwood floors, new roof, hot water heater & interior paint, newer windows & AC.

Beautiful 3br/4ba Updated Home w/Open Floor Plan, Vaulted Ceilings, Remodeled Master Suite, Eat-In Kitchen, Finished Basement & Wet Bar & Backyard w/Stone Patio & Built-In Fire-Pit.

Illona Gerlock 303.809.1235

Ann Donley 303.903.2046

Christy Hepp 303.910.5393

Lakewood | $439,999

Denver | $439,900

Central City | $434,000

Mid century brick 3br/2ba ranch with an almost 13,000 sq ft lot in cul-de-sac. A 1955 feel w/ brick wood-burning fireplace, textured ceilings & new carpet, some new paint & newer roof.

1br/1ba condo has windows w/mountain views. Kitchen w/Viking appliances and breakfast bar. Building includes a concierge, fitness facility, secure heated parking, terrace and courtyard.

Resort-style living 3br/4ba townhome w/ 2146 Total SQFT, 2-car garage, master suites, stone stacked fireplace & kitchen w/slab granite, decorative tile, birch cabinets & ss appliances.

Tod Franklin CRS GRI SFR ISS 720.999.5553

Gail Wheeler 303.726.7202

Janet Scott, GRI, CMAS 303.249.4019

Northglenn | Price Upon Request

Denver | $420,000

Denver | $415,000

Open concept expands from grand living room w/vaulted ceilings to kitchen. Fully finished basement is great for relaxing. Complete w/a deck, fenced backyard and smart home technology.

Let your Imagination Soar! This solid 4br/3ba two-story home on a quiet street is ready to be updated to current standards. Unfnished basement, newer furnace and roof.

Immaculate MIDTOWN 2br/3ba home offering a gourmet kitchen w/ ss appliances & quartz countertops, tons of windows, 9ft ceilings, master w/ walk-in closet & 5pc bath & guest suite.

Vicki Zeeb 303.549.6203

Caryn Geiger 303.441.2422

Chum Tran 303.772.7478

Thornton | $415,000

Mead | $415,000

Evergreen | $400,000

Under Contract in 4 days! 4br/2ba home backs up to a beautiful park and pond. Remodeled bathrooms, new paint, finished basement, attached garage, RV parking and large yard.

Located in Feather Ridge Estates, this 3br/3ba home sits on a large lot w/ private backyard. Updates include furnace, hot water heater, AC, ceiling fans, R-50 insulation & Corning roof.

Mountain 3br/2ba home w/ walkout basement, 2 decks, patio, backs to an adjacent wildlife reserve & two fireplaces. Located near Evergreen Parkway and trails.

Terra Brewer 720.745.9962

Janie Larson 720.937.2676

Sandra Wieber 303.902.6637 Sonja Walcker 303.564.4118

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Fort Collins | $399,999

Westminster | $385,000

Denver | Price Upon Request

Fantastic 4br/2ba home near CSU Campus! The open floor plan features a bright & sunny eat-in kitchen w/ tons of cabinet space, newly refinished wood floors, new carpet & fenced yard.

3br/3ba home w/an open floor plan. Kitchen w/plenty of counter space and cabinets is open to family room. Upstairs w/master suite and 2 additional bedrooms. Complete w/fenced backyard.

Spacious 4br/2ba Ranch Home w/Rare Floor Plan, Many Updates, Hardwood Floors & Oversized 2-Car Tandem Garage in Convenient Location Near Downtown & Light Rail.

Janie Larson 720.937.2676

Christy Hepp 303.910.5393

Dawn & Dennis Martin 303.877.0244

Westminster | Price Upon Request

Erie | $377,000

Aurora | $375,000

All-brick 2br/3ba townhome w/ new paint & carpet, hardwood floors, plantation shutters, kitchen w/ 42"maple cabinets & Corian counters & 2-car garage. Master w/ bath & walk-in closet.

Adorable 2br/1ba ranch style home in Canyon Creek has an open floorplan, office, vaulted ceilings. Kitchen w/hardwood flooring & upgraded appliances. Located on corner lot & near park.

Amazing 2br/2ba 2-Story home w/ loft and attached 2-car garage. Main-level master bedroom. Walk-out basement exits to backyard. Cherry Creek 5 Schools.

Debbie Cooper-George 303.944.8494

Brie Fowler 303.882.8672

Dan Gerlock 303.755.7373

Westminster | $370,000

Aurora | Price Upon Request

Fort Collins | $364,500

5br/3ba home. Living room opens to dining area and kitchen. Main level master bedroom w/attached bath. Complete w/a full fiished basement, oversized garage and large shed in backyard.

Updated home features granite counters & backsplash in the kitchen with refinished cabinets & pantry. 3 main floor bedrooms & updated bath. 2-car garage, newer furnace & central air!

Beautiful 3br/4ba townhome in Harvest Park w/2-car garage, finished basement, fresh paint & new flooring, hot water heater & furnace & newer appliances. Awesome community amenities!

Angela Atkinson 303.775.3031

Mark Cooper 303.843.1545

Tod Franklin CRS GRI SFR ISS 720.999.5553

Commerce City | $360,000

Commerce City | Price Upon Request

Denver | $335,000

3BR w/inviting floor plan featuring a living room, updated kitchen, family room w/ fireplace, master suite w/ en-suite bath & walk-in closet & professionally landscaped yard w/ deck.

3br/2ba home in Foxton Village is ready for updates. Offering an open floor plan, upstairs loft & 2-car garage. Great neighborhood and location. SOLD AS-IS ONLY.

Beautiful 2br/2ba condo w/ detached 1-car garage, open floor plan, living room, dining, kitchen w/ island & appliances included & balcony. Complete w/ washer/dryer, AC & 3 ceiling fans!

Team Fontyn Realtor Extraordinaire - Teresa Wood 303.564.6407

Mark Cooper 303.843.1545

Jennifer Oldham 720.234.3863

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Denver | $325,000

Colorado Springs | $315,000

Littleton | $309,900

1br/1ba luxurious condo. Kitchen w/dining nook that opens to the living room. There is a master suite. Westerly facing balcony w/ mountain and city views. Close to all things downtown.

3br/3ba offers a living rm w/beamed ceilings, lower level family rm w/ fireplace. Updates: stained deck, water heater, garage door, vinyl windows, roof, furnace/AC, fence & ext paint.

3br/2ba townhouse w/open floor plan. Kitchen w/stainless steel appliances and new countertops. Master bedroom w/vaulted ceilings and walk-in dual closets. Complete w/finished basement.

Raquel Bennett 949.290.9637

Jennifer Montoya, MBA 719.232.3397

Reuben McKelvey 720.840.7763

Evans | $307,000

Littleton | $295,000

Northglenn | $295,000

4br/2ba home w/open floor plan. Updated bathrooms w/shiplap and tile flooring. Partially finished basement w/additional bedroom. Complete w/water feature in the front yard and new deck.

2br/1ba ranch-style townhome w/2-car garage backs to green space. Completely renovated w/ fresh paint & grey laminate flooring. Updated kitchen & bathroom. Kitchen appliances included!

Great 3br/2ba home w/ 1-car garage, low HOA fees, 1400 sqft, eat-in kitchen & living room, plus a full-size laundry with W/D included. Complete w/ new carpet, central air & ss appliances

Amanda Duran 720.427.9882

Pam Ludwig 720.333.5063

Lori Vialpando 303.324.5731

Highlands Ranch | $280,000

Mead | $275,000

Elizabeth | $210,000

Gorgeous Rocky Mountain views from the balcony of this 1br/1ba unit plus a bonus room. Located near many amenities, there is 1 reserved parking space & a storage space in the garage.

2br/1ba ranch is being sold "as is, where is� with replaced sewer line, electrical redone, plumbing replaced & updated metal roof and furnace. Mineral rights & two large lots included.

This property is a rare find w/mature pine trees and views of Pikes Peak. Nestle your home and enjoy your views from your deck. Build your dream home w/mountain views and a water meter.

Sean and Janet Willcox 303.903.5255

Janie Larson 720.937.2676

Nikki Quinn 303.909.5648

Denver | $209,000

Denver | $170,000

Aurora | Price Upon Request

2br/1ba home in Windsor Gardens is an Active 55+ Community w/ everything new. There is therapy pool, golf, tennis, indoor/outdoor pools, dual spas, fitness center and community center.

2br/1ba condo in a great location near I-25 & Evans. Recently updated with new flooring, paint, granite countertops, fireplace, bath tile, kitchen appliances, washer/dryer combo & more.

1br/1ba main floor condo - Updated kitchen w/a lovely backslash. Living room w/wood burning fireplace. Bedroom w/walk-in closet and large windows. Complete w/a covered patio.

Staci Stroh 303.570.7039

Anastasia Bates 720.360.7050

Kathryn Farrow 720.987.8660

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BACKSTORY Fish Tales

It takes a great deal of creativity to make insect imitations that are convincing enough to fool fish. Intricately designed flies, however, aren’t the only way Colorado tiers show off their imaginations. Here, we tell the stories of how four of the Centennial State’s most colorful fishing flies got their names. —LILY CAPSTICK

THE DAD BOD

THE BELLY FLOP

Peter Stitcher’s mayfly pattern consists of two different-size metal beads. When he first came up with the design in 2019, he noticed those proportions made it look like the fly had a “big ol’ beer belly,” Stitcher says, which brought to mind the fading physique of the middle-aged man. “The jokes kind of write themselves,” says Stitcher, who owns Ascent Fly Fishing in Littleton. “Sometimes you’re catching a lot of fish and someone yells down the river, ‘What’s working?’ And you say, ‘The Dad Bod’s hot right now.’ ”

With a heavy, flat midsection that always finds a way to be the first thing that hits the water, this fly enters the drink like a 12-year-old all hopped up on Coca-Cola and Skittles. The stomach-first approach inspired Dave Student, a former fly specialist at Louisville’s Umpqua Feather Merchants, to christen his creation after summer’s painful rite of passage.

DARTH BAETIS

THE DIRTY HIPPY

Greg Garcia, a signature fly tier for Umpqua Feather Merchants, spent five years teaching this mayfly impostor the ways of the water. Only then did he realize that its seemingly unnatural powers to mind-trick trout everywhere meant his padawan had already joined the Dark Side. (Plus, the Latin name for mayfly is baetis, a distinctly Sith-ian surname.)

After Charlie Craven fell in love with his wife, Lisa, her free spirit, peace-loving ways, and wild red hair inspired a nickname: “dirty hippy.” While the moniker may not sound endearing to some, Lisa enjoyed it so much she even put it on her license plate. But Craven, who owns Charlie’s Fly Box in Arvada, did her one better. When he realized he’d created a fly with a mane as untamed as his wife’s—it features fox fur—he passed the pet name on, forever linking Lisa with one of his most beloved decoys.

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