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Embracing Summer Fun Summer fun comes in many forms. I am always thrilled with the longer daylight hours so I can pack in more activities. When my children were younger, I would have them list off all the fun things they wanted to do over the summer. I would proceed to cut the list into strips and put them in a small basket. Each week we would draw a slip of paper and have a fun activity to plan for during that week. In those days it was: go roller skating, play in the sprinkler, go to the zoo. In recent years, my summer fun involves weekend camping and hiking, while the kids spend their summer break poolside. This year we are about to embark on a very new plan. My oldest daughter is jetting around Europe only to return home for two weeks then turn around and spend a month in New York. It’s starting to feel eerily like what I anticipate it will feel like when she goes off to college next year. A little bit empty. My younger daughter has her first job with Boulder County Youth Corps. Not a lot of pool time for her this year. And I am embarking on some new adventures, too. For one, I got a whole new look— I’m calling it “summer fun blonde.” As research for a story (see the October issue), I’m taking a stand up paddleboarding class. I also plan to take up salsa dancing whether my husband chooses to join me or not.

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contributing writers Sandra Henderson, Jordan Lebowitz, Matt Lurie, Ellen Nordberg, Emily O’Brien, Camille Wilson And special thanks to guest contributors Hilary Gordon and Aaron Perry

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In this issue, you’ll find inspiration for your summer fun whether it’s a beginner's 14er hike (page 34) or a slacklining in the park (page 38). Whatever your idea of fun is, embrace it this summer. Let loose. Re-invent what summer fun means to you.

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Departments 10

Good Times

Around Town

20 Locally Owned

Hops & Vine

Hot Spot

Giving Back

Healthy Lifestyle

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44 Now Open 48 Driver’s Notebook

34 The Fourteener Virgin’s Essential Hiking Guide

We’ve compiled a complete beginner’s guide to the summit.

40 Summer Fun!

Check out our favorite outdoor fun spots for the kids

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50 Open House 56

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Lifestyle Calendar

66 Parting Thoughts

42 The Colorado 54

Second Mile Water plans to climb peaks for clean water.

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Around Town throughout the project. West Grange is close to numerous new Longmont schools, from Eagle Crest Elementary School to Altona Middle School and Silver Creek High School. New home information and sales team contacts are online at MarkelHomes.com.

Boulder Country Day Summer Day Camp Program

New University Hill Parklet is Complete The Doors Open Team, winner of the City of Boulder’s pilot parklet competition, has finished construction of the University Hill pilot parklet. The Doors Open Team entered its proposal, “Doors Open, C’mon In!” and was chosen to design and build the city’s first parklet as a temporary pilot project. Team members include Sandy Brown, Tracy Colling, Marleen Hagen, Josie Kohnert, Angie Nelson, and Susan Wade. A parklet repurposes portions of the street and/or parking areas into public space. “Opportunity Knocks” transformed about three on-street parking spaces into a temporary public space. The installation includes recycled windowed doors, benches, and landscaping to be used and enjoyed by people living, working and visiting our community. The “Opportunity Knocks” parklet will provide valuable practical information for future installations and the development of a parklet plan. The temporary installation will remain in place through the summer and fall and be removed at the end of October 2014.

BCD Summer Day Camp program is carefully designed to blend fun summer activities with rich learning experiences that promote active participation. Preschool and school age students are welcomed into age-appropriate, inviting classrooms and outdoor spaces that are designed to enhance social, emotional, intellectual and physical growth. Examples of summer program learning experiences include arts and crafts, music, science, physical fitness, cooking, dramatic play, nature walks and games. Our summer program is composed of two parts: • Summer Day Camp (ages 3-7) hours are 8 a.m.-4 p.m. • Summer Specialty Classes (ages 3-13) hours vary • June 2 – August 8 Summer Specialty Classes - BCD offers exciting classes such as art, bird watching, pottery, Renaissance adventures, music, foreign language, ballet and much more! If you have any questions, please contact summer@bouldercountryday.org.

West Grange, New Residential Development Comes to Longmont Boulder-based Markel Homes has begun infrastructure work on one of the largest new residential developments in west Longmont. West Grange, approved for a build-out of 599 new homes on 126 acres, will join Longmont’s development plans for its 29-acre Dry Creek Community Park, featuring ball fields, tennis and volleyball courts and an 18-hole disc golf course. In 2014, four multi-use sports fields will open. Although not yet funded, Longmont also would like to build a new 80,000-square-foot recreation center there. Located on the corner of Nelson Road and 75th Street, West Grange backs up to hundreds of acres of county open space, offering new home buyers access to numerous area hiking and biking trails as well as convenience to Boulder, Hygiene, Lyons and Boulder County destinations. Largerman Reservoir is also nearby. Current plans call for about a 50/50 mix of single-family and multi-family homes. The first of four planned phases for the project, 90 single-family and duplex homes, will be built on 28 acres. Markel is partnering with Phoenix-based Meritage Homes, which has been active in the Northern Colorado region. Meritage initially will build single-family homes priced from $350,000 to $450,000; Markel will build duplex homes priced $350,000 to $400,000. Longmont will build a 10-acre neighborhood park in West Grange on land dedicated by Markel. Several other pocket parks are planned 16 Boulder Lifestyle | July 2014

Runners in This Club Enjoy Brunch at Local Hot Spots Running on Sundays in Boulder just got better, now that bRUNch Running is coming to town. bRUNch Running launched their Boulder chapter on April 27 at Dushanbe Teahouse. “We are so excited for this second Colorado chapter,” says Alexandra Weissner, co-founder of bRUNch Running. “There is a very strong running community and craft food scene in Boulder, which makes it a perfect location for a bRUNch chapter.” bRUNch Running launched in Denver last April and has since expanded to Phoenix, Ariz. The Boulder chapter will visit 18 Boulder County area restaurants throughout the six-month season.

Around Town bRUNch Boulder will be bRUNching at the following restaurants: handbuilt ales and eats July 20–The Hungry Toad Pub & Restaurant July 27–Zeal Food for Enthusiasts August 3–Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant August 10–Volta Mediterranean Restaurant bRUNch Running is open to runners and walkers of all levels. Event tickets are on sale now at BrunchRunning.com. Tickets are $25 when purchased in advance and $30 at the door. Ticket price includes run, entree, two drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic), tax and gratuity. July 13–BRU

Executive Director Named for Attention Homes Attention Homes’ Board of Directors recently announced that Claire Clurman has been awarded the position of Executive Director for the 48 year-old non-profit agency serving displaced, homeless and runaway youth in Boulder County. Clurman, a senior manager who has served for the last four months as interim executive director, has held a variety of roles within the agency over the last six years including volunteer management, marketing, fundraising and program development. Prior to her time at Attention Homes, she led the Manhattan Beach Education Foundation as executive director and previously worked as a brand manager and communications specialist. Clurman has been a Boulder County resident for more than 20 years. “I am both honored and humbled by my selection as executive director of Attention Homes,” says Clurman, “I look forward to continuing a proud legacy of leadership that strives to provide opportunities to youth in crisis. Our programs and services are intended to be the upstream solution to chronic homelessness, helping to redirect struggling youth towards healthy connections and self-sufficiency. We believe that healthy kids make for healthy communities, and we’re all stakeholders in that vision. I am so proud to represent Attention Homes and look forward to inspiring a new level of growth in our community, continued development of our staff and improved outcomes for the youth we serve.” Roberta Wolff, president of the Board of Directors for Attention Homes, says Clurman is the right one for the job. “After a thorough review and interview process, the Board was convinced that Claire has both the experience and passion to successfully lead Attention Homes, and broaden opportunities for serving vulnerable youth in our community,” says Wolff. “As a longtime Boulder resident with deep ties to the community at large, she will serve our organization well as we continue to grow and build vital partnerships.” Attention Homes serves approximately 700 youth each year through street outreach, day drop-in and overnight shelter services in addition to a licensed residential program. In 2013, a fully-funded shelter renovation and expansion project was completed and Attention Homes’ Runaway and Homeless Youth Program was awarded two highly sought after Federal grants to support their Street Outreach and Basic Center Program. 18 Boulder Lifestyle | July 2014

University of Colorado Boulder Awarded $1.5 million The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has awarded the University of Colorado Boulder $1.5 million over five years to continue to transform science education by encouraging more real-world research experiences for undergraduates, ranging from cancer studies to screenings for new antibiotics. The new award will allow CU-Boulder to strengthen hands-on, research-oriented teaching to students planning to major in science, technology, engineering or mathematics, popularly known as STEM, says Julie Graf, director of CU-Boulder’s Biological Sciences Initiative. CU-Boulder is one of 37 research universities across the nation to be awarded a total of $60 million in the new round of funding announced today by HHMI, which is headquartered in Chevy Chase, Md. Prior HHMI funding to CU-Boulder has helped engage more than 1,600 undergraduates in research projects spearheaded by roughly 230 faculty members from 15 departments. Graf says 92 percent of those students earned undergraduate STEM degrees. In addition, 82 percent of underrepresented minority students from that pool earned undergraduate STEM degrees, and 47 percent of the total number of CU-Boulder STEM students went on to earn doctoral degrees, says Graf. “This new HHMI award will allow more opportunities for CU-Boulder undergraduates to conduct authentic, discovery-based scientific research, and particularly help in the retention of underrepresented minority students in STEM,” says Graf. “With the support of this HHMI grant, we can provide more research opportunities for students and provide them earlier.”

FruitMapping Enthusiasts Raise Funds for an App The team behind the giant, global urban foraging map FallingFruit.org want to put their map at your fingertips—on your phone. Since launching from Boulder last year, the map has grown to over half a million edible locations worldwide and garnered an active user base spanning all seven continents. A veritable Wikipedia for urban foraging, the map is created by and for its users. With a mobile app, they will be able to easily browse, interact with and add to the map as they move about the world. “We want to make the urban harvest as accessible as possible. A mobile app is the next obvious step,” says Caleb Phillips, who co founded Falling Fruit with Ethan Welty in March 2013. Phillips and Welty, both research scientists, have developed and maintained the project in their free time. To fund the app’s development and design, the team has partnered with Barnraiser (Barnraiser.us), a new crowdfunding platform built specifically for sustainablyoriented food and farming projects. Barnraiser seeks to

grow the food movement by creating an online community for the millions of sustainably minded people worldwide working to reshape our food systems. Part of that mission is helping to fund initiatives like Falling Fruit’s, one of the very first projects fundraising through the platform. Welty met Barnraiser founders at Forward Food, a recently held food justice conference in Boulder. The Smartphone app will enable users to access and interact with Falling Fruit’s massive database of edibles from anywhere. A textmessage interface will be developed alongside for the two-thirds of the global human population lacking access to smartphones or the Internet.

Native Edge Landscapes Named 17th Fastest Growing Company Native Edge Landscapes was recently named on the Boulder County Business Report’s Mercury 100 Award list. The award recognizes some of the fastest-growing private companies in the Boulder Valley. Locally-based private companies were ranked based on two-year revenue growth. Native Edge was named as the 17th fastest growing privately held company in the under $2,000,000 category. “It is a great honor to be listed once again among the top ranking companies in the Boulder Valley,” says Tom Sunderland, founder and president of Native Edge Landscapes. “With such diverse industries represented, I’m pleased to see Native Edge Landscapes recognized for our continued business development and financial growth during these tough economic times.” Native Edge Landscapes’ intimate community connection, loyal clientele, employee-focused management style and “one stop shop” approach has established the company as an innovative leader in our Front Range landscape business community.

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ll natural. Organic. Gluten free. Living in the Boulder area, you are probably accustomed to finding these words on many of the things you eat and may even demand it. But how clear are the dirty details of labels when it comes to cosmetics? Jay Palmer, president and CEO of Boulder Baby Company, was frustrated when looking for professional-quality children’s hair and body products that are clean and natural for his two children, now ages 4 and 10. And not just those with the words on the label, but those that walk the talk. He knows a thing or two about the hair care industry as co-owner of the Palmer Group, a Floyd’s 99 Barbershop franchise operating all of the locations in Boulder, Larimer and Weld counties as well as several in Austin, Texas. “Unfortunately cosmetic labeling claims aren’t highly regulated,” says Palmer. “A label that says ‘all natural’ might have natural active ingredients, but there could be lots of nasty stuff in the inactive ingredients that could affect the reproductive system or cause cancer in the long-term.” As he began researching common children’s products and Distribution has started out small with about 12 salons and their ingredients in the Environmental Working Group’s boutiques in Colorado carrying the products. Sunscreen, lip Skin Deep cosmetics database to see their balm and a fragrance-free line are all in the safety ratings, Palmer knew he could do works as the company grows. better. With Boulder Baby Co., he and Boulder Baby Co. has also successfully beco-founders Josh and Lauren Ginsberg set gun an alternative sales method designed to out to create a truly gluten-free and vegan make a difference for public schools in the product line that would strike the balance Boulder Valley School District by raising between being professional in quality (like funds for an individual school’s PTO/PTA. actually working!) and using only the cleanProduct samples are sent home in students’ est ingredients possible. weekly folders along with a school-specific The initial lineup intended for babies, todcoupon code to order Boulder Baby Co. proddlers, teens and sensitive adults was launched ucts online for one week. All orders are delivin May 2013 and includes a body lotion, tearered directly to the school to save shipping free shampoo, tangle-free conditioner and costs and 40 percent of all sales are donated to tear-free body wash. All are more than 99% the school. Heatherwood Elementary in Boulnatural and use Japanese honeysuckle in der raised nearly $500 in its spring campaign the preservative system. Palmer says the taand several more programs are planned for gline “Healthy, Honest, Natural and Clean” the new school year at other locations. speaks for itself. All of the products are man“The Boulder area has been so good to us,” Boulder Baby Company ufactured right here in Colorado and the says Palmer. “We would really love to make a Buy Online or Find a Shop at packaging—16-ounce bottle, cap, even the big impact in Colorado because of how much BoulderBabyCo.com label—is 100 percent post-consumer. we love this place.”

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Hops & Vine

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“We try to keep it lighter and brighter,” says Ditslear. “The first week we were open, somebody came in and said, ‘It’s like walking into a giant hug.’” Or a giant pint glass. Imagine a backyard patio lined with beer in every shade—gold, amber, copper, smoky brown—and you’ll get a sense of the warm, wood-paneled walls and tables swathed in natural light that will keep you lingering for at least one more round than originally intended. And with a heap of card and board games, even non-beer-drinkers, or those too young to drink, can find plenty of excuses to kick back and lose track of time. Drink

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But for the rest of us, what’s on tap is reason alone to make the trip. Between the nine beers currently available—each brewed inhouse—anyone can find their niche, even if you’re not sure what your niche is. “A lot of people will say, ‘I don’t really drink beer, but I tried what he had, and that’s really good,” Ditslear recounts. My advice: Get a sampler. I tried the Cap’n Long ESB (smooth and malty), 1st Avenue River IPA (crisp and not too hoppy), Luminous Monk (a balanced Belgian with a hint of cider), Sun Wortshipper (full and nutty), Smoked Porter (like drinking barbecue ribs), and Sunglasses at Night—the first in 300 Suns’ “Shades of IPA” series. Unconventional, but easy-drinking, all six left me surprised and eager for more.

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olorado is known, first and foremost, for two things: Our sunshine and our beer. Anyone living here would be quick to point out that’s not the whole story, of course. We’ve also got Broncos, burritos, hot springs, comedy clubs, purple mountains, Red Rocks and thousands more things to do, see, climb, drink and eat. But let’s be honest: Nothing compares to our beer and sunshine—especially when taken in together. That’s the idea behind 300 Suns Brewing, a new brewery in Longmont. Borrowing its name from the so-called three hundred days of sunshine Colorado receives annually, 300 Suns seeks to emulate the perfect summer day, year-round. “The summer after college,” says co-owner Dan Ditslear, “my friends and I would go down to this local craft brewery, and the next day all of us would joke, ‘You know, I had the craziest dream last night...’ ‘Me too!’” That was the first time I thought, “I really like craft beer.” Years later, that same sense of camaraderie (and love for microbrewing) inspired Ditslear—along with his wife Jean and their friends Mark Lusher and Candace Newcomb—to start attending homebrewing classes, and eventually convert a local warehouse into their own commercial brewery and tasting room. 22 Boulder Lifestyle | July 2014

Community

Ingenuity doesn’t occur in a bubble, and the owners of 300 Suns attribute their distinctive creations to years spent immersed in the craft. “We did a lot of ‘research,’” says Ditslear, referring to the countless beers he and his partners sampled before they opened the brewery, “on what we liked and didn’t like, and what advice we could get from other breweries.” He describes 300 Suns’ deep relationship with its community— not just the surrounding breweries, but hobbyists and fans. The brewery’s recurring “Collabeeration” contest, for instance, invites homebrewers to submit their own beers to a panel of community tasters and judges. The highest-rated beer will win a spot alongside 300 Suns’ offerings at the tap. If this all sounds like too much beer for you, 300 Suns promises more drinks and menu items, including wine and light pub food, to look forward to in the near future. So what about Ditslear—has 300 Suns Brewing opening his own brewery ruined 331 First Ave., Unit C his taste for beer? Longmont “Contrary to popular belief, I do 720.442.8292 not drink a beer every day,” he says. 300SunsBrewing.com “I drink two.”

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hat was once Catacombs—occupying the rather large basement of Hotel Boulderado for 45 years—has been refreshed, renewed and reopened as of late May as a bar focused on distilled spirits with a lounge reminiscent of an upscale speakeasy aptly named License No. 1. The name is a historical nod; Catacombs was one of the first “wet” bars in the city after the liquor ban was dissolved and the establishment was granted its liquor license, a first for the city of Boulder. Believe it or not, this did not occur until 1969, although numerous surrounding cities had liquor licenses much earlier. Toward the end of its run, Catacombs eventually got a reputation as a college bar, but that repute was tossed out when the bar shouted its final last call this past March. Boulderado owner Frank Day closed up shop to revamp the space while also making changes to Q’s and The Corner Bar, the hotel’s other dining and drinking establishments. RENOVATIONS

A unique subterranean space, License No.1 will surprise and delight many with its massive transformation. It could be its dark, 24 Boulder Lifestyle | July 2014

richly hued fabrics throughout the cozy seating areas, draperies and rugs that give off such an inviting feel. Or maybe it’s the numerous rooms lit by exposed filaments of Edison light bulbs that dangle overhead. Think walnut and maroon colors, brick and leather, elegance and warmth mixed together. The design carefully respects the age of the building and overall Old-World style of Hotel Boulderado where it’s housed. Inside the bar drapes a tongue-in-cheek sign reading “Liquor Bar since 1909. Legally since 1969.” DRINKS

With a supportive focus on Colorado breweries and distilleries while providing first-class cocktails, License No. 1 features batch-made and locally produced spirits. Most notably is the signature No. 1 Old Fashioned ($10) with sugar, luxardo cherry, lemon peel and bitters poured over a single, oversized ice cube and featuring the Hotel Boulderado’s own single-barrel Buffalo Trace Bourbon. Or opt for a Side Car ($10), which consists of Remy Martin VSOP, combier, fresh lemon juice and sugar rim.

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As you wander through, you’ll find intimate seating by candlelight, historic artwork and a cabaret room that features live music Wednesdays through Saturdays as well as vintage movies on Sundays. You’ll also find a pool table. Don’t forget to continue on to see the viewing window installed to showcase the spark-producing mechanical hub of the hotel’s 108-year-old still functional, operator-attended Otis elevator! All in all, whichever room you meander through or whatever your drink of preference is, License No. 1 is sure to be a crowd pleaser.

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hile there is much anticipation around September’s Now that they have done just that, Jeremy ensures they are BMW Championship, a Western Golf Association event paying it forward. The rapidly growing business employs 10 Evans coming to the Cherry Hills Country Club in Denver, very few Scholars in either permanent positions or internships. In Boulder, understand the game’s impact on young lives around the coun- Jeremy and his wife (also an Evans Scholar) are active offering try. The championship game is the main fundraising event that mentoring to the CU Scholars. funds the Chick Evans Caddie Scholarship. This is a full tuition While Jeremy appreciates the financial benefits of the scholarand housing college scholarship for golf caddies. Evans Schol- ship, he cherishes the intangible benefits more. ars are selected based on their strong caddie record, excellent “This experience shaped everything,” he says. “Leadership, grades, outstanding character and demonstrated financial need. communication, ethics and respect.” It’s these benefits that inTwo hundred scholarships are awarded nationwide each year. spire Jeremy to pay it forward every day. Two lucky recipients of this amazing award are making a differHis enthusiasm for the program is palpable. He is excited the ence in Boulder. Jeremy Stroiman and his twin brother, Jason, are championship is taking place west of the Mississippi this year instead co-owners of Evans Senior Investments, a company named after of in the Midwest where it’s often played. the scholarship that changed their lives, with “West of the Mississippi, many people don’t offices in Boulder and Chicago. know about the scholarship,” he says. “There Evans Senior Investments The two grew up in Chicago with their sinaren’t as many golf courses and country clubs.” 3800 Arapahoe Ave., Ste. 205 gle mother. When the boys were young, she Jeremy is also insistent that none of the Boulder learned of the scholarship, and the boys set Evans Scholars take for granted the op312.896.0123 off to become caddies at the local golf course. portunity they’ve been given. His advice EvansSeniorInvestments.com They applied for the scholarship and were to the more than 35 Evans Scholars coming both awarded the prestigious gift. to CU in the fall, as well as the rest nationWestern Golf Association “We would not have gone to college withwide: “After college, you’ve got about 80 Evans Scholars Foundation out it,” Jeremy says. As caddies, Jeremy and years to figure out how to pay it forward, Golf, IL his brother discovered that many of the peoto live as an Evans Scholar. Never forget 847.724.4600 ple they caddied for owned their own busiwhere you came from.” WGAESF.org nesses. “We wanted to do that, too, together.” 26 Boulder Lifestyle | July 2014

Healthy Lifestyle Bradford Heap with Salt employees planting peppers at their plot, “the soul patch,” at Circle Fresh Farm

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Choose Your Food, Choose Your Future Article by Hilary Gordon and Aaron Perry | Photography Provided

he iconic Boulder lifestyle is one associated with fitness; the outdoors: yoga and mindfulness practices, science and innovation, and, of course, natural, delicious foods. A destination for many a traveler, weekending college-parent, and the visiting professional, the Boulder restaurant scene attracts visitors and locals alike. Natural, organic and farm-to-table fare is abundant and restaurant patrons relish in the wide variety of culinary artistry offered by celebrated chefs and restaurateurs. These chefs and restaurateurs committed to clean, sustainable foods are making substantial investments in sustainable food systems and in our sustainable future. A significant portion of a restaurant’s total budget is spent on food, and this translates to tens—if not hundreds—of millions of dollars per year invested in healthy soils, clean water, nutrient-dense vegetables and meats, and dairy products free from chemicals, hormones and other residues. 28 Boulder Lifestyle | July 2014

The more these chef-leaders invest in natural and sustainable foods, the more they are diverting millions from industrial production systems that are desecrating ecosystems and poisoning our society’s food. There is a growing cadre of chef-leaders in Boulder who understand their potential impact for positive change and sustainability in the world, and they are to be celebrated! Bradford Heap (owner/chef, Colterra and Salt) is a notable chef-leader profoundly committed to sourcing natural, local, non-GMO foods for his clientele. “I will only serve foods I feel good about eating every day and that I would serve to my mother and my children,” he says. With long-standing relationships with local farmers like Dave Asbury of Full Circle Farms, Bradford is delighting diners with cuisine that is both delectable and healthy, clean and sustainable. When asked why he incurs the additional costs of sourcing only non-GMO foods, Bradford responds, “I want to be able

Lamb Hash from Volta Mediterranean Restaurant

to confidently answer my children when they grow up and ask, ‘Dad, what did you do to help when the environment started getting bad?’” With an unwavering commitment to the integrity of the ingredients they source, Jon and Eleni Deering (owners, Volta) have introduced a natural, elegant Greek and Mediterranean concept to the Boulder dining scene that delivers family recipes and rich, traditional flavors prepared from clean, natural and organic meats and produce. Dedicated to ingredient integrity, the Deerings offer “fine dining without the pretense,” where you’ll find passion for hospitality and a commitment to pure, clean, local, organic and non-GMO ingrecontinued >

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dients—including their not-to-be-missed non-GMO wine and spirits. Keeping it “clean and real,” the Deerings recognize that “ultimately it’s up to the consumer to make the real difference.” Anyone familiar with the restaurant industry in general, and the Boulder restaurant scene in particular, knows that it can be a challenging business. The cost of food tends to be at the top of the list of how restarauteurs manage their bottom lines. Providing clean, local and organic foods to the public means, ounce for ounce, plate for plate, these chef-leaders are incurring higher food costs than many of their competitors just down the road. “Food cost is probably what prevents chefs from doing more or better with local and organic foods,” says Bradford. “They fear that it’s too expensive or too hard to do.” This is where you come in. These chef and restaurateur leaders play such a powerful and important role in the food system—they are to be celebrated. And they could be better understood. Although the chefs and commercial food buyers appear to be making purchasing decisions that affect our food, its quality and where it comes from, they aren’t making these purchasing decisions in a vacuum. They are responding to the communities’ demands. They are responding to what you are telling them you want (or, if you’re not telling them, what you aren’t telling them you want). Heap and the Deerings wonder why they don’t hear more customers inquiring about the origins of their food around town. They encourage consumers to “ask us the tough questions about what we’re serving and where it came from!” Likening the consumer’s relationship with a restaurant/chef to asking somebody to do your grocery shopping for you, Heap is astounded that more people don’t provide “the shopping list” of the quality foods they would buy for their own home. The community – aka “consumers” – has become increasingly educated and discerning when it comes to food quality, whether foods are clean and natural or they are 30 Boulder Lifestyle | July 2014

Rainbow food art from Volta Mediterranean Restaurant

pumped full of growth promotants, hormones, antibiotics, preservatives and industrial processed fillers. We have become increasingly aware of the direct connection between the foods we eat and our health and feelings of well-being. But we haven’t necessarily let our desires be known as clearly as they could to the chefs and restaurateurs in the community. We have so much to celebrate here in Boulder – the lifestyle, the amazing chef-leaders and farmer-heroes. And we have the opportunity to do more to choose our future by choosing our food. Know your food. Know your chefs. Ask them the hard questions. It takes a village to create and prepare delicious, natural foods... It takes a village to create our future! Hilary Gordon and Aaron Perry are passionate about local and sustainable food. Through their work at SOURCE Local Foods, they have the privilege and opportunity to work with many chefs, farmers, ranchers and artisan food preparing leaders throughout Colorado. They believe that as the public accesses more information about how food is grown and prepared and where it comes from, more and more people will choose a more sustainable future. SOURCE has developed tools like SOURCE the food app to help get more of this information to the community.

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The Fourteener Virgin’s Essential Hiking Guide

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ou aren’t living the Colorado lifestyle (like you mean it) until Photos: Left: Cindy Outlaw (left) and Jen MacKeigan (right) on a trainyou have summitted one of the state’s 54 fourteeners. You’re ing hike on Mt. Sanitas. Middle: Jeffrey Donenfeld on his way to the summit of Mt. Sneffels, a still a fourteener virgin? Then this is the season to finally cele- fourteener near Telluride. brate this local rite of passage. Right: Mattie Schuler (right) and her friend Brittany Kloss (left). The Hiking a fourteener, though, is not an activity to sponta- pair plans to climb 14 fourteeners. They did a half marathon in Steamboat to prepare/train for their fourteener quest. neously set about after Sunday brunch. Conquering a peak above 14,000 feet—and making it down safely—takes prepaover larger boulders and walking on loose rock require more ration and skills. A good reason and a good friend are helpful, too. Fourteener strength and flexibility. Fear of failure, of reaching your endurance limit before reachfirst-timer Mattie Schuler has both: The travel writer and outdoor gear reviewer piggybacked on her friend’s New Year’s resolution ing the summit, is no excuse for Outlaw and MacKeigan. Becoming physically stronger is indeed what motivates them to embark to climb 14 fourteeners in 2014. “It’s intimidating,” says the 25-year-old Wisconsin native. “But on this quintessential Colorado adventure. The longtime exercise anyone can do one fourteener. This is something bigger. I want to pals have done weekly training hikes since the spring and enlisted their TRX trainer at the YMCA to create an exercise plan to imtake my hiking to the next level.” prove core strength and balance by mixing Climbing that one fourteener, their first, cardio workouts with weight exercises and is dare enough for friends Cindy Outlaw and Bryan Johnson dynamic stretches. Jen MacKeigan. REI Outdoor School, Boulder Store Similarly, REI Outdoor School instructor “It’s one of those things you should try when 1789 28th St., Boulder Bryan Johnson recommends following the you live in Colorado,” says Outlaw. “We’ll ap303.583.9970 acronym F.I.T.T. to get fit for a fourteenpreciate being able to say, ‘We did it.’” REI.com/outdoorschool er: vary frequency, intensity, type and time Fourteener Fitness (length) of workouts. Jeffrey Donenfeld Like most fourteener virgins, though, Adventure consultant Jeffrey Donenfeld, Four North the two Lafayette moms wonder, “Are we who has climbed most of Colorado’s Front 1942 Broadway St., Ste. 300, Boulder fit enough to do this?” And for a reason. Range and San Juan fourteeners, considers 720.515.4679 Climbing a fourteener is more than hikMt. Sanitas and Royal Arch excellent trainFour-North.com ing uphill. Scrambling up rocks, climbing ing hikes right here in Boulder. 34 Boulder Lifestyle | July 2014

“Hopefully I can complete them all without psyching myself out. Hopefully this will fuel my need for adventure.”

able summitting, prepare yourself that everyone in your group has to come down.” Nutrition and Hydration

Proper hydration begins long before the big trek. “You should pee clear for several days be—Mattie Schuler, who wants to climb 14 fourteeners in 2014 fore you leave,” Johnson advises. “Once on the “If you can hike those two trails very comfortably, you should mountain, drink half a liter every hour throughout the day, bebe good for a basic fourteener,” says the director of Four North, a cause once you feel thirsty, you are already dehydrated.” Boulder adventure travel, technology and field deployment agency. Mountain climbers sweat up to 2.5 liters per hour. For an all-day hike, the expert recommends bringing 3 liters in water bottles or Hazards, Preparedness, Skills hydration systems, plus tablets or a water purification system to High-alpine exposure (lots of air beneath), overall remoteness, replenish supplies from natural sources on the mountain, such as continued > lightning, avalanches (especially early in the season) are just some from a creek or melted snow. of the hazards that set a fourteener climb apart from a leisure hike at Chautauqua Park. These possibilities require a higher lev—Bryan Johnson, REI Outdoor School el of preparedness, specific skills and additional gear. Facing these very real dangers intimidates even venturesome Essential Gear List Schuler. As her 14-14-14 quest approaches, she confesses being Recommendations by Bryan Johnson, afraid of exposure. REI Outdoor School “I get nervous on some hikes, because it’s thousands of feet down,” she reveals. “Hopefully I can complete them all without psyching • 30–40 L backpack myself out. Hopefully this will fuel my need for adventure.” • Map, compass (GPS and smartphones can be unreliFor practice, Donenfeld suggests driving up Pikes Peak, where a able in high altitude and cold temperatures significantly safe, scenic highway takes visitors up to the summit at 14,115 feet— decrease battery life) or taking the Pikes Peak cog railway, the highest in the world. • Headlamp (with spare batteries), a must even if not plan“Beginners can have the altitude experience without the emerning to hike in the dark gency preparedness aspect,” the expedition guide says. “You can • Basic first-aid kit (and the skills to use it) feel the exposure and the wind and get used to that experience.” • Lighter or matches, supplies for survival fire Packing for the worst possible weather and conditions and learning • Emergency thermal blanket for makeshift shelter basic skills may be the smartest strategy to alleviate worries, but even • Water bottle or hydration system, plus water tablets or the best gear is only as helpful as your knowledge of how to use it. filtration system for resupplying “The better your skills, the smaller your first-aid kit can be,” • Nutrition for hike, plus one extra day Johnson says. • Quality sunglasses, sunblock, lip balm REI Outdoor School and the Wilderness Medicine Institute • Layered clothing: moisture-wicking, quick-drying synof NOLS, the National Outdoor Leadership School, for instance, thetic or natural fibers such as wool or silk; warm base teach wilderness first aid classes. layer for May and June; no cotton, nothing bulky (“Down If you see lightning, turn around immediately and get away sweaters are now more popular than fleece jackets”); rain from tall trees and rocks. shell jacket and rain pants Another concern is acute mountain sickness (AMS). And yes, • Light beanie, breathable sun hat AMS does happen to Boulderites and the most physically fit. De• Hiking boots plus microspikes, a traction system that scend 2000 to 3000 feet at the first symptom (e.g., headache, nauslips over boots (“The snowpack is very thick this year, sea, dizziness or light-headedness, shortness of breath). The old expect snow on the top of the fourteeners”); liner socks adage for overnighting at altitude is “climb high, sleep low.” The to mitigate blisters body acclimatizes much faster during exertion than during rest • Gaiters for hiking on spree or a snow bed and recovers more quickly at a lower attitude. • Trekking poles (“They are not just for old people”) Ultimately, Johnson warns of summit fever: •Toilet paper “Sometimes turning around is the right thing to do,” says the

“Beware of summit fever. Sometimes, turning around is the right thing to do.”

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Hiking and mountain air make you hungry. Outlaw and MacKeigan can’t wait to create their trail menu. Guilt-free eating will no doubt be the fun part of their adventure. “Your diet goes out the window on a fourteener day,” says Johnson. “You can practically eat all day up there.” A 175-pound hiker burns up to 650 calories per hour. That’s a lot of food to carry, so nutrition should be compact and calorie dense. Stay away from sports drinks and energy shots, which only provide a quick sugar rush followed by a crash, rather than sustained energy. Best Beginner Fourteeners

There is no easy fourteener. Yet some Colorado peaks are better choices for a maiden fourteener hike. Among them, Mt. Bierstadt. Popular with families, the 7-mile standard route gets crowded in the summer. Mt. Sherman is often chosen as a first fourteener for its “gentler” nature—though that, too, is relative. Summitting Grays and Torreys in one day, first-timers can accomplish two fourteeners at once. From Gray’s east slope route it’s only an extra half mile to connect through the saddle to Torreys. To hike any fourteener, Johnson recommends an “alpine start” (before sunrise) to make it off the mountain before Colorado’s notorious afternoon thunderstorms hit. That’s why Outlaw and MacKeigan, will kick back at a nearby hotel on the eve of their big day in August. “We are too old to be stressed out about things,” a blasé Outlaw says. “We just want to enjoy the great outdoors with friends,” adds her hiking partner. Organizations such as 14ers.com, the Colorado Mountain Club, REI or USGS offer planning resources (many for free), including route descriptions, maps, trip reports, weather and current terrain conditions, but also classes and group hikes.

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Wake Up And Smell The Wildflowers With A Hike In Colorado This Summer C oming off a winter season of heavy snowfall, vibrant wildflowers are replacing that blanket of white making this summer the perfect time to enjoy the outdoors and lush flora of Colorado. The Colorado wildflower season has begun with peak flowers blooming in June and July. As the trails dry, a hike is one of the best ways to get up-close and personal with the state’s huge array of colorful blooms. Following is a sampling of Colorado’s wildflower hikes and experiences. For more information, visit Colorado.com/Articles/5-Colorado-Wildflower-Hikes. Alpine Loop Scenic Byway (Lake City, Silverton & Ouray). To view Colorado’s magnificent wildflowers in the state’s true wilderness, look no further than the Alpine Loop Scenic Byway. Accessible only by a four-wheel-drive vehicle, this rugged country is the ideal growing grounds for an abundance of wildflowers. The route follows 65 miles of unimproved road with many hiking spots along allowing drivers the chance to get out and take a closer look. The Byway has a narrow window ( June-September) in which it’s snow-free, but it’s well worth the wait. Wildflowers such as tufted hairgrass, alpine timothy, bog sedge and bluebells can be found amongst the landscape of treeless tundra and mountains. Cathy Fromme Prairie Natural Area (Fort Collins). This naturalist haven is a rare example of pre-settlement in an authentic display of what the first European settlers of the land saw—a perfect, unadulterated Colorado prairie. Not only will visitors encounter the untouched splendor of wildflowers, they may also spot a bald eagle or hawk on their hunt for prey, horned lizards or ground-nesting songbirds. An easily walked 2.4-mile trip through the prairie, the paved Fossil Creek Trail is ideal for meandering along while taking in flowers such as Nuttall’s violet, upright prairie coneflowers, beardtongues and milkweeds. Cub Lake/The Pool Loop, Rocky Mountain National Park (Estes Park). When it comes to witnessing wildflowers in full bloom, the odds are in your favor for a memorable trip when you choose Rocky Mountain National Park celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2015. Often overlooked, the 6.2-mile Cub Lake/ The Pool Loop has a tremendous variety of flora for visitors to enjoy. In fact, upward of 80 wildflower varieties can be found when hiking the terrain. Rocky Mountain hikers will also experience the beauty of Cub Lake. Ringed by the thick pine forest and a marshy shoreline, the lake is covered in lily pads and is an inviting spot for ducks to take a dip.

Devil’s Causeway (Steamboat Springs). Devil’s Causeway, one of Colorado’s most notorious and harrowing hikes, is also one of the most beautiful with wildflowers bursting with color throughout the summer months. Lupines, Indian paintbrush, mule’s ears and columbines surround picturesque high alpine lakes and line the trail that takes hikers up the iconic Chinese Wall. In the remote Flat Tops Wilderness area, accessible from the town of Yampa, the Devil’s Causeway hike begins at the Stillwater Reservoir Trailhead and ends with the daring cross of a rocky land bridge—a 3-foot wide, 300-foot long stretch of trail that drops off 1,000 feet on either side. Goose Creek and Molly Gulch (Deckers). A popular trail providing access into the southeast portion of the Lost Creek Wilderness Area, Goose Creek Trail is 9.6 miles of camping, fishing, rock formations and, of course, vivacious wildflowers. Yet, this is an outdoor oasis that is still healing from the 2012 Hayman Fire, which left a lasting imprint. Today the lush green hiking trails that were luckily untouched stand in contrast to the land that was burnt. Visitors will be in awe to find that nature has a unique way of providing beauty in the face of natural devastation, as a multitude of wildflowers like yarrow, bellflower and fireweed now grace much of the charred area. A two-day camping trip is perfect for taking in the scenery of the area, and the trails near Goose Creek offer primitive tent-camping sites that the whole family will enjoy. Gunnison National Forest (Crested Butte). Designated the “Wildflower Capital of Colorado,” Crested Butte offers visitors an exquisite trek with more than 1.2 million acres of wildflower hiking through the Gunnison National Forest. A southwestern Colorado town highly regarded for the rainbow of hues that take over mountainsides and meadows each summer, Crested Butte is the perfect destination for wildflowers throughout much of the summer. The most notable event in the area is the Crested Butte Wildflower Festival ( July 7–13) with more than 200 events showcasing lush landscapes activities that include wildflower tours, garden excursions and workshops. The Wildflower Festival is also offering an extensive schedule of 4 x 4 tours of Paradise Divide, Saturday Wildflower Walks, Friday Adventure Hikes and Wildflower Tours of Crested Butte Mountain Resort from June 20–August 15. Hessie Trailhead at Nederland (Nederland). Easily accessed from the Denver metro area, the Hessie Trailhead near Eldora Mountain Resort is an ideal three-mile route for visitors to see a bounty of wildflowers. Abandoned cabins are reminders of the area’s mining history, while glimpses of Eldora’s ski runs, a waterfall, beaver colony and diverse range of the colorful wildflowers create a visual masterpiece for hikers. Lory State Park (Fort Collins). One of the northern Front Range’s most beloved areas, Lory State Park has a bevy of outdoor activities and spectacular displays of wildflowers. The 26 miles of hiking and biking trails meander through rocky hills and green

valleys, scenic gulches and ponderosa pine forests, allowing visitors to capture the magic of the outdoors. During the summer months, the park is a mecca for wildflowers with lively hues from the canary-yellow blossom atop a prickly pear cactus and fiery orange blanket flower to the pale-pink gayfeather and Caribbean-Sea-blue larkspur. Throughout the warmer months the Lory State Park rangers offer full- and almost-full-moon hikes for a different take on the outdoor paradise. Rabbit Valley Recreation (Grand Junction). Near the Colorado River, you’ll find the 24-mile, high-mountain desert terrain of Rabbit Valley Recreation Area. Found growing among wind-sculpted sandstone, the splendid wildflowers add a welcome burst of color to this already beautiful landscape. From horseback rides through the area with a view of the sweeping panoramas while atop your mount, to hiking in the area’s many miles of trails, there is a multitude of ways to embrace the area’s wildflowers. After a long day of taking in the scenery of wildflowers, relax at one of the area’s three designated campsites. Shrine Mountain Trail (Vail). One of the most spectacular places to dive into Colorado wildflowers is Shrine Pass. In summer, the Shrine Mountain Trail dips into meadow after meadow carpeted with yellow daisies, coral-colored Indian paintbrush, spikes of purple lupine and fuchsia fireweed, all spread out to create a picturesque vision of nature. From the trail’s ridge, hikers are rewarded with a 360-degree view of Mount of the Holy Cross in the Sawatch Range, part of the Gore Range, Uneva Peak, Copper Mountain and the Flat Top Mountains guaranteeing vast beauty to those who choose to hike this trail. Willow Creek Trail, Roxborough State Park (Denver). Red rocks and wildflowers dominate the landscape of this state park that encapsulates the natural transition of the plains’ rise into the dramatic heights of the Rocky Mountains. The varied environment allows for certain types of wildflowers, usually found miles apart, to be seen growing close to each other. As a day-use park, it’s ideal for getting away from city distractions and reconnecting with the beauty of Colorado wildflowers like American vetch, orchid penstemon, cinquefoil and birdfoot violet. Vega State Park (Collbran). At an elevation of 8,000 feet, Vega State Park is a peaceful gem nestled on the edge of Grand Mesa National Forest, where lush montane meadows and aspen forests blanket the hillsides. Vega flourishes with vivid wildflowers in the spring giving hikers bursts of purple, blue, orange, yellow and red wildflowers as they trek along the popular trails. Visitors may even encounter wildlife as they join communities of marmots, deer, elk, foxes and migratory birds that roam the park.

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Become a Junior Ranger at Eldorado Canyon State Park

Learn to appreciate and care for the canyon’s natural resources in this free program for kids aged 6-12, Saturday mornings from 10–11:15 a.m. throughout the summer. Activities include hikes, scat spotting, dam building, bear awareness, raptor appearances, plus outdoor games, talks and crafts. “Little Critters” program for ages 3–5 takes place on the second and fourth Fridays every month at 10:30 a.m. The road and several trails have been restored after flood damage, and the Visitor’s Center is open. $8 park entry fee, $70 for annual pass. 9 Kneale Road, Eldorado Springs, CO, 80025. CPW.State.co.us/PlacesToGo/Parks/EldoradoCanyon. Afterward, take a dip in the historic artesian spring-fed pool at Eldorado Springs across the road. $12 for adults, $6 for kids. EldoradoSprings.com/About-Us/Eldorado-swimming-pool.

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Experience Parkour

Your kids already love to run through parks--jumping off benches, climbing trees, and leaping off swings. Take them to the rock garden on the Pearl Street Mall between 13th and Broadway to scramble on giant boulders, or visit Apex Movement for official Ninja Warrior obstacle courses, chimneys to climb and a foam pit. Camps, classes for all ages or open gym for $10. ApexMovement.com. Play Through on a Disc Golf Course

Grab a small Frisbee, and practice passing or shooting from different distances into the chain-link “holes.” Head for any of four local Boulder County courses: Harlow Platts Park, Boulder has nine holes on 23 acres; Valmont Park, Boulder has 18 holes on 11 acres; Autrey Park, Superior has nine holes; and Louisville’s Meadows Park features five holes. For instruction and tips, check out DiscGolf.com. Free. Try Stand Up PaddleBoarding

Rocky Mountain Paddleboard offers lessons for kids as young as four (accompanied by parent) on the beach at the Boulder Res-

ervoir. $75 per person or a one-hour rental for $20. Reservations recommended at RockyMTNPaddleboard.com. Already an experienced paddleboarder? Rent a SUP from the city for $15/hour. Gate fee $3.75 for kids 18 and under, $6.25 adults. BoulderColorado.gov/ Parks-Rec/Reservoir-Boat-RentalsBoat-House. photo credit town of superior

largemouth bass. Artificial flies and lures only, please. Once an industrial gravel pit, Walden Ponds Park is now a flourishing wetland habitat with 3.5 miles of trails. Walden Ponds Road off 75th between Valmont and Jay. Free. BoulderCounty.org/OS/Parks/ Pages/WaldenPonds.aspx. Splash in the Fountains on the Pearl Street Mall

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Wear your swim suits or shorts and scamper through the fountains. Water randomly shoots up from the pop-jets in the pavement on Pearl and 14th Street all summer long. Afterwards, climb on the giant stone snail and other sculptures between 14th and 15th streets. Free.

Go Slacklining

Disappointed that Boulder parks ban slacklines using city trees? Grab your line and check out Superior’s official slackline park. It’s “bring your own line,” but with three sets of posts, there’s plenty of room for everyone. Need a slackline? REI sells beginner kits, or check out Gibbon-Slacklines.com. Gibbon also offers camps and workshops through the town of Superior at SuperiorRec.com. Founders Park, 601 W. Coal Creek Dr., Superior. The park is free. Watch the Trains at Louisville Community Park Pedal a Pirate Ship

The boathouse at Lafeyette’s Waneka Lake rents flamingos, pirate ships, ducks, and other kid-friendly shaped paddleboats. Two person paddleboats cost $7 for thirty minutes, and four person paddleboats coast $9 for thirty minutes. Hours: 4–7 p.m. Fridays, and 11 a.m.–7pm Sat/Sun. Park includes a full playground and a walking trail around the lake. CityOfLafayette.com

Play conductor on the train structure in the park, climb atop the miner’s cave boulder, run through the fountains or watch the real trains speed along the tracks across the street. (Conductors almost always blow their whistles on their way through town!) Bring Fido to the gated dog park, complete with pond. Bella Vista Dr., Louisville. Free. Observe the Fish – Under Water Fish Observatory

Ride the Trails at Valmont Bike Park

This 42-acre bike park offers trails and features for toddlers to adults, from four miles of cross country trails and obstacles, to slalom tracks and structural jumps. The tot track has a paved loop for small beginning riders on trikes or run bikes. Bring your own helmets and protective gear. Avid4Adventure offers camps, Avid4.com. 3160 Airport Rd., Boulder. The park is free. BoulderColorado.gov/Parks-Rec/Valmont-Bike-Park Fish at Walden Ponds

Grab your fishing poles and head for Duck Pond, Bass Pond and Ricky Weiser Wetland in search of bluegill, channel catfish and

Behind the Millenium Harvest House hotel along the Boulder Creek Path, you’ll find glass windows in a wall along the creek. Peering through the windows, kids can see the rainbow trout, carp and cutthroat trout native to the creek. 1345 28th St., Boulder. Free. Listen to the Music - Chatauqua Concerts for Families

The 2014 summer series includes picnic shelter performances of Alice In Wonderland, Three Tales of Edgar Allan Poe and a July 3rd Patriotism and Pops family concert in the auditorium. Bring a picnic and spread out under trees beforehand, or visit the playground and miniature playhouse. Picnic shelter shows $15 for kids 10 and younger, and tickets for Pops concert $12 and up. Chautauqua.com/Family.php July 2014 | Boulder Lifestyle 41

The Colorado 54: Second Mile Water to Climb Peaks for Clean Water Article Camille Wilson | Photography Provided

hinking back to the big pivot points in life, there is almost always one moment or experience that shifts a chosen path or inspires one to live differently. For Travis Ramos, it was a Colorado hike. Ramos is founder and CEO of Second Mile Water, a Boulder-based nonprofit organization committed to ending water poverty in the developing world by inspiring social action. He grew up in a run-down trailer in rural Oklahoma where the water sometimes came out of the tap brown, and he often had to tiptoe around raw sewage out back when retrieving a fly ball. Despite these humble conditions, Ramos and his family always had enough food and access to education.

A New Trajectory

While attending Oklahoma State, a friend convinced him to climb one of Coloradoâ€™s legendary 14ers during their sophomore year. Unlike anything he had ever done before, the challenge of the big hike ignited an intense passion for adventure. He was hooked. Within the next few years Ramos spent eight months hiking in the Himalayan mountains of southern China where he was first exposed to oppressive poverty and the stark realization that he wasnâ€™t poor and never had been. Later, during his time in the Engineering for Developing Communities graduate program at CU Boulder, Ramos traveled to Nicara42 Boulder Lifestyle | July 2014

“Live a better story, not just in words but in deed.”

gua more than once and was stirred by the realization that he was able to take photos with his expensive camera and then walk away, while the locals are trapped in intense poverty with no way out. Second Mile Water

An estimated 783 million people lack access to an improved source of drinking water. This access is the first step out of poverty since time spent retrieving water or sick from water-related disease equates to time away from work, family and a thriving life. Ramos’ travels and studies led him to want to help, but he had become disillusioned by the approach that many water charities take, which he calls “going only the first mile.” “Too often the water system infrastructure installed by large, well-intentioned charities breaks down shortly after the glossy completion photos are posted online and the company has moved on, which leaves the community right back where it started,” says Ramos. “I call this going just the first mile, and I knew there had to be a better way.” He founded Second Mile Water (SMW) in 2012 in order to facilitate permanent access to clean, safe drinking water by going the “Second Mile.” It boils down to dignity and accountability. At the start of an SMW project, the local government kicks in a portion of funds, as does each household. SMW provides the remaining funding in the form of a zero-interest “dignity loan” requiring community members to pay a water bill every month. Although terms and exact details vary by project, approximately 70 cents of each dollar goes to an eventual fund to replace the system, 20 cents go to pay a mobile mechanic who operates and maintains the new system, and the remaining 10 cents go to pay back the loan. That money is then reinvested in other communities, allowing the life cycle of a donation to SMW to continue far beyond its initial impact. In just its second year, SMW is still in the startup phase but has provided permanent drinking water to 750 individuals thus far and plans to add more staff and additional water system implementations in the near future. The Colorado 54

SMW provides a framework for adventure, community and impact in the world through social-action events. The idea is to help

participants make a big impact and also be part of a bigger community, living a better story and one that will be worth telling. The Colorado 54 is a one-day event and marks the organization’s first crowdfunding initiative. Scheduled for August 2, the goal is to have a team of more than 500 people collectively climb all 54 peaks over 14,000 feet in the state within a 24-hour period while raising money to provide drinking water to more than 1,000 families in north-central Nicaragua. Sponsored by Patagonia and working with Leave No Trace and others, the event is poised to be the largest mountain event in Colorado history. Many prizes will be awarded—ranging from t-shirts and mountaineering gear to roundtrip tickets to Nicaragua—for things like ‘Best Dance Moves Above 14,000 Feet’ and the ‘Leave Less Trace’ award for the most trash packed out during the hike. “We are really excited about this event,” says Ramos. “I hope my son can be with me that day to see how important it is to live a better story not just in words, but in deed.” Are you living your best story?

August 2, 2014 Cost of Registration: $50 (goes toward campaign) Minimum Campaign Goal: $500 (provides water to two families) SecondMileWater.org Colorado54.org July 2014 | Boulder Lifestyle 43

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10 Weeks to Total Transformation Farrell’s eXtreme Bodyshaping Brings Community into Your Fitness Journey Article Jordan Lebowitz | Photography Provided

on Krull had spent 20 years in the insurance industry when she decided it was time for a change. Krull first enrolled in the Farrell’s eXtreme Bodyshaping (FXB) program in 2006. The experience stuck with Krull and her resolve to share the benefits she received with others grew. So, after a bit of market research, she opened up shop in Boulder. As her one-year anniversary nears, Krull shares what makes her gym unique and engaging. “There is an incredibly supportive environment here, you feel like part of a community, that’s the thing that keeps people coming back,” says Krull. FXB’s program is designed to create a healthy level of friendly competition and accountability. If you miss a workout, your fitness comrades are going to ask where you were. The level of support that members receive at FXB is what transforms their gym membership into a community driven fitness journey. In order to obtain true fitness, proper nutritional habits are discussed and brought into focus as an essential aspect to transformation. FXB Boulder believes nutritional education is vital and has partnered with Max Muscle Boulder to help educate members that would like a more scientific explanation of how our body uses nutrients. HOW DOES IT WORK?

“The program is very tailorable, down to the individual—even though it’s a class setting,” says Krull. The program is six days a week and those days rotate between cardio and strength training workouts. Kickboxing replaces running and resistance bands provide low impact muscle stimulation. Now, don’t be fooled by a resistance band, 44 Boulder Lifestyle | July 2014

they can work even the strongest muscles to fatigue. Coaches ensure that each member is being pushed to perform at their “level 10,” FXB’s way of describing an individual’s peak level. Injuries and age are compensated for, but each member will experience their own “level 10.” “Anytime you start something new it can be intimidating, but nothing should be intimidating at Farrell’s,” says Krull. FXB Boulder offers a free class to anyone that is interested. Krull feels like it only takes one class for a potential member to feel the camaraderie in the room and know that it’s the right place for them. RESULTS ARE TYPICAL!

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hether you want sportiness, luxury, power, or all the above, the Mercedes-Benz 2014 CLA45 AMG does not disappoint. Debuting at the New York International Auto Show during the spring of 2013, enthusiasts of the prestigious Mercedes-Benz brand are now able get behind the wheel of the all-new CLA 45 AMG. This sleek coupe perfectly suits those craving an automobile that is based not only on high performance thanks to the AMG enhancements, but which also maintains Mercedes-Benz’s dedication to pampering their consumers with numerous amenities during their riding experience. The CLA’s hand-built 2.0L, four-cylinder turbocharged engine remarkably pumps out 355 horses under the hood with a gorgeous (and hugging) black “red cut” AMG performance seats 7-speed dual clutch automatic transmission handling the reigns, complete with a matching red seatbelt; panorama sunroof; Haryet uniquely provides an “ECO Start/Stop” option to preserve man/Kardon premium sound system; 19-inch, 16-spoke alloy gasoline (23 mpg city/31 highway, 26 combined). The all-wheel wheels dressed in black to match the car’s mountain grey exterior; drive, electronic stability program, and Driver’s Assistance Package (blind spot as3-stage ESB with torque vectoring ensures sist, lane keeping assist) to enhance safety; the numbers: the driver experiences the optimal in hanand high-tech Multimedia Package (rear2014 CLA45 AMG dling, traction and power capability. view camera, navigation, 6-disc changer, msrp: $47,450 (plus $925 inland freight The base price of this attractive coupe enhanced voice control, Sirius XM with and handling); $63,816 as driven with is $47,450 (including Mbrace2 in-vehitraffic and weather). numerous options including Premium cle technology suite, collision prevention Ultimately, Mercedes-Benz loyalists and Package, Multimedia Package, Driver assist, a 5.8-inch monitor, and all AMG newbies alike should welcome the CLA45 Assistance Package engine performance capabilities), but to AMG with open arms. MPG: 23 city/231 highway, 26 combined fully appreciate the magnitude the CLA For more information, visit Mercedes-AMG.com. can deliver, consider options such as the 48 Boulder Lifestyle | July 2014

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Open House

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The honey onyx tile surround envelops you in welcome serenity in this guest bath. The custom walnut cabinet, built in the Parrish Cabinet Shop, is clean and modern. A bit of playful charm is added with the copper bowl placed on the floating countertop, the result…sublime. –Carolyne Evans Interior Design

A honed granite island, copper stove hood, rich Hickory wood floors and custom cabinets in an unusual combination of Mesquite and Cherry enhance this families’ collectables from all corners of the globe. This is custom to the max, a true feature and focus of Parrish Construction. -Kitchen design—Parrish, Eric Balstad, CKD 50 Boulder Lifestyle | July 2014

hen Scott and Carol Patten wanted to create a suite to make visits comfortable for friends and family, they turned to their long-term partner in remodeling, Parrish Construction. In addition to the guest suite, the couple opted to rebuild their fireplace in the family room and install new hardwood flooring with in-floor heating throughout the home. A main-floor powder bath received an overhaul as part of the project, too. “We did our first remodeling project with Parrish in 1987,” Scott says. “This is our fourth major remodel with them.” The home was designed by renowned Architect Glen Huntington, and with the historic value in mind, the homeowners have been careful in the way they have refined the home throughout the years. “Because they plan to live there forever and because of its historic value, they have been good stewards of the home,” says Parrish. The couple has chosen a soft color palette and classic materials. “This remodel was not about return on investment,” Parrish says. “This was about return on enjoyment—it was all about the architecture and maintaining the integrity of the home.” Making Old New Again

Originally, the homeowners wanted to do a small addition to create the guest suite. However, zoning put a halt to that plan, so they had to come up with Plan B. To accomplish their goals for this remodel, the design had to be creative. This involved turning part of one bedroom into a bathroom and the rest of the space to expand an existing bedroom to create the suite environment. The design called for a linen alcove to create a nice transition between the bedroom and the bath. One challenging part of the project was removing the flooring in the kitchen, butler’s pantry, family room and foyer, which was brick. The cabinetry that Parrish custom-built for the home years prior were still in place as the brick came out. The floor had to be jackhammered to be completely removed and to prepare the substrate for the in-floor heating and new hardwood. Because the house has no forced air, Parrish recommended a commercial steam generator to humidify the home to keep the wood floors in great shape for years to come. The fireplace was the original wood-burning fireplace, but the homeowners wanted a gas replacement. To keep the fireplace open Parrish used a Flue Sentinel. “It’s really wonderful technology,” Parrish says. “It allows you to avoid using glass doors, but maintains the energy efficiency.” Removing the floor allowed a solution to what had been a longcontinued > term problem with the powder bath.

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The Pattens now have space for their daughter, son in-law and grandchildren to stay comfortably when they visit. The in-floor heating a new fireplace improved the overall comfort of the home—especially in the foyer, which had always been a heating concern. “We are really happy with the way the new floors look,” Scott says, “and with the fireplace, and how the new bathroom works with the existing bedroom.” They knew what to expect from past experience with Parrish. “We have a lot of trust in them,” Scott says. “They have a high level of competence.” Parrish is proud of the fact that they form relationships with many of their clients. “It’s rewarding that the Pattens trusted us again with their project,” he says. “We have a client-for-life policy, and we treat them like family. That’s what gets me up in the morning.” Parrish adds that in this 45th year in business, it’s clients like the Pattens who are the bright spots in the company’s history.

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ust 30 short minutes outside the city of Boulder, perched high up on a Jamestown mountaintop, sits all 1200-awe-inspiring acres of Cal-Wood Education Center. Its mission is to offer a unique outdoor educational experience to youth and adults in a manner that will carry on the vision of Roger and Oral Calvert. To this end Cal-Wood’s goals are threefold: to help all who come to Cal-Wood develop a greater appreciation for the natural world, to offer environmental education to those who would not otherwise experience it and to provide unique educational opportunities in a special mountain setting. “The idea is to get kids into the mountains and excited and passionate about being outdoors,” states Tiffany Stamas, Cal-Wood’s Development and Communications Coordinator. “While it’s not entirely science and education based, the intent is to have kids outside and there’s cross-over that happens, allowing organic lessons to develop and knowledge to be gained.” At any given time, students may see first-hand nature that has burned from forest fires or been damaged by a flood. They may explore the health of a pond or try out archery or fishing or come across a waterfall. Stamas says that Cal-Wood serves approximately 4,400 kids each year between the summer camps and other youth programs combined. Many of the students served are 56 Boulder Lifestyle | July 2014

low-income and linguistically diverse. Due, in part, to community support and foundations, it’s able to have the opportunity to extend financial support to those students. “Living on the front range doesn’t mean experiencing being in it. It’s so close by and yet so foreign,” states Stamas. With many of the children busing in from Denver and Boulder, even the ride into —or up to—the property is a memorable moment. “All of a sudden, the world is just…up,” describes Stamas regarding the steep and winding roads to the top. If you grew up in the area, you may have experienced the property during a summer camp or school field trip. It also gained faint notoriety last fall when 85 children were airlifted off the site after Boulder experienced 14.25 inches of rain in only two days. (It’s important to note that all children were safe and well taken care of; it was that the roads to and from the property were compromised.) Stamas notes that even though much of the facility has recovered from the flood, there is still a long road ahead for Cal-Wood to be 100% functional. “We’re still unable to access the entire property; we can’t get to valuable parts. Even though the road has been reopened, there is still work within the property and we want to be fully operational,” states Stamas.

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While Cal-Wood has an emphasis on programs for youth, there are also opportunities for adults. Cal-Wood offers educator trainings, conservation projects and an abundance of volunteer opportunities. Many of the latter are ideal for active families who want to help with fire mitigation, trail maintenance and/or repairs from flood damage. Additionally Cal-Wood opens its facilities for rentals allowing groups and corporations an opportunity to experience team building surrounded by the peace and tranquility of the natural world. “Groups can have as much or as little of the education part that Cal-Wood offers as they want,” Stamas explains and goes on to mention how it allows for team building opportunities through the areas like the ropes course, if desired. LASTING IMPACT

No matter what age someone experiences the grounds, it imprints them. Annie Powell, Founder and Director of Camp Wojtyla, which is one of the multiple summer camps held on the Cal-Wood property says even though it’s close, it offers a totally new experience. “It is just 30 minutes from Boulder and yet a world away,” she says. “Our

students radiate joy after an experience so immersed in the wilderness and connecting with one another. The property’s beauty and vastness allows our campers to grow in so many ways.” And that seems to be the consensus. Time spent at Cal-Wood, regardless of a Cal-Wood Education Center person’s age, is a lasting memory. 2282 County Road 87 “People remain connected to it. It Jamestown, CO isn’t just a place. It’s an experience,” 303.449.060 Stamas says. “People just beam. It can Calwood.org be a memorable and life-changing experience for some.”

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Lifestyle Calendar

July JULY 1 COLORADO MUSIC FESTIVAL MASH-UP: COLDPLAY & BEETHOVEN Chautauqua

Chautauqua Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. Tickets $25 - $45 ($22 - $42 member) Buy tickets online. Chautauqua.com

JULY 3 COLORADO MUSIC FESTIVAL: PATRIOTISM & POPS FAMILY CONCERT Chautauqua Auditorium

A fun-filled family concert to kick-off the July 4th holiday weekend featuring the CMF orchestra performing all of your favorite patriotic tunes just for the occasion! Lawrence Golan, conductor. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $12 - $48 ($9 - $45 member). Buy tickets online. Chautauqua.com

July 4th

music and tour with it, joining forces with the game-changing string quartet Brooklyn Rider. Show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets $35 - $60 ($32 - $57 member). Buy tickets online. Chautauqua.com

July 5–6 WEST WORLD POA HORSE SHOW Boulder County Fairgrounds–Indoor Arena

Over the July 4th weekend see two national-level horse shows for the Pony Of the Americas Club. The Rocky Mountain Regional is July 3–4 and the West World Show is July 5-6. Classes include halter, Western, English, trail, reining, costume and gymkhana events. Riders from across the country will show at the Regional and West World, and spectators are welcome. There is no charge for spectators to attend. For a list of classes and other information, please go to the Colorado POA website at COPOAC.org.

July 7 Pick’n and Brew’n West Flanders

Pick’n and Brew’n open bluegrass pick every Monday night from 8–10 p.m. at West Flanders. Drink some great beer and sit in with some of the great pickers in Boulder County!

Concert in the Park Thompson Park, Longmont

Celebrate the 4th of July with the Longmont Symphony Orchestra on July 4th at Thompson Park. Festivities start at 11:30 a.m. with concert by Longmont Youth Symphony. Patriotic music, picnic prizes, children conducting the orchestra, 1812 overture with cannon, fun for the entire family. Longmont Symphony performance at 1 p.m. DowntownLongmont.com

July 5 Penny & Sparrow Still Cellars, Longmont

Special Saturday event! Small cover, all proceeds go to performers. Andy Baxter and Kyle Jahnke, on tour from the heart of Texas. This highly talented duo makes mellifluous music influenced by The Swell Season, Bon Iver, Mumford and Sons, and others. Show starts at 6:30 p.m. PennyAndSparrow.com

JULY 5 Bela Fleck & Brooklyn Rider Chautauqua

Bela Fleck is recognized as the premiere banjo player in the world and for inventing the image and sound of the banjo through his remarkable performing and recording career that has taken him all over the musical map and on a range of solo projects and collaborations. In 2011, Bela wrote his first stand alone banjo concerto, on commission with the Nashville Symphony. This work, along with his new quintet for banjo and string quartet will be released in August. This new format was so compelling that Bela decided to create a whole night of 58 Boulder Lifestyle | July 2014

July 10 The Sweet Spot Trio Louisville Community Park

Rhythm and blues, jazz and swing. Celebrate the glory of summertime in the park. Bring a picnic and the entire family to enjoy music in the park with friends and neighbors. LouisvilleCo.gov

July 11 Los Lobos Steinbaugh Pavilion, Louisville

Louisville has the good fortune to be home to a branch of one of the great American music families—the Karps—founders of Waterloo Records in Austin. Louisvillian Josh also happens to have a great touch with restaurants—like Main Street’s Waterloo. Help us celebrate Waterloo Night at the Faire, with kudos to the Karps for helping us book the band from East LA. Show starts at 9 p.m. DowntownLouisvilleCo.com

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Special Sunday event! $5 cover, all proceeds go to performers. Sit back, relax with sips and snacks, and enjoy a unique and entertaining book read by local performer Sharon Glassman and friends. Mr. Bean provides tasty treats, special guests add voices and trickery, and Still Cellars serves up amazing summer sips on this special Sunday afternoon affair...including the “Cinn-atra!” Starts at 3 p.m. SharonGlassmanLive.com/Lazy-Persons-Book-Club-FAQ/

Covering everything from The Eagles to Peter Gabriel, the Tripping Griswolds put on a not-to-be-missed night of dancing and fun. From oldies to alternative and everything in between, Bands on the Bricks is Boulder County’s premiere outdoor summer concert series taking place in the heart of the city on the bricks of the one-and-only Pearl Street Mall. A not-to-be-missed summer tradition with 10 weeks of free concerts. Enjoy performances from the best local musicians along the front range while dancing under the stars. Featuring an outdoor beer/wine/margarita garden starting at 5:30 p.m. every Wednesday night, featuring Rio Margaritas and a new local brewery every three weeks. This summer’s brewery line-up includes: Sanitas Brewing Company, Avery Brewing Company and West Flanders.

JULY 16 THE BLACK PIRATE (1926) Chautauqua Auditorium

Silent film starring Douglas Fairbanks and featuring live musical accompaniment by the Silent Cinema Trio. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $12 ($6 Member), $6 children 10 and under. Buy tickets online. Chautauqua.com

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July 17 The Johnny O Band

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Funk, soul, rock and high-energy blues. Celebrate the glory of summertime in the park. Bring a picnic and the entire family to enjoy music in the park with friends and neighbors. LouisvilleCo.gov

Dinner starts at 5 p.m., movies start at dusk. Please be courteous and respect the neighbors of the park by not parking illegally or blocking someone’s driveway. Better yet, walk or ride your bike to the park. LouisvilleCo.gov

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Lifestyle Calendar

July 18 Art Night Out July Festival Plaza, Lafayette

Nationally known, FACE, a capella rock band will perform at the July Art Night Out. Art Night Out will feature artists booths, Art on the Street sculptures, galleries, Arty’s Creation Station a free children’s art activity booth, food trucks and an expanded ARTS!Lafayette beer & wine garden. Local, Lafayette brewed beer from Front Range Brewing Company will be served at the ARTS!Lafayette Beer Garden. Public Road will be closed from Cannon to Emma Streets. Free activities for kids run 5–7:15 p.m. ARTS!Lafaytette Beer and Wine Garden 5–9 p.m. Artist booths and vendors on Festival Plaza 5–8 p.m. Free Concert! Bands will play at Festival Plaza 7–9:15 p.m.

July 18 Young Dubliners Steinbaugh Pavilion, Louisville

Ahhh, high summer in Colorado, sunflowers in bloom, romance in the air, musical mayhem on Front Street. There’s no better way to spend a Friday night than dancing to the never-had-too-much-fun sound of these mega-talented lads. And yes, if the stars align and everyone behaves, the Steinbaugh stage may ring out with the sound of a good clogging. Show starts at 9 p.m. DowntownLouisvilleCo.com

July 19 FOD- La Cuisine du Soleil Marine Street Historic District

Join your hosts in the garden for a summer evening to savor the freshness and flavors of Provence created by Chef Dakota Soifer of Café Aion and Will and Coral Frischkorn of Cured. You will experience Provence-inspired small plates and wines from small-production, off-the-beaten path vineyards. Enjoy these delights of Provence in the Marine Street Historic District in west central Boulder. Tickets $100. BrownPaperTickets.com/Event/605797

July 19–20 Open Arts Fest Pearl Street Mall

A Celebration of Visual Arts in Downtown Boulder. From whimsical and modern sculptures to traditional watercolors, oils and more, Open Arts Fest is a beautiful outdoor gallery nestled in the heart of downtown Boulder on the renowned Pearl Street Mall. Saturday, July 19, 10 a.m.–7 p.m. and Sunday, July 20, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

July 25 The Iguanas Steinbaugh Pavilion, Louisville

Did you know the iguana is the world’s premier party lizard? Well, it is. So imagine what happens when you get a group of Iguanas from New Orleans together. That’s right, a big freaking bash. So hop in Benny’s Cadillac, catch a ride to Front Street, and have yourself a real good time with one of the world’s great dance bands. Show starts at 9 p.m. 60 Boulder Lifestyle | July 2014

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July 25 The Prairie Scholars: Tacos, Tequila & Tunes CyclHOPS, Longmont

The Prairie Scholars feel right at home when there are tasty tacos and margaritas around. CyclHOPS is just the place for them in Longmont with their excellent menu and friendly staff. Whether you like to sit at the bar or hang out on the patio, come enjoy some locally made tunes, chips and salsa and a refreshing margarita in this newest Oskar Blues location. Show starts at 8:30 p.m. Eat.OskarBlues.com/CyclHOPS

July 30 Dinner and a Movie–Heavyweights Community Park, Louisville

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July 31–Aug 3 IRONMAN Boulder Boulder

The race will start at the Boulder Reservoir with a single loop 2.4mile swim. Once finished in the water, the first transition will start the athletes on a beautiful 112-mile one-loop bike course in the city’s vast open space. The bike will loop around Carter Lake and along the eastern plains of the Front Range before ending downtown at Boulder High School. The two-loop run course is almost entirely on Boulder Creek Trail, winding along the creek and through city parks. Spectators will have multiple opportunities to cheer on the athletes and the last few steps of the day will take athletes up Pearl Street for a triumphant finish. IRONMAN.com

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Through August 28 Tebo Train 12th and Pearl

“All Aboard”! Calling all kiddos...enjoy a ride on the Pearl Street Mall’s Tebo Train! Children ages 10 and under (and accompanying adults) will chug along the beautiful Pearl Street Mall on the only set of wheels permitted “on the bricks”! The Tebo Train boards in front of Wells Fargo Bank at the corner of 12th and Pearl streets. Admission is FREE! Monday-Thursdays, May 27–August 28, 10–11:15 a.m. To submit your event for our calendar, please contact Heather at HShoning@lifestylepubs.com

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