![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Steamboat’s Big Agnes has introduced its new 1101 sleeping bag collection, inspired by the 3,100-mile Continental Divide Trail, which passes near Steamboat on Forest Service Trail 1101. Forest Service Trail 1101 in an 1101 bag. You can crush it on the river.”īig Agnes unveils new sleeping bag collection It’s a brown beer, but is light and subtle, with a spicy finish. “The group works with various breweries to help them support local nonprofits,” said the brewery’s Zach O’Neill. The brewery made 20 barrels of the dark, Belgian-style table beer, a 4.4 percent patersbier brewed with monk ale yeast and grans of paradise. On April 22 (Earth Day), in conjunction with nonprofit advocacy group Makin’ Noise, Storm Peak Brewery brewed up a special beer called Makin’ Noise, benefitting local nonprofit Friends of the Yampa. Watch at /news/into-the-wild-with-thomas-d-mangelsen. “It should help promote our business for sure, and our social media sites have had a great response to it.” “He was featured on the Today Show a number of years ago, but this was huge,” he said. Savalox has already seen the exposure pay off. To the latter, Mangelsen replied: “You wait long enough, it does pay off.” On the show, Cooper quizzed the celebrated photographer on everything from how he got involved in photography to the waiting required for the perfect shot. “One thing lead to another, and he was featured on 60 Minutes in April with Andersen Cooper,” said Todd Savalox, owner of Mangelsen - Images of Nature Gallery at 730 Lincoln Ave. Last summer, a producer from 60 Minutes came into his gallery downtown on Lincoln Avenue and was taken by his work. Next thing you know, he starred on the show. Mangelsen is known far and wide for his captivating animal photos, from polar and grizzly bears to elk and bison. “All I know is that building a deck at 70 is much more difficult than rafting the Yampa solo,” he said. Then it was back home to Steamboat, where, as a present to his daughter, Ali, he built a porch for their house. “I know the run pretty well, so it was pretty straight forward,” he said.Īfter six days of self-contemplation in the canyons, he made it to the take-out at Split Mountain Campground near Jensen, Utah, where he then drove straight to California for a better-attended family celebration. His biggest concern, he said, was getting hung up on a rock, so he kept a Z-drag system handy. “The rain, river and raft were my three companions.” “It was beautiful, with clouds clinging to the cliffs, but cold so I just bundled up and pushed down,” he said. Rowing a 14-foot raft while dealing with the likes of weather, Warm Springs rapid and Whirlpool Canyon, McMillen put in in the rain and made 27 miles to Harding Hole on Day One, getting out only to scout Big Joe rapid. I’d thought about it for years, and then, turning 70, I realized I’d better do it while I can.” “Being solo gives it a whole new dimension. “I didn’t see a soul the whole time,” said McMillen, who’s been down the stretch 25 times but never alone. How would you celebrate your 70th birthday? If you’re longtime local Todd McMillen, you put in April 8 for a five-day, solo raft trip through Yampa Canyon, contemplating life and rapid lines at the same time. Season total: 262″ mid-mountain, 291.5″ summit Business bonus: low manufacturing and distribution costs, and plenty of walk- and ride-in traffic.Īfter the closing day of this year’s ski season, some skiers called it “the best mediocre year we’ve ever had.” Much of that had to do with a 10-day surge of snow in April, which almost equaled the mountain’s totals in the entire months of December, January and March.ĭecember: 45.5″ mid-mountain, 44.25″ summitįebruary 60.25″ mid-mountain, 63.5″ summitĪpril: 35.25″ mid-mountain, 45.25″ summit You gotta’ love the effort, if not the entrepreneurialism, of this neighborly sign benefitting canines off the bike path near Emerald Park. Spring Recycling Drop-Off Day (Yampa Valley Sustainability Council): $114,000/$150,000: Amounts raised at this spring’s STARS Mountain Challenge and given to the organization by Denver’s Daniels Fund for its Ranch Capital Campaign. (Yes, we counted.)ġ0: Routt County’s rank as one of Colorado’s healthiest counties to live in, according to the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps Report. Light & Sons signs between Kremmling and Steamboat Springs. ![]()
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