You don’t see the face in this photo — and that’s the point. Along Boulder Creek at sunset, the person becomes part of the landscape rather than the subject. Cold air settles in, the light softens, and the creek keeps moving the way it always has. In moments like this, Boulder shows its face through […]

A View That Instantly Resets Perspective Some views don’t just impress — they recalibrate you. From the summit of Green Mountain, the land opens wide, revealing the sweeping ridgelines of Colorado’s Continental Divide stretching across the western horizon. This vantage point offers one of Boulder’s most powerful visual experiences, where elevation, geography, and atmosphere converge […]

Boulder has always had a certain electricity after dark. It’s the kind of town where a random weeknight can turn into a live-music memory, where the crowd leans in close, and where a band can build a real following long before the rest of the country catches on. If there’s one group that proves Boulder […]

Boulder’ 1-13 sunrise was special. It was the anniversary of my late Dad’s birthday. He remains my greatest mentor. He was “father” to several of my friends, and a mentor to all of us. It is fitting that the sunrise was so special. He was an engineer, inventor, teacher, author, Silva instructor,  mathematician,  and much […]

Boulder is a place for celebration of the “Year Of The Horse.” The Chinese Zodiac is coming to the close of the Year Of The Snake and looking to the beginning on February 17, 2026, of the Year Of The Horse The Year of the Horse always arrives with a certain kind of energy. You […]

  Thank you and thanks to AboutBoulder for naming me Blogger Of The Year.  I’m deeply honored to share that I have been named Blogger of the Year by AboutBoulder.com. This heart warming recognition coincides with AboutBoulder officially breaking the barrier and exceeding two million page views a month. It took me about six months […]

Some people move through the world collecting things. Others collect moments, sounds, textures, and stories. Reid Friedenberg belongs firmly in the second group. A creative shaped as much by curiosity as by intention, Reid is a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder, where he earned a BSBA in Marketing and Entrepreneurship with a minor […]

On certain winter mornings in Boulder, something extraordinary happens. The air clears, the light sharpens, and suddenly Longs Peak rises from the northern horizon with a presence that feels impossible to ignore. It looks closer than it should. Bigger than expected. Almost as if it has stepped forward from the rest of the Front Range […]

Winter in Boulder has a way of sharpening everything—the air, the light, the silence between footsteps. The Flatirons look closer. The foothills feel wilder. And if you pick the right trail, you can get a legit “Boulder moment” in under two hours and still make it home warm, happy, and hungry. Before you step out […]

Boulder’s Closest Winter Playground When snow falls in Boulder, there’s a familiar question that follows: How fast can I get on skis? The answer, for locals, is almost always the same. Eldora Mountain Resort sits just west of town, tucked above Nederland, offering one of the quickest transitions from city streets to chairlifts anywhere in […]