Julie Dugdale

1 month ago | 5280.com | Julie Dugdale

If you hit one cultural event north of Denver this year, the Boulder International Film Fest is a can’t-miss cinematic celebration to get your fill of provocative deep dives, artistic excellence, and exhilarating adventures on the big screen. Sixty filmmakers will appear at the festival, including 20 from Colorado, and attendees can catch three world premieres and half a dozen U.S. premieres.

Jan 22, 2025 | eptrail.com | Julie Dugdale

What is skijoring like in Colorado? “The most fun you can have with your pants on.”

Jan 21, 2025 | denverpost.com | Julie Dugdale

Even in a state as saturated with dramatic peaks and geological marvels as Colorado, it’s thrilling to get up close and personal with something as grand — and as emblematic of our ballooning climate change crisis — as a glacier. Given the near certainty of continued climate chaos in coming years, seeing these remnants of the last ice age is becoming a catch-them-while-you-can prospect.

Jan 15, 2025 | 5280.com | Maren Horjus |Julie Dugdale

When Jon Waterman first visited the Alaskan Arctic in 1983 as a Denali National Park ranger on patrol at the wild Noatak River, he had no idea how profoundly the experience would shape his life. Today, the Carbondale-based award-winning author—as prolific an environmental writer and researcher as he is an intrepid explorer and adventurer—has just released his 17th book, Into The Thaw: Witnessing Wonder Amid the Arctic Climate Crisis (November 12, 2024).

Jan 2, 2025 | 5280.com | Julie Dugdale

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. Sign up today! On a crisp early October morning in downtown Crested Butte, the aspens are doing their thing, radiating gold and fluttering audibly in the breeze. Sunshine warms the shoulders of couples strolling along Elk Avenue—dogs on leashes, coffees in hand—against the backdrop of the town’s eponymous peak.