by David Frey | Oct 15, 2011 | Environment, Radio, The West
Civilian Conservation Corps laborers in 1933 work on the foundation for the Tigiwon community center, a building intended for pilgrims coming to view the Mount of the Holy Cross. US Forest Service photo.
ASPEN PUBLIC RADIO
In the midst of the Great Depression, thousands of out-of-work young men from across the country found jobs in Colorado in the Civilian Conservation Corps. The government relief program hired laborers to build roads, cut trails and raise buildings on public lands throughout the United States. Nearly eighty years later, their work can still be seen in some of the most popular trails and landmarks on the White River National Forest. Now, some of those sites are getting a little extra protection to preserve their legacy into the future. (more…)
by David Frey | Sep 6, 2011 | News, Radio, The West
Fiberforge President and CEO Jon Fox-Rubin. David Frey photo.
ASPEN PUBLIC RADIO
At a time when many businesses are downsizing, FiberForge in Glenwood Springs is expanding. The company began with a plan to make super-efficient cars. Now it manufactures high-tech parts for everything from skateboards to military helicopters, and business is booming. (more…)
by David Frey | Aug 25, 2011 | Food & Farm, The West, Travel
David Frey photo.
SUNSET MAGAZINE
Why go now: A recent organic farm boom has made this town (and the North Fork Valley in general) a major player on the locavore food and wine scene, and fall is the best time for a taste. (more…)
by David Frey | Jun 5, 2011 | The West
Photo courtesy Boys of Bonneville.
In the Thirties and Forties, a Salt Lake City construction worker turned racecar driver transformed the notion of what a car was capable of, and he transformed the Bonneville Salt Flats from a plain of death into a landscape of possibility. (more…)
by David Frey | May 31, 2011 | The West
David Frey photo.
A brutal ascent of a Himalayan peak in winter. An exhilarating shoot down the North Fork of the Payette. An exploration of the Colorado River. A new life for a veteran who lost both legs in Iraq. (more…)
by David Frey | May 27, 2011 | The West
Heath Calhoun. Tyler Stableford photo.
Health Calhoun was an Airborne Ranger serving in Iraq when a rocket blast destroyed both his legs. After training with the group Challenge Aspen, Calhoun found new life as an adaptive ski racer. In just four years, he went from a never-ever ski racer to one of the fastest disabled ski racers in the world. (more…)