http://denver.yourhub.comThe latest blog posts in The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.comen-usnews@yourhub.com(c) 2009, YourHub.com5At 13,167 feet, Cloud Peak is the highest summit in the Big Horn Mountains in north-central Wyoming. Although people do ascend it as a day hike, I wouldn't want to. A group of four of us (and a golden retriever) did a three-day weekend, backpacking to a camp near the summit trailhead the firs...http://denver.yourhub.com/Erie/Blogs/Archive/Recreation/Blog~656700.aspx9/16/2009 9:04:14 AMJoel HuntThe route to the summit of 10,243-foot Mount Washburn is an old wagon/Model T road that has since been closed to traffic, but this extremely busy "trail" is still as wide as a country dirt road and just as highly traveled. There are two trailheads that access the summit of Washburn, one at Du...http://denver.yourhub.com/Erie/Blogs/Archive/Recreation/Blog~649809.aspx8/25/2009 7:06:39 PMJoel HuntMystic Falls is a 70-foot waterfall on the Little Firehole River near the Biscuit Basin thermal area in the Old Faithful part of the park. The trail includes two options: a direct, out-and-back hike to Mystic Falls or a three-mile loop that climbs a plateau to a lookout above Biscuit Basi...http://denver.yourhub.com/Erie/Blogs/Archive/Recreation/Blog~645249.aspx8/11/2009 9:44:03 AMJoel HuntBeaver Ponds is a five-mile loop hike near Mammoth Village in Yellowstone, just south of the north entrance to the park. The trailhead is just north of Liberty Cap , a large, extinct thermal feature that's part of Mammoth Hot Springs. The trail is level for the first quarter-mile or so...http://denver.yourhub.com/Erie/Blogs/Archive/Recreation/Blog~640651.aspx7/27/2009 4:08:33 PMJoel HuntI sent 50 different letters out to 50 different people people who I love, friends and family I asked them to meet me on a Friday afternoon at my favorite park, under my favorite tree The heading of the letter read "If things get tough how many of you would truly be th...http://denver.yourhub.com/Erie/Blogs/Archive/Blog~637264.aspx7/16/2009 10:47:38 PMMike Martinez For my first Yellowstone hike of the season, I went with Brenda, the hospital's foundation director, to Elephant Back Mountain, near Fishing Bridge Village. The weather was damp and cloudy, which is nice for hiking but not so great for photos. Elephant Back Mountain is a trail I hiked...http://denver.yourhub.com/Erie/Blogs/Archive/Recreation/Blog~636016.aspx7/13/2009 8:11:36 PMJoel HuntEarlier this year, some of my colleagues and I decided to try and do a hike a week all summer. Although steady rain and thunderstorms during May and early June tried to disrupt our schedule, we only have missed one weekend so far. Yellowstone opens in May, but because of the elevation and bear ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Erie/Blogs/Archive/Recreation/Blog~630949.aspx6/28/2009 5:54:57 PMJoel HuntWith Sleeping Giant staying closed this winter, I bought a season pass to Red Lodge Mountain Resort in Montana. After a solid season (about 30 days), I can say Red Lodge is a nice local hill; like any resort, it has its advantages and disadvantages. If I lived in the town of Red Lodge, ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Erie/Blogs/Archive/Recreation/Blog~612967.aspx5/8/2009 10:05:55 AMJoel HuntAt inColoradonow.com it's all FREE! Right now they are gearing up for summer as we all are, and is focusing its efforts on the Colorado cycling population who rides in the big summertime rides such as Elephant Rock Ride , The Colorado Rocky Mountain Bike Tour , The Bicycle Tour of C...http://denver.yourhub.com/Erie/Blogs/Archive/Blog~598371.aspx4/1/2009 8:53:55 AM- inColoradoNOW!In the little town of Platteville in Colorado, Miller Farms opened their fields to the public to come and 'glean' the potatoes, onions and carrots. Knowing that people were struggling to make ends meet, they decided to help by allowing those in need come and harvest the produce. Miller Farms...http://denver.yourhub.com/Erie/Blogs/Archive/Blog~555035.aspx12/3/2008 8:48:43 PMMarge K. MercurioJohn McCain naively wanted to run a clean campaign. He refused to bring up the sordid relationships Obama had with Bill "wish I blew up more things" Ayers, Reverend "God Damn America" Wright, and Palestinian terrorist Rashid Khalidi, whom the LA Times allegedly has video of Obama toasting. ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Erie/Blogs/Archive/Politics/National-Politics/Blog~543821.aspx11/3/2008 10:14:50 PMDavid Brown It seems there are some on here who are throwing Bible verses around to define when life begins. Well check this out: Job 31:15 "Did not He Who made me in the womb make [my servant]? And did not One fashion us both in the womb ?" If you abort you are ending something God has ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Erie/Blogs/Archive/Blog~529979.aspx10/5/2008 4:18:15 PMSamantha Mirabal Old Faithful is perhaps the most recognizable symbol of Yellowstone, and although it wasn't one of the parts of the park I cared to immediately see, Canon had a week of photography workshops in the Old Faithful area , so I went Sunday to attend one of the workshops while Ingrid got some p...http://denver.yourhub.com/Erie/Blogs/Archive/Outdoors/Blog~512919.aspx8/25/2008 3:45:19 PMJoel HuntDid you miss your last chance to meet Libertarian candidate for President Bob Barr ? Bob was in Denver last Sunday, August 10, for a "meet and greet." The Libertarian Party of Colorado had about 48 hours notice. We pulled off a catered event with over 70 people in attendance and raised ove...http://denver.yourhub.com/Erie/Blogs/Archive/Politics/National-Politics/Blog~508477.aspx8/14/2008 11:10:15 PMDavid K. Williams, Jr.Avalanche Peak is a mountain on the eastern edge of Yellowstone in the Absaroka Range. There are many ranger-guided hikes around the park in the summer, and this is one. It cost $15, and in my opinion, it was well worth it. Not to mention the money goes directly back to the park to support ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Erie/Blogs/Archive/Outdoors/Blog~506501.aspx8/11/2008 9:58:52 AMJoel HuntWith the Gunbarrel Fire releasing smoke down into Cody, I decided to go up to the park to get some fresh air. Small hot spots from the Gunbarrel Fire were burning next to the road on the way up to the east entrance, but despite a fire that was burning in the LeHardy Rapids area of the par...http://denver.yourhub.com/Erie/Blogs/Archive/Outdoors/Blog~504635.aspx8/5/2008 2:07:30 PMJoel HuntEditor's note: The information in this post is from July 29 and now outdated. For the latest information on the fires, see the links below. As in Colorado, once you get up to the alpine elevations west of Cody, there are a lot of beetle-killed trees feeding fires burning around northwestern Wy...http://denver.yourhub.com/Erie/Blogs/Archive/Blog~501404.aspx7/29/2008 1:34:20 PMJoel HuntIf history repeats itself then it should only be a matter of days before the Denver media once again portrays the annual drama of some eco-maniac hydro-warrior being picked on by his HOA (homeowners association) for violating uniform landscaping codes in attempt to save a few gallons of water wi...http://denver.yourhub.com/Erie/Blogs/Archive/Blog~497578.aspx7/18/2008 9:49:14 PMPaul FiarkoskiAlthough there's a rodeo in Cody every night from June through August, the biggest ones are during the Buffalo Bill Cody Stampede , which takes place July 1-5. I went last night (July 1), and it was pretty fun. More entertaining than I expected, considering I have about nil interest in rod...http://denver.yourhub.com/Erie/Blogs/Archive/Recreational/Blog~491542.aspx7/2/2008 3:22:12 PMJoel HuntI was able to get up to Yellowstone for the first time last weekend, and even though many of the side roads and hiking trails were closed because of lingering snow, I was able to get to some of the more touristy features and orient myself to the park for future reference. I bought a yearl...http://denver.yourhub.com/Erie/Blogs/Archive/Travel/Blog~478862.aspx6/3/2008 11:20:33 AMJoel HuntHere's an e-mail sent to Chris Freud, our sports editor, from a high school athlete's parent who thought his daughter ought to be getting more coverage: "Chris: Knowing your passion for 49er football, I pose the following question... If you were a sports writer in San Fran during thei...http://denver.yourhub.com/Erie/Blogs/Archive/Recreational/Blog~464836.aspx5/1/2008 10:13:36 PMJoel HuntWhen Ingrid applied for an accelerated nursing program at the University of Wyoming, I told her I'd make an effort to get a job somewhere in the state (except for some sporadic weekends when she has to be in Laramie, she can live pretty much anywhere). So I started looking a few months ago --...http://denver.yourhub.com/Erie/Blogs/Archive/Outdoors/Blog~463213.aspx4/28/2008 6:36:11 PMJoel HuntJoin grassroots orgainizers from the Denver Metro area in a highly anticipated Event ! Nation 4 Change, has coordinated rallies in over , 40 cities cross the country! Tammy Lefall, from Dallas,Texas came up with the idea ofcoordinated rallies to show support for Sen Barack Obama as the PEOPLE'...http://denver.yourhub.com/Erie/Blogs/Archive/Politics/Local-State-Politics/Blog~456078.aspx4/15/2008 10:56:03 AMDeborah Fischer April 19th Rally for Sen Obama e-mail to a friend | print this | link to this Contributed by: Susie McMahon on 4/12/2008 Join grassroots orgainizers from the Denver Metro area in a highly anticipated Event ! Nation 4 Change, has coordinated rallies in over , 40 cities...http://denver.yourhub.com/Erie/Blogs/Archive/Politics/Local-State-Politics/Blog~455563.aspx4/14/2008 1:37:16 PMDeborah Fischer I'm done for the season (at least Vail's and Beaver Creek's). Saturday. First run. Zoom Room terrain park. Battleship rail (up, flat, down - kinked). Fall. Ouch. I fell off the rail, directly onto my shoulder on the snow. I knew something was wrong right away because there was a series of...http://denver.yourhub.com/Erie/Blogs/Archive/Blog~452901.aspx4/8/2008 2:43:35 PMJoel HuntBecause I can see the eastern part of Beaver Creek from my bedroom, I don't usually travel far to snowboard, except for the early- and late-season trips to Loveland or A-Basin. But some friends of mine from Minnesota rented a condo at Keystone, so I got them some gold medallions and snowboard...http://denver.yourhub.com/Erie/Blogs/Archive/Recreational/Blog~444068.aspx3/19/2008 2:17:11 PMJoel HuntI realize it's about a week late, but I was rummaging through old piles of junk during some downtime at the office and found this fax from the Pitkin County Sheriff's Office about Hunter S. Thompson's suicide Feb. 20, 2005. Speaking of Thompson, a big thumbs down to Flying Dog Brewery for its...http://denver.yourhub.com/Erie/Blogs/Archive/Obituaries/Blog~434111.aspx2/26/2008 8:23:27 PMJoel HuntAging Baby Boomers and Long-term Health Care Options Local leaders to host community forum WHO: Rep. Dianne Primavera (D-Broomfield) Senator Brandon Shaffer (D-Longmont) Colorado Quality Homecare Campaign WHAT: Community Forum with Representative Primavera and Senator Sh...http://denver.yourhub.com/Erie/Blogs/Archive/Blog~425478.aspx2/6/2008 2:39:43 PMRepresentative Dianne Primavera Or as a cop might say, "Car versus roundabout." At William J. Post Boulevard and U.S. Highway 6 near Avon. Still haven't taken my camera out on the mountain this year because I'm still buttering and falling a lot, but I did get a tripod for Christmas so I'm going to try to get some cool stars...http://denver.yourhub.com/Erie/Blogs/Archive/Photography/Blog~413606.aspx1/10/2008 3:10:09 PMJoel HuntJoin us at the first concert of our 50th Anniversary Season, Visual Fusion , Saturday, October 13th, 7:30 p.m. at Macky Auditorium . Nyla Witmore, Open Studios artist will be painting live to Strauss's Tod und Verklärung , projected onto a screen for all to see! Also, you will ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Erie/Blogs/Archive/Music/Blog~374226.aspx10/8/2007 3:57:50 PMJillian Crandall