970 Grand County

Kayli Foulk is my special guest today. We talk about the importance of the county's drought preparedness plan and the Colorado River.
Grand County is the headwaters of the Colorado River, which runs 1.450 miles, and services over 40 million people, seven states and two nations. Unfortunately, due to many issues, the Colorado River is one of the most endangered rivers in the states, and we all need to do our part to protect this life-dependent asset.

https://www.co.grand.co.us/1341/Drought-Preparedness-Program

Ken Fosha, the owner of Drowsy Water Ranch, joins me today to talk about the history of dude and guest's ranches and the fun things to do at his ranch this summer.

https://www.drowsywater.com
www.visitgrandcounty.com

Faith Overall, Community Engagement Manager with Leave no Trace, joins me today to talk about the Leave no Trash campaign.

Leave no Trace offers innovative education, skills, research, and science to help people care for the outdoors. 

To learn more about Leave no Trace:
www.leavenotrace.org
#Leavenotrash
www.visitgrandcounty.com

Jen Miller, the Public Relations and Communications Manager with Winter Park Resort, joins me today to talk about the end of the 2022 ski season and what's available at the resort during the summer.

www.visitgrandcounty.com
www.orecommunicaitons.com
www.winterparkresort.com

Wildlife biologist Doreen Summerlin joins us to talk about the spring and early summer wildlife migrating to Grand County, including robins, bluebirds, and ospreys.

In this episode, Gigi Ragland talks about her February  20, 2022, Denver Post article  "Snowshoe to Solitude". The article talks about her trip with Kaiyote Tours in the West entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park.

Gigi Ragland specializes in travel, sustainable topics, adventure, and food writing. 

She has written for regional, national, and international print and online publications. Subjects range from the ordinary to the extraordinary to include culinary getaways, cycling the Camino de Santiago, llama-trekking to covering green hotel design. 

Today we talk with her about her recent Denver Post article titled snowshoe to solitude on snowshoeing the west side of Rocky Mountain National Park, which you guessed it, is in Grand County

www.visitgrandcounty.com
https://www.kaiyotetours.com/rocky_mountain_national_park_guided_tours.php

Janna Graber joins us to talk about her visit to Grand Lake last summer including Grand Lake Lodge, Headwaters Marina, Rocky Mountain National Park and so much more.

anna Graber is an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in books, magazines, newspapers, TV, video, online and podcasts. A native of Colorado, she has covered stories in more than 48 countries.

She is a staff writer and editor at Go World Travel Magazine, a niche digital publication for frequent world travelers.

Janna also freelances for many publications and outlets (see list below). She is a member of the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW), and the Adventure Travel Trade Association.

Janna is the editor of the World Traveler Tales anthology series, which includes A Pink Suitcase: 22 Tales Around the World,  Chance Encounters: Travel Tales from Around the World and Adventures of a Lifetime: Travel Tales from Around the World. Her writing appears in the books, alongside a talented pool of writers from around the globe. Her story, “My Friend, the Enemy” received a GOLD AWARD for Best Travel Story from the Western Chapter of the Society of American Travel Writers.

https://www.goworldtravel.com/grand-lake-colorado-vacation/
www.visitgrandcounty.com

Eric Lindberg joins us to talk about photo tips in Grand County.

California-based photographer and writer Eric Lindberg specializes in adventure travel, domestic and world culture, small-ship cruises, wildlife, and wild places. Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions to American road trips and urban cultural hotspots, his award-winning photos and stories have appeared in magazines, books, calendars, newspapers, tourism websites, and promotional travel publications nationwide and overseas.  

Eric is a two-time recipient of the prestigious SATW Photographer of the Year award. He has received one of the top three Photographer of the Year awards for nine of the last 12 years. Eric shoots on assignment for tourism offices, visitors bureaus, and adventure travel companies across the U.S. and Canada to provide compelling destination imagery for publication.  Visit www.ericlindberg.com to see his work.

Maria Chavez and Libby Landen from the Winter Park & Fraser Chamber join me today to discuss what's new in Winter Park, Colorado, and their NEW Shine On Campaign. 

https://www.playwinterpark.com

Dede Fay gives us a history lesson from her father's book "To Think it Happened in Grand County."
Learn about the Grand Lake shootout, Charles Lindbergh, Doc Susie, and more.

History and Philosophy Professor Abbott Eastman Fay was born in Scottsbluff, Nebraska on July 19, 1926. He married Joan D. Richardson November 26, 1953 near the beginning of his teaching career. They had three children: Rand, Diana, and Collin. He obtained his BA at Colorado State College (now the University of Northern Colorado) in Greeley, Colorado.

He taught and was a principal in the  Leadville, Colorado Public Schools  from 1952-54, then moved to Mesa College in Grand Junction, where he taught until 1964.

From 1964-1982 he taught at Western State College in Gunnison, Colorado, retiring as Associate Professor Emeritus and has since taught extensively for Western State and other regional colleges as adjunct professor.

His published works are extensive and include Ski Tracks in the Rockies, Famous Coloradans, I Never Knew That About Colorado, More That I Never Knew About Colorado , Beyond the Great Divide, To Think that This Happened In Grand County!, A History of Skiing in Colorado, The Story of Colorado Wines, and many other books and articles.

Abbott Fay died March 12, 2009 after a brief illness. His biographical website is abbottfay.com.