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The future, we think autonomous self—driving machines. itjust told me to apex later, so it means ive obviously turned in a bit too early into that corner. and before, my optimal best was a 1:31.9 which i thought was the limit. but as its talked me round and taught me to do a few different things, ive actually decreased that lap time. but perhaps this tech presents a better picture for those who enjoy driving — a collaboration between human and machine to create a better driver. but im surpri...

Beverley John Kirkwood of Nathrop passed away on Feb. 22 in Salida.   He was the second son of Arthur Carter Kirkwood and Frances Tucker Kirkwood. B.J. was born Nov. 16, 1928, in Colorado. He grew up in Kansas City, Mo., attended Southwest High School and graduated from MIT in Cambridge, Mass., with a Master’s Degree in mechanical engineering. Best of all, in Boston he met Mary Ann Biesterfeldt, daughter of Walter and Mildred Morisseau Biesterfeldt. They married in her hometown of Kirkw...

Work on the trail to the summit of Mount Columbia, long considered one of the more miserable climbs in Colorado’s repertoire of fourteeners, is nearly complete after five seasons of work, but for the time being the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative will be moving on to other projects. “You come up through Horn Fork Basin, you take a right as you start getting to the base of Columbia and you go through a talus field, and that’s really where our work started,” said Lloyd Athearn...

Registration is open for the 2021 OHV Color Tour taking riders through the public lands around Buena Vista. In its 20th year, the tour of the Arkansas Valley’s fall scenery is set for Tuesday, Sept. 21 to Saturday, Sept. 25. Chamber executive director Melissa Traynham said that last year’s event – one of the few to drive on through the COVID-19 pandemic – drew 64 riders. Traynham said that 17 had already signed up for the fall event. “(We) are expecting this year to hav...

Work on the trail to the summit of Mount Columbia, long considered one of the more miserable climbs in Colorado’s repertoire of fourteeners, is nearly complete after five seasons of work, but for the time being the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative will be moving on to other projects. “You come up through Horn Fork Basin, you take a right as you start getting to the base of Columbia and you go through a talus field, and that’s really where our work started,” said Lloyd Athearn...

Gear library builds new generation of outdoor adventurers JASON BLEVINS, The Colorado Sun April 24, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail LEADVILLE, Colo. (AP) — Vanessa Saldivar was 5 when her father hiked her up the bunny slope at Mt. Hood Skibowl in Oregon. She didn’t have a fancy jacket. She used socks as mittens. Her dad gave her a nudge. And she was hooked. “All these barriers just broke down in that moment,” said the new executive director of Get Outdoors Leadville!, which recently opened a...

Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post  and is republished here by permission. David Kelly has lived his whole life in Colorado’s Upper Arkansas River Valley, where his family has ranched since 1952. The community is committed to helping him and other ranchers there because of the benefits their lands produce for everyone. Kelly’s ranch, about three miles south of Buena Vista, is one of nine enrolled in a 1-year-old program that pays people to not develop their land or sell their water rights. Chaf...

February is only halfway over, but it’s already been one of the deadliest months for avalanches in the history of Colorado. Six people have died in avalanches already this month, including two more during the weekend, bringing the number of fatalities to 10 this season. The Colorado Avalanche Information Center issued a statewide special avalanche advisory during the weekend. Since Friday, there were 87 avalanches reported around the state, according to the center’s website, including...

February is only halfway over, but it’s already been one of the deadliest months for avalanches in the history of Colorado. Six people have died in avalanches already this month,

We have mountains, LOTS of mountains. One of the things Im looking forward to doing this Spring and throughout Summer is attempting my first 14er. Hopefully that will lead to me to conquer Ive only imagined what it would like to stand atop one of those looking across the Rocky Mountain range and taking it all in. Fortunately, I have found some recent inspiration on Instagram looking up the 10 tallest peaks. Its incredible to see the joy on the face of likely exhausted hikers summitting the top...