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Community It doesn’t necessarily get any easier to tell the height of a wave from the water. Photo: Brent Storm//Unsplash Editor’s Note:  Welcome to Surf History 101, where we look at innovations in the world of surfing and beyond that changed the pursuit forever. In this edition, Sam George examines the history of measuring waves and how it’s shaped the pursuit. What Is It The decades-long custom of ignoring actual wave height, choosing instead to declaratively assert an est...

Many roads and trails in the White River National Forest will open for the summer on Friday, but be aware that some routes will remain closed longer in protected areas.

More trails will open for the season on Sunday for mountain bikers in Aspen, Snowmass Village and Glenwood Springs.

A mountain biker cruises down Airline Trail in Sky Mountain Park on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. Sky Mountain Park will open on Sunday, May 15 this year. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times) The Roaring Fork Valley is about to get bigger for mountain bikers with the opening of trails in Aspen, Snowmass Village and Glenwood Springs. The popular Sky Mountain Park trail network will open Sunday along with the nearby North Rim and Seven Star trails. The Upper Coal Camp loop trail in South Canyon, west of Gl...

May 7, 2021 | Surfing The revival of surfing, which took place at the beginning of the 20th century, coincided with the revival of swimming. Although swimming can be traced back to antiquity and numbers Caesar and Charlemagne among its more famous exponents, the sport had fallen into disrepute during the Middle Ages, as it was thought to be the cause of smallpox epidemics. When taken up again in the last century, swimming out of doors had transgressed Victorian ideas of morality, and there were...

Larry Katz (left) and Maurice Starr outside Starrs home in Roxbury, circa 1987.Courtesy of Larry Katz Before he came to Boston, Larry Katz was one of the Belmonts. After the New York native graduated from the Manhattan School of Music, he took gigs as a bass player. For a few years, he was a semi-regular on tour with the oldies act that recorded “A Teenager in Love” with Dion. By the late 1970s, Katz had moved to Boston, where he was hired to cover classical music for the Real Paper, ...

Volunteers clean up South Portland at Earth Month event The South Portland Land Trust has been hosting an Earth Day Cleanup event for almost 30 years, and this year planned Earth Day events for the entire month of April. Author: Jake Richards Updated: 8:01 PM EDT April 24, 2021 SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — In South Portland Saturday, volunteers took part in a city-wide clean-up event to celebrate this year’s Earth Month. This initiative is meant to encourage p...

Where to go on holiday in May Mary Novakovich © Provided by The Independent Hotel lovers and hoteliers are gearing up for 17 May when guests can finally enjoy some hospitality under a different roof. That also means activity holidays can restart, so you can look forward to walking and cycling a bit further afield. And while self-catering is as popular as ever, there are still some bargains to be had. Have a look at these ideas if you’re in search of inspiration. Shropshire S...

There are countless shining examples year-round of Roaring Fork Valley residents taking action to benefit the environment. Aspen Center for Environmental Studies and Roaring Fork Conservancy have outstanding educational programs to nurture a connection with nature among students. Aspen Valley Land Trust works with ranchers and other landowners to conserve vistas and sensitive lands from development. Wilderness Workshop fights to protect the most important unspoiled lands for people and wildlife...

How to surf Malibu Surfrider Beach April 8, 2021 | Surfing The Malibu Surfrider Beach is one of the epicenters of surfing in California and probably the most famous surf break in mainland America. The legendary point break became a popular surf spot in the 1950s and 1960s with the rise of surfing as an all-year-round outdoor sport. Surfrider Beach also played a critical role in the development of the sport over the decades. Its a charismatic place with as many stories as the number of people wh...