Category Archives: Transplanted New Yorker
Climbing Lookout Mountain
When I first moved to Colorado, I lived in Cody Park, on the back side of Lookout Mountain off Lookout Mountain Road, for four months. I came here from sea level, and for a long time the slightest bike ride … Continue reading
Cycling Season is Here … Want to Go for a Ride?
One of the big factors that lured me to Colorado was the divine road riding. I envisioned miles and miles of open road, surrounded by rocky ledges and ponderosa pines, warmed by the bright Colorado sun. And I was not … Continue reading
Fire in the Back Yard
Yesterday I got an urgent text message in my cellphone through Reverse 911 that 100 homes were being evacuated near Pleasant Park Road in Conifer because of a wildfire. A fire? In CONIFER?? This is the sort of story I’m … Continue reading
Accessible Arts
Arts and Culture Yes, we left behind Broadway and the vibrant cultural life of NYC when we pulled up our northeastern stakes and moved to Colorado. But, looking back, how often did we actually go to see a Broadway show? … Continue reading
Migration West
A Transplanted New Yorker in Colorado I moved my family — husband B and daughters K and L — to Evergreen three years ago from the New York City suburb of Mamaroneck, in Westchester County. It was the dawn of … Continue reading