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July 2009 Issue

Rock Climbing and the Art of Persuasion
I love it when kids get out on the rock. I've seen preschoolers scrambling faces at Mt. Eldon in Flagstaff, witnessed a preteen ascending routes with his dad at X-rock in Durango, and listened to Tommy Caldwell talk about climbing with his father at four years of age. So, I think: Why not
Found in: Outside Climbing Rock ClimbingTop Stories
Sand Canyon
story and photos by Brandon Mathis
Found in: Outside Biking Mountain Biking Where to Go
Family Camping
by Nancy Prichard-Bouchard Ph.D.
Catching Bluegill
by Craig Springer
Found in: Inside Books Outside Fishing Spin Fishing
Grand Canyon Solitaire
story and photos by Roger Ludwig
Found in: Outside Hiking Scenic Drives Where to Go
I've got a story . . .
by Steven J. Meyers
Found in: Outside Fishing Fly Fishing
Rolling Down the Mother Road
by Michael Wolcott
Found in: Outside Scenic Drives
Lake Powell: Labyrinth Bay
story and photos by Tyler Williams
Found in: Outside Paddling Flatwater Kayaking Flatwater
Ghost Homes
by David Feela
Found in: Inside Politics Outside Our Towns Scenic Drives Where to Go
Riding the Storm Out
by Craig Springer
Found in: Outside
Dennis Hopper and Friends
story and photos by Amy Maestas
Found in: Inside Art
Beer
Four Corners Beer: Colorado
by Chris BettinJanuary 2009
I was a little hard on Utah. Let's face it. I was. It's been weighing on me. Farmington, N.M. too, as was artfully illuminated in the editorial by the owner of the Three Rivers Brewery there. I was wrong. Farmington is cool. I was being an elitist jackass, playing to the hometown. And Sedona, I'm sorry, genuinely sorry. You guys aren't just drum-circle enthusiasts wearing your varied ...(more)
Gallery Photo
News
Green River and the Great Nuclear Debate
by Jen JacksonFebruary 2009
Main Street is quiet. Restaurants, service stations and hotels are shuttered. Ray's Tavern, a river-rat mecca, offers the only breath of life in downtown Green River. The town known as "Utah's Desert Treasure" doesn't have much shine these days. It's an exit town. The services available at the freeway interchanges thrive, but the town's heart offers a beat that's thready and broken....(more)
Running
Cultural Connection?
by Amy MaestasApril/May 2008
It was quite by accident that more than a couple of decades ago, explorer and journalist Richard Fisher stumbled upon archaeological information that has since become his passion. It can easily be summed up with this question: "Where did the Anasazi go and why?"...(more)
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Beer at 6512
Beers around town
Updated 6/23/2009
Soggy Coaster would like to draw your attention to a few classically styled beers currently on tap that our Durangobrewers have absolutely nailed. I can't write up full reviews on all of them, so please permit me some capsulereviews:...(more)
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Review: Orval Trappist Ale
Updated 6/23/2009
Long before ever seeing a bottle, Soggy Coaster had heard quite a bit about Orval. Just check out the beer'simpressively high ratings at Beer Advocate....(more)
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True Blonde at sea
Updated 6/22/2009
Ska Brewing Co. will distribute a commemorative label for its True Blonde Ale in the Durango area in a promotion tied to the Dames at Sea musical at the Henry Strater Theatre....(more)


