By Randy Wyrick EDWARDS — If it’s better to give than receive, and it is, Vail Valley Cares was as good as it gets Wednesday.Vail Valley Cares hosted its 15th annual grant giveaway day Wednesday at Trinity Church in Edwards. This year they gave away $306,000 to 41 organizations, a new record for both. The […]
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By Randy Wyrick BEAVER CREEK — You take a little music, food, wine and a message and you have Light Up the Night, Vail Valley Young Life’s fourth annual fundraiser.Brandon Heath is one of Christian music’s most successful artists. He and Ben Dodds, Vail Valley Young Life director, have been friends for years.Heath called Dodds [&helli
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By Melanie Wong Editor’s note: This is Part 1 in a two-part series about East Vail hiking trails. VAIL — While Vail’s surrounding mountains are typically known for being white, the annual greening of the area’s peaks thaws the numerous trails that wind through the Gore Range. In particular, the trails of East Vail present [&hell
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By Melanie Wong Editor’s note: This is part two in a two-part series about East Vail hiking trails. See the first three trails at www.vaildaily.com.Waterfall TrailThe shortest of the East Vail trails, the Waterfall Trail is a steep ascent to one of the most notable waterfalls in the valley. Featuring 400 feet of climbing, the […]
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By Edward Stoner Bluebells, Mertensia sp.Locally known as the caviar of the woods, due to the fishy taste of the leaves, bluebells can be found in moist to wet areas from the foothills to alpine areas. It is generally smaller than the Eastern species Virginia bluebell, and bluebells in the Central Rockies bloom from May […]
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By John LaConte On the Hill is brought to you by The Steadman Clinic and the Steadman Philippon Research Institute. VIDEO: In a throwback episode to 2014, Vail Daily On the Hill correspondent John LaConte reports from the Kinnickinnick Trail, which recently reopened again for summer 2015 along with a new hiking center on Vail […]
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