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Sometimes when you set off across the west in search of adventure, you find a bit more than you bargained for. The annual travel issue of High Country News is out this week, and to mark the occasion the magazine held a "Western Travel Horror Story" contest that prompted more than 50 readers to submit stories about trips in the west that went terribly—and hilariously—wrong.
For the latest edition of Sounds of the High Country, KDNK's collaboration with High Country News, KDNK's Nelson Harvey had three readers tell him their stories. He spoke to Will Toor about getting stripped of his dignity on a hitchhiking trip, to Sheyna Maytum about breaking down in the desert, and to Bruce Drogsvold about a tow truck driver who will live in infamy. Here are their stories.
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KDNK seeks a coordinator for the Labor of Love Auction. We seek an organized, outgoing and motivated team player to help organize and solicit donations and help plan the event in November. KDNK is committed to the principle of diversity and is particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of people, including minorities, protected veterans, individuals with disabilities, including disabled veterans, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender individuals. Interested applicants should contact steve at kdnk.org or call Steve Skinner at 970 963-0139.
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The American robin usually doesn't spend the winter in Colorado. But, over the past 40 years, the bird has been moving north. KDNK's Amy Hadden Marsh spoke with ecologist Delia Malone to find out why.
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Carbondale trustees are again discussing what to do with the former Gordon Cooper Library building. After a new round of proposals, the board heard several presentations at a recent work session. On this week's news brief, KDNK's Eric Skalac spoke to John Colson, who wrote about the meeting in this week's Sopris Sun.
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