Here are some tips to surviving summer while enjoying the opportunities it presents.
Dan England
Dan England has worked for Colorado media for nearly 25 years, including 20 at the Greeley Tribune. During his time at the Tribune he won more than 100 state and national awards, including Best of Show from the Colorado Press Association in 2015. Dan loves to write about the outdoors, as they are not just a job but an adventure: He has completed more than 20 marathons and 15 ultramarathons in addition to climbing more than 200 peaks, including all the 14ers in Colorado and Mount Rainier in Washington. Dan also plays trombone, but his wife, Valerie Vampola, deserves the spotlight more, as she sings for living, doing gigs as a solo artist and with Katie Quick in addition to guest appearances with bands across Colorado and teaching with the Loveland Academy of Music. Dan has three children, Jayden and his twin girls, Andie and Allie, and a heeler, Pepper, who in addition to training with him ran her first trail marathon last year in western Kansas.
Selected works by the author:
Schools Step Up
Districts believe the need to support students’ mental health is greater than ever, and they’re spending dollars to prove it.
Five Tips to Get You Up Your First 14er
Here are five tips to get you ready for your first 14er.
On the Water
Jack Hillinger moved to Denver last June. He’s from Chicago. It didn’t take long for him to miss what he calls the lake life. Midwestern residents feel the same way about the huge lakes that surround their homes that we Coloradans feel about the mountains.
Tips from the Trail
Down by the River
Forging Ahead
Dressed in a black suit with a pink tie (surprisingly appropriate for 1983), Jay Dokter walked into Hewlett-Packard in Loveland, ready to start his life. He loved electronics. That’s where he wanted to work. He thought he was pretty good at tinkering with gadgets, and...
Camping with the Kids
My kids are hardy. They enjoy camping. They will even sleep in a tent. They are also teenagers. Those traits can clash sometimes, as you’ve probably guessed. They still want their screen time. They still get hungry every 12 seconds. Most of all, they don’t like being...
The RV and Boat Boom
Families have flocked to local camping spots and lakes, buying up RVs and boats along the way. Will we see the trend continue beyond 2021?
Running On a Budget
We pay many prices for our fitness, most of them in the time we spend sweating when we could be eating donuts. But here’s something that doesn’t get talked about enough: Getting in shape can be expensive.