By: Ryan Lokteff Owner – Divide Environmental and Mapping We are very excited to partner with our friend and Grand County resident, Ryan Lokteff, to offer unique fly fishing tours this summer. For groups of 3 or fewer, these trips are less about the trophy fish and more about the trophy experience. Here he shares […]
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We often get questions about the large metal cross on our grounds. Designed by Shadowcliff founders, Reverend Warren Rempel and his wife, Patt, it was built and placed on The Point as a memorial to their eldest son, Scott Rempel, who died of AIDS in 1989. The transparent cross was designed as an open symbol for
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“I’ve cut this board three times and it’s still too short!” Our dear friend JJ Eakin, Shadowcliff’s maintenance guy of 14 years and all around guest ambassador, liked to say that. It was usually accompanied by a shake of the head and a smile, before he figured out a workable solution. JJ was a Navy
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For nearly two decades The Lighthouse Writers Workshop, a not-for-profit 501(C)(3) organization, has hosted a multi-day writers’ workshop at Shadowcliff Lodge. Lighthouse is the largest literary arts center in the Rocky Mountain West, providing quality instruction and artistic support for writers and readers of all levels, ages, and backgrounds. Both Lighthouse faculty and workshop participants
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By Patricia Saenz, Beyond Sustainability Participant Article originally appeared in the ISSP Email Newsletter An email from ISSP came across my inbox about a sustainability workshop in Colorado. The name of the event should have been a clue that I was not going to attend a seminar session on the latest reporting tools or discuss gubernatorial
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In our latest installment of Meet the Shadowcliff Lodge, we bring you the incredible husband and wife duo Alanah and Brandon who work so hard together to help make Shadowcliff what it is. Name: Alanah Marie Rempel Age: 25 Where are you from? Grand Lake, CO What made you want to work at Shadowcliff? My
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By Jay Liebenguth Carl Sniffen says he looks forward to reconnecting with people he’s gotten to know over the years in Grand Lake, getting back to running on trails and soft surfaces, and taking hundreds and hundreds of photographs of wildlife, wildflowers, and landscapes. From 2010-11, Carl spent 7-8 weeks at Shadowcliff each season in
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I’m a mom, a lawyer, a professor. My children are 8 and 4. Our lives are generally pretty regularly overbooked – school, baseball, swimming, ballet, work travel, court. And we rely on our technology to keep life organized, solve last minute problems, fill in the gaps between things that.must.be.done. There’s plenty of research out there
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The Mountains Do Not Care! So reads the warning as the Tonahutu Trail leaves the subalpine and winds its way toward the alpine tundra. A bit impersonal but we get the message. There are consequences if we underestimate the effect of altitude, distance, darkening skies, thunder, or the possibility of storms and lightning. The mountains do
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Photo from The Marmot Recovery Foundation. The time has come to be a Shadowcliff Dream Maker! Calling anyone and everyone who dearly loves Shadowcliff (or a good night’s sleep) and wants to see new mattresses, sheets, blankets, and other upgrades to the many beds at our lodge. Be a Dream Maker now! Upgrade
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