Every year around January we’re struck with the realization that our season is just not that far away. It’s time to start planning for all those wonderful summer trips, whether they are for family, alone time, or strengthening your professional muscles. Whatever your reason for travel, we’re sure you will find at least one program […]
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By Ariana Friedlander Earlier this month the Shadowcliff board of directors met for our annual meeting. We spent one and a half days together, which is important time for us to spend to provide oversight and strategic direction for Shadowcliff. We accomplished a number of things that I am pleased to share updates about here.
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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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By Allison Reser I was fortunate enough to experience my very first volunteer weekend at Shadowcliff this May. As a relatively new board member, I’ve heard the phrase “bring life to Shadowcliff” used innumerous times to describe May volunteering. Before May, I had visited Shadowcliff a few times, enough to know which building was Cliffside
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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
Carl Sniffen Returns as General Manager for Shadowcliff’s 2017 Season Read More »
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
Nature Makes No Judgements Read More »
“ . . . discover once again what it means to be a person . . . To offer persons seeking a renewal of spirit, the sacred atmosphere of this quiet retreat . . . To find in this sanctuary of the Rockies a new rhythm of life- the rhythm that nature herself enjoins
Supporting Places of Peace and Dialogue Read More »
Dear Friends, As the cool air sweeps down the mountains and onto the plains, and the leaves fall gently to earth, the year draws to a close. We are thankful for much at Shadowcliff in 2015. Each one of you helped to make this year a success. From the warm smiles of first time guests
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By Jay Liebenguth Hillary Mizia, has been on the job as Shadowcliff’s Executive Director since last Fall. In fact, her initiation was the November Board Meeting. Thankfully her Quaker background makes her a self-professed ‘committee geek.’
Introducing Hillary Mizia, Shadowcliff’s New Executive Director Read More »
by Hillary Mizia In November of 2014 I began my training as Executive Director, and almost instantly felt that I was becoming part of a family.
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