Visitor Stories – Shadowcliff Mountain Lodge & Retreat Center

Community Stories: Calvin Gipson Appointed by Denver Mayor

Shadowcliff Updates, Visitor Stories / KELLY YARBROUGH

Shadowcliff Volunteer Calvin Gipson Appointed by Mayor Hancock to the Denver HIV Resources Planning Council We love to highlight special stories from our Shadowcliff community at large! In February 2023, former board director and volunteer Calvin Gipson started a three-year term serving on the mayoral-appointed board of the Denver HIV Resources Planning Council. Since […]

Community Stories: Calvin Gipson Appointed by Denver Mayor Read More »

Mountain Top Yoga with Gwyn Tash: Quick Q&A

Activities, Featured, Groups, Visitor Stories, Workshops / kathy

“Gwyn’s beautiful heart and love of yoga helped me gain new insights to my practice while enjoying mountain hikes with new friends, plus kayaking, campfire, drum circles, and other adventures. The gorgeous scenery and relaxation make it a must. I came home rejuvenated, relaxed, and inspired.” – Christine Discoe, 2016 attendee Our Mountain Top Yoga

Mountain Top Yoga with Gwyn Tash: Quick Q&A Read More »

A Magical Place

Featured, Shadowcliff Updates, Visitor Stories / kathy

[SlideDeck2 id=6869] “Shadowcliff is a magical place, I have been going there for six years. It compliments Grand Lake very well, sitting on a cliff overlooking the town.” – Guy Blodgett As Guy experienced first hand, Shadowcliff Mountain Lodge is indeed a magical place. If you’ve had the opportunity to visit our little corner

A Magical Place Read More »

Lighthouse Writer's Workshop at Shadowcliff Mountain Lodge

The Raveled Road Leads to Shadowcliff

Featured, Groups, Visitor Stories / kathy

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

The Raveled Road Leads to Shadowcliff Read More »

Meet Our Team: Ashley and Jessica!

Visitor Stories / kathy

This week, we’re introducing you to two more of our wonderful staff: Ashley Newson and Jessica Frerk. Both have amazing backgrounds and we’re thankful they’ve joined us for the summer at Shadowcliff Lodge. Learn more about Ashley and Jessica: Name: Ashley Newson Age: 22 Where are you from? Kansas City, MO What made you want

Meet Our Team: Ashley and Jessica! Read More »

Step into the World of Shadowcliff

Visitor Stories / kathy

Who can believe that Shadowcliff’s 2017 season has reached its midpoint? Time does fly when you’re having fun. At Shadowcliff, we’re working hard, and we’re having fun. Here are a few highlights. Molding a Staff. Imagine being thrown into an environment where everything is new–The people, the place, the job, everything. That description fits our

Step into the World of Shadowcliff Read More »

Getting Away to Be Together

Featured, Groups, Visitor Stories, Workshops / kathy

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

Getting Away to Be Together Read More »

Critters, Creeks & Crows: How Shadowcliff Does Family Vacation

Featured, Visitor Stories / keyarbrough

Ever wanted to take your whole family on a short hike to a waterfall, or stargazing or fly fishing? You can do all this and more when you sign up for Critters, Creeks, and Crows program for families and grandparents at Shadowcliff. Gail Spinden will again lead this year’s edition, with even more activities planned

Critters, Creeks & Crows: How Shadowcliff Does Family Vacation Read More »

A Sense of Place – a True Shadowcliff Love Story

Featured, Visitor Stories / keyarbrough

by Virginia Lore Shadowcliff is close to my heart. As a child, I traveled there with a group of people from my faith community (which included Bob & Judith and probably other Shadowcliff volunteers you may know). Different groups from our faith community (then called Ecumenikos) returned a couple of times as more and more

A Sense of Place – a True Shadowcliff Love Story Read More »

JJ’s Off-Season Family

Featured, Visitor Stories / keyarbrough

by Jay Liebenguth John and Beth Hoffman and their family have been going up to Shadowcliff since 1975. They met Warren and Patt Rempel in Manhattan Kansas advertising the Grand Lake destination with a small ad in the local newspaper. They visited with Warren and Pat, looked at their photo album and fell in love

JJ’s Off-Season Family Read More »