From Colorado Kayak Supply’s Paddlefest: May is our favorite month of the year. The river is coming up, our shop is filled with new gear, and to top it all off, we have Paddlefest! We’ll start Paddlefest ’12 with the CKS Storewide sale, which features the best gear from the nation’s top kayaking manufacturers. This includes [...] Read more »
South Main broker and Financial Manager, Andre Spino-Smith, also happens to be an awesome rock climber. Here he “sends” one of the most classic V5 boulder problems in Buena Vista, dubbed “The Becklehammer.”
Many thanks to Earl Richmond of Colorado Kayak Supply for continuing to spearhead this annual event! What: Whipple Trail, BV River Park and Sports Fields Clean Up Day When: Sunday April 29th, 2012, 1:00 PM Who: Anyone, any age who wants to help clean up [...] Read more »
We were quite excited to see ground break this month on a new skatepark at the intersection of Cedar Street and South Main Street. Located on a piece of Town land near the entrance to South Main, the park grew from efforts of Chaffee County High School (CCHS) student Caleb Green who helped write a [...] Read more »
Early in Lenny Eckstein’s efforts to start up Deerhammer Distilling, someone asked him “Why Buena Vista?”. Before he could respond, someone else chimed in, “If you’d ever been to BV, you’d know why.” As a long-time kayaker, Lenny has been coming to Buena Vista since 1999, and his “wife/business partner/bar maid” Amy spent years raft [...] Read more »
Want to learn or improve your watercolor painting in a stunning mountain setting? Artist Norah Larimer of South Main’s Rock Run Gallery is offering a number of Plein Air watercolor workshops in 2012. These workshops will focus on outdoor painting in the beautiful Arkansas Valley near Buena Vista, Colorado and will [...] Read more »
“You can step out your door and be right where you want to play… A bike and a good pair of shoes and you can pretty much do anything you want.” -Owner Chris Wasik You probably won’t find a better value than a rowhouse in South Main, and the recently-completed Wasik home illustrates this [...] Read more »
We don’t want you to Miss the Boat, so we’re offering a totally awesome Buena Vista, Colorado lodging package for the January 28th River Park Fundraiser with Grammy-Nominated Missed the Boat! More about this energetic, Rocky-grass band below, but first the details: FREE Admission for 2 plus 15% Off Your Stay [...] Read more »
In 2009 the first annual Artwalk was a grassroots event started a handful of neighbors in South Main. It was a popular and beautiful evening (check out the photo gallery here). Last year the event expanded to include spaces and activities outside of South Main as well, once again making for some great photos. This [...] Read more »
If you know my wife Katie, then you’re probably aware that she brings a certain energy and initiative to life… in other words, she’s a real “go-getter.” This was on full display when she 1) had 3 chicks living in the guest shower within 2 days of making up her mind that we should get [...] Read more »
