Denver 30: 21

A continuation of my fascination with the many building murals in Denver:   Love how this store in the Highlands not only sells flowers, as the mural would suggest — but booze too. He’s doing some heavy thinking about that little plant. This mural on...

Denver 30: 20

I love politics. Listening to NPR, reading the opinion and editorial pages, watching the debates — all of it. Blame it on being a Girl State enthusiast or just being one of those kids who wanted desperately to be in student council. When I’m in Phoenix, I...

Denver 30: 19

Civic Center Park — where Occupy Wall Street protesters were camped for weeks — sits between the courthouse and the capitol dome. The Greek Theater in the park is my favorite. How lovely would it be to see a play or a concert here during the summer? {Okay,...

Denver 30: 18

Toxic Schizophrenia — a public art installation by Tim Noble and Sue Webster — is one of my favorite sights in the city at night. This thing lights up and twirls, as a giant bleeding heart statue should. (I’ve been called a bleeding heart once or...

Denver 30: 17

These photos are cheating. They were taken this summer in Snowmass, but my friend Charlie just passed them along. And man, what a fun trip this was. Charlie, Sheila, their daughter and I went to Aspen/Snowmass for a weekend. A few photos from a July mountain hike:  ...