“The cold water and sauna combination is so invigorating—it’s a ritual people around the world have turned to for centuries,” Ash says.

Art is a peaceful language; an external expression of our innermost thoughts and feelings. As creators of art, it feels good to be expressive, whether or not we let our art out for the world to see. As viewers of art, we often find connection in how art makes us feel. It can affirm or challenge the way we view the world and it can connect us to other people going on the same inner journey.

Steamboat Springs has always been a place where the arts and adventure walk side by side.

Wallpaper is having a moment—and it’s proving to be more than just a passing trend. From big-box stores to boutique home-furnishing shops, designs now range across every imaginable color, pattern, and texture.

After more than five decades in Steamboat Springs, the Limans have found their greatest fulfillment in giving back. From that first trash run to funding world-class ski facilities, their legacy of generosity will continue to shape the Steamboat community for generations to come.

A probing person once said to me, “Just the way I wonder why people choose the life partner they end up with, I also wonder what makes people buy the art that ends up hanging on their walls.”

It is the first Wednesday of the month on a fall evening in downtown Steamboat Springs and the lights at Off the Beaten Path Bookstore are still burning, later than usual.

In 1961, Thomas Yeomans made a series of written observations about his time living on a ranch up near Hahn’s Peak, the people he worked with and the life they chose to live.

Visit Black Rabbit Tattoo and book an appointment to cover a scar, bring a memory to life or carry art with you every day.

Paul McCudden has spent his career moving between the worlds of physics and film. In this interview, he discusses how these disciplines complement each other, what he learned from working in Hollywood, and the importance of storytelling.