Barbara Ellis
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Guest commentaries editor at The Denver Post, coordinator of the Colorado Voices program.
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We played a dozen Par 3 courses in metro Denver. Here’s what we found
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... For many golfers, knocking a stroke or two off of their scores comes down to the short game. (Or straightening out those long but wild tee shots; but that’s another matter.) A good way to brush up on that is by hitting up a Par 3. Courses with multiple distance options can allow long and short hitters alike to have a similar experience. They are also great for introducing reluctant friends or youngsters to the sport.
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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we give our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and more. (We’ll also let you in on some hidden gems.) This is not a traditional Staff Favorite; nor is it a farewell column.
Bugs, dirt, expense, sunburn: Is growing really about the fruits of our labor? | Commentary
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Colorado sun is much too harsh for my Japanese red maple tree, but I shade it as much as I can and have prayed for it to survive, year after year, for decades now. It was born of a tree on my parents’ land in Western Massachusetts, where the maple trees grow like weeds, spreading their roots and generating saplings that love the clouds and humidity that section of the country offers. My dad, gone more than 35 years now, loved to garden and landscape.
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