Tom Purvis

Tom Purvis is a refugee from a career in Corporate Information Technology. He came to the valley as a telecommuting web programmer, then watched that job go to India. He helped out with Salida Mountain Trails and worked for several years at Absolute Bikes and now is back to earning money as a code monkey for RockyMountainTrail.com, an eCommerce retailer in Buena Vista.

7th Annual Vapor Trail 125 this weekend

7th Annual Vapor Trail 125 this weekend(0)

On Saturday night, September 10, at 10 PM the 7th Annual Vapor Trail 125 Ultra-Endurance Mountain Bike Race will start on the F Street Bridge in Salida. Riders will ride west into the darkness behind a police escort. By midnight, all of the riders will be on the Colorado Trail northbound toward Chalk Creek, ready [...]

USA Pro Cycling Challenge Video of Buena Vista(1)

Debt Ceiling Crisis Bologna(7)

How crazy and desperate our political gridlock has become; we are now a country divided by an ideological gulf. Grover Norquist and his ilk have created a sinister fiction that too many Americans have taken to heart as A Great Truth: that all taxation is bad, and government steals from Americans and provides no value.

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  • Music and Dance this week

    Join us for the Creative Mixer and BV Contra Dance.

  • Central Colorado Humanists present annual Darwin Day Celebration

    February 12, 2012 from 2-4 PM at the Salida Community Center, corner of F and Third Streets in Salida. Scott Adams, Ellen Bauder, PhD and Dr Michael Forman will discuss evolution, plant ecology and Mr Darwin. Eat your cake and enjoy Darwin too.

  • Rocketman Jimmy Descant Instant Art Event

    One piece of sculpture built before your eyes, music, painting, and food. Steamplant theatre, Salida Colorado.  February 9, 2012.  Doors open at 6, event from 7-9pm. Don’t Miss It.

  • AVHR Open Skate and Bake Sale

    Chaffee County’s only roller derby league, The Ark Valley High Rollers, will be hosting their 2nd annual Valentine’s Day fundraiser to support and fund future bouts. It is an open skate and bake sale fundraiser at the Chaffee County Fairgrounds on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. The fun kicks off at 1:00 PM at The Fairgrounds.

  • CMC offers Introduction to Natural History

    Maggie Gaddis sent us a note this morning. Registration for her 3 credit CMC course Introduction to Natural History closes tomorrow. What a great way to increase your knowledge of your Rocky Mountain home.

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