Came up to the Arkansas Valley yesterday, driving up from the Front Range, over Kenosha Pass, across South Park (as in the tv program), over Trout Creek Pass, then down to this valley, turning north and then east to the river itself. The river runs through cold banks of snow, making the water seem black by contrast. I'm staying at South Main, a "new urbanism" development, being built by a group of friends who are kayakers. In addition to houses and businesses, they have built a white water course that is now ready for the spring snow melt. There is an art gallery up the street and a brewpub around the corner...but you can see the Collegiate Peaks to the west through the empty lots...an occasional house here and there. South Main is an interesting example of a created community (think utopian design meets kayaking champs...a number of World Cup finalists work with the development corp).
