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5280 MAGAZINE - DEC. 2005 / JAN. 2006 CONTENTS

Features

Who Makes What (And How They Spend It)
Edited By Patrick C. Doyle
Denver's CEOs, doctors, lawyers, teachers, athletes, strippers, and cops—they all make a paycheck. Find out just how high (or low) it is and what they do with their greenbacks.

Denver's Top New Restaurants
Edited by Amanda M. Faison. Written by Amanda M. Faison, Carol Maybach, and Elis
The mile-high restaurant scene is a virtual revolving door—out with the old and in with the new. Here, the most recent (and delicious!) additions.

Small Wonder
By Patrick Soran
How a designer and mother of three found paradise in 950 square feet.

The River Within
By Laura Pritchett
One woman's quest to ease her pain leads her to the banks of the Cache la Poudre River.

The Meanest Damn Bull in the West
By Josh Peters
Meet Little Yellow Jacket, a scrappy calf turned cash cow—and king of the PBR.

How the West Was One
By Rebecca Landwehr. Photography by David Raccuglia
Hundreds of teenagers. A herd of mustangs. One man with a vision. In the foothills west of Denver rides a cavalry that just might change the world.

From the Editor

Letters

Atmosphere

Atmosphere
Edited By Rebecca Landwehr

• Mike Scherer's skiing streak
• Footwear for kids
• Longmont's Silly Scissors
• Shall we to the theater?
• Pacman's new gig 40 Gifts with style
• Thinking thin
• Powerful yoga
• Bejeweled
• Jessica Simpson's favorite candle
• Feel-good shopping
• Rants & Raves
• Get Involved

Best Bets/Calendar

Best Bets
Edited by Cheryl Nedderman

Departments

Letters

Calendar
Edited by Cheryl Nedderman
A week-by-week calendar of the best events in December and January.

Profile: Peak Performance
By Dougald MacDonald
Meet Lou Dawson, patron saint of ski mountaineering.

Great Outdoors: Gone to the Dogs
By Amiee White Beazley
Traveling the mountains by dogsled.

Religion: Rabbi, Run
By Jill Redding
One sporty Colorado rabbi is making religion relevant again.

Politics: Marriage Trouble
By Jason Bane
How Colorado politicans use same-sex marriage to further other agendas.

After Dark: Rooms with a View
By Nick Hartshorn
Sometimes a dramatic backdrop is all you need to ring in the New Year.

Getaways: Babies in the Backcountry
By Bob Berwyn
Hut tripping isn't just for hardcore mountaineers-feel free to bring the kids.

Q&A
By Adam Schefter
Boulder author David Roberts reflects on the moral consequences of a life spent chasing danger.

Denver Dining

Dining: Reviews
By Carol Maybach and Elisabeth True
Chautauqua Dining Hall: Old-school values permeate this still-hot bastien of comfort food in Boulder. North:Cherry Creek's newest see-and-be-seen spot.

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