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Lisa Blake

Lisa Blake is a freelance writer and children’s book author living in Breckenridge. When she’s not writing about food and mountain adventures, she can be found on the river with her son, pug and husband.

Articles By Lisa Blake

Telluride Main St. in winter

Will Travel for Food: Where To Eat and Drink in Telluride This Winter

Come for the box-canyon beauty and storied downhill skiing, stay for the deep-dish pizza, iconic bakeries, and global après scene.

How Bristlecone Bake Shop Mastered the Art of High-Elevation Pastries

This Alma microbakery, which sits at 10,578 feet, slings some of the best sweets in the Centennial State. The secret? A killer sourdough starter.

Chef Makoto Okuwa cooking at Makoto Vail

Makoto Vail Marks This Edomae-Style Sushi Chef’s First Colorado Outpost

The Vail Japanese restaurant draws crowds with a celebrity chef and specialty sushi techniques.

A view over aspen trees to mountains along the Acorn Creek Loop near Silverthorne

Hike We Like: Acorn Creek Loop Near Silverthorne

Wend through fall-perfect aspens with high-alpine vistas on this secluded trail through sagebrush meadows on the northern edge of Summit County.

Fall foliage in the Tenmile Range

Hike We Like: Mt. Royal in Frisco

This lung-buster delivers the most bang for your buck with a near-vertical scramble from town to sweeping views across the Tenmile Range and over Summit County.

Why This Colorado Photographer Thinks More People Should Be Nude in Nature

Elsa Marie Keefe’s documentary-style nudist photography invites people to connect with the great outdoors—and themselves—in a new way.

8 Leaf-Peeping Mountain Getaways You Should Take This Fall

From glamping on a ranch covered in color to soaking in the views from a heated mineral pool, here are eight destinations that put the “awe” in autumn.

A little kid in a coyboy hat eating a burger at the Colorado State Fair.

5 Must-Eat Colorado State Fair Foods to Try This Year

Starting August 23, bring an empty stomach to this 11-day feast of fried desserts, nostalgic favorites, and everything on a stick.

Willow Creek Falls near Silverthorne

Hike We Like: Willow Creek Falls Near Silverthorne

This moderate journey through the Eagles Nest Wilderness deposits hardy hikers past wildflower meadows and through thick woods to a year-round, tiered cascade.

First-Timer’s Guide: The Arkansas River Valley

Get to know Chaffee County’s sprawling quilt of white water, fourteeners, hot springs, and breweries.

Lazy Maizey Day cocktail from Breckenridge Distillery

5 Ways to Upgrade Your Summer Cocktail Game

Breckenridge Distillery liquid chef Billie Keithley shares her hosting secrets.

Fruit topped pancakes on a plate at Aspen restaurant Mawa's Kitchen.

Will Travel for Food: A Summer Food and Drink Guide to Aspen

Come for the iconic wildflowers and peakbagging hikes; stay for the trendsetting menus and bubbly-fueled festivals.

A family enjoys a movie at Riverwalk Theater.

Where to Enjoy Dinner and a Movie in Colorado Mountain Towns

Level up date night with these drive-in and lakeside theaters paired with sublime patio eats.

Dairy Delite in Loveland

5 Nostalgia-Fueled Bars and Restaurants in Loveland

Wishing you could turn back time? This Front Range pearl is the place for treasured carhop, saloon, and steak house throwbacks.

The banner logo of Feel It All

Colorado Pro Skier Launches Feel It All Film to Ignite Hard Conversations Around Mental Health

We spoke with Drew Petersen about secrets and shame, running the Leadville 100, and shredding the stigma around mental health in the Mountain West.

Tacos at Tacoparty in Grand Junction

Where to Eat in Grand Junction Right Now

Home to Colorado National Monument, the I-70 commerce hub in the heart of the Western Slope is cultivating unprecedented restaurant talent.

An aerial shot of pumpkin tortellini.

How to Eat Vegan in the Colorado High Country

Plant-based eaters and carnivores alike should seek out these vegan and vegan-friendly restaurants in Aspen, Breckenridge, and other mountain towns.

The pastrami on rye at Plosky’s Deli in Carbondale

Road-Trip Restaurant: Plosky’s Delicatessen in Carbondale

This New York–style deli is making its mark on the Roaring Fork Valley with Jewish heritage dishes and responsible ingredient sourcing.

Heading to Rockies Spring Training? Here’s Where to Eat in Scottsdale, Arizona

Scottsdale’s prized chefs and globe-trotting dishes are worth the trip, even if you’re not a baseball fan.

7 of the Best Restaurants in Frisco for Après Ski

Comforting menus, wallet-friendly happy hours, and mountain views put the charming Summit County enclave securely on the post-ski map.

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