{"id":2452633,"date":"2019-12-26T15:52:01","date_gmt":"2019-12-26T22:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/tales-from-a-mountain-town-take-ii-steamboats-buchanan-releases-new-edition-of-popular-book\/"},"modified":"2019-12-26T15:52:01","modified_gmt":"2019-12-26T22:52:01","slug":"tales-from-a-mountain-town-take-ii-buchanan-releases-new-edition-of-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/tales-from-a-mountain-town-take-ii-buchanan-releases-new-edition-of-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Tales from a Mountain Town Take II: Buchanan releases new edition of book"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.2188841201717\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-318321-797\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/steamboatbook-atd-122719-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/steamboatbook-atd-122719-1-1024x767.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy | Elevator Going Up: Steamboat Pilot's Eugene Buchanan earns his turns on a not-quite backyard bootpack.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Elevator Going Up: Steamboat Pilot&#8217;s Eugene Buchanan earns his turns on a not-quite backyard bootpack.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/steamboatbook-atd-122719-1-1024x767.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Elevator Going Up: Steamboat Pilot's Eugene Buchanan earns his turns on a not-quite backyard bootpack.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/steamboatbook-atd-122719-1-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/steamboatbook-atd-122719-1-1-665x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy | A new edition of \" tales from a mountain town was recently finished by eugene buchanan. class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-2\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><strong>A new edition of &#8220;Tales from a Mountain Town&#8221; was recently finished by Eugene Buchanan.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/steamboatbook-atd-122719-1-1-665x1024.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"A new edition of \" tales from a mountain town was recently finished by eugene buchanan.><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/tales-from-a-mountain-town-take-ii-steamboats-buchanan-releases-new-edition-of-popular-book\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/tales-from-a-mountain-town-take-ii-steamboats-buchanan-releases-new-edition-of-popular-book\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText DropCap\">STEAMBOAT SPRINGS \u2014 If at first you succeed, try, try again. That\u2019s the mantra Steamboat author Eugene Buchanan is following, releasing a second edition of his popular \u201cTales from a Mountain Town\u201d tome just in time for the holidays.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The new book adds 20 new stories, more illustrations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cA bigger font and everything,\u201d Buchanan said. \u201cPlus, it\u2019s a special gluten-free version.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">That lightheartedness permeates the book, which shares happy-go-lucky stories from 25 years of living in a mountain town, from rescuing dogs via canoe and dealing with the \u201cdreaded berm\u201d to escaping \u201curban\u201d avalanches, safety kayaking for the, believe it or not, Philadelphia Flyers, counting guest days on his couch and more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cTales from a Mountain Town: Musings from 25 years of Living in the Colorado Rockies\u201d highlights the adventures and misadventures of life in an outdoor playground, with both new stories and those previously printed in a variety of outdoor publications, creating a dynamic, easy-to-read book.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Maybe it was growing up in Boulder, guiding rafts in Alaska or living in towns like Telluride and Steamboat, or maybe it was running an outdoors magazine for 14 years that let him travel the world \u2014 whatever it may be, Buchanan\u2019s love for the outdoors and the fun it presents shines through in every page, making it the perfect gift for the holidays.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Buchanan enlisted the services of Steamboat artist Mack Maschmeier to illustrate many of the stories, adding even more levity to the writing. Published by Recreation Publishing Inc., the book chronicles Buchanan\u2019s two and a half decades of living in the Rocky Mountains, with pen and a knack for adventure in tow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThe stories aren\u2019t all about getting after it,\u201d Buchanan said. \u201cOne\u2019s about our roof getting electrified from sliding snow knocking out our electrical main; another\u2019s about coaching kids soccer. But they all share living in a mountain town in common.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">A resident of Steamboat since moving the offices for Paddler magazine to town in 1992, Buchanan has written about the outdoors for more than 30 years. A lifelong adventurer and member of New York\u2019s Explorer\u2019s Club, he worked the Beijing Olympics for NBC and has written for ESPN.com, The New York Times, Men\u2019s Journal, Sports Afield, Outside, National Geographic Adventure, 5280, Forbes Life, Skiing, Powder and other publications.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Buchanan is also the author of \u201cBrothers on the Bashkaus,\u201d \u201cComrades on the Colca\u201d and \u201cOutdoor Parents, Outdoor Kids,\u201d which won the gold medal from the Living Now Book Awards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cSteamboat has pretty good everything, all out your back door,\u201d Buchanan said. \u201cYou can ski, fish, climb, bike, hike, kayak, sup and more all during your lunch break. It\u2019s also an awesome community of like-minded people who all do the same. It\u2019s pretty easy to find someone to do something with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Even with the epic span of stories and adventures, Buchanan said there\u2019s still quite a bit he has yet to do.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI\u2019m actually pretty soft compared to a lot of folks out there getting after it every day,\u201d Buchanan said. \u201cI haven\u2019t climbed as much as I\u2019d like to, backpacked enough, summited enough peaks, caught big enough fish, skinned or biked enough, the list goes on. There\u2019s always something else to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Buchanan said there are a lot of people in the community who inspire him from bike racers to business owners to mountain climbers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cWhat they\u2019ll share is the zip code they\u2019ve decided to make their home,\u201d he said. \u201cThe community here is great.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Sponsored by ahost of local supporters, \u201cTales From a Mountain Town\u201d is available at such retailers as Off The Beaten Path, BAP, ACE, Lyon\u2019s Drug, Backdoor Sports, Ski Haus, Cruisers, Hala Gear Space and more in Steamboat Springs, as well as online on Amazon and eugenebuchanan.com.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cHopefully, it will help people laugh at the day-to-day predicaments we all often find ourselves in here and appreciate everything we have living here,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/tales-from-a-mountain-town-take-ii-steamboats-buchanan-releases-new-edition-of-popular-book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elevator Going Up: Steamboat Pilot&#8217;s Eugene Buchanan earns his turns on a not-quite backyard bootpack.Courtesy A new edition of &#8220;Tales from a Mountain Town&#8221; was recently finished by Eugene Buchanan.Courtesy Show CaptionsHide Captions STEAMBOAT SPRINGS \u2014 If at first you succeed, try, try again. 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