Chelsea Self
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Past articles by Chelsea:
Carbondale rodeo runs on volunteers: ‘Without them there wouldn’t be a rodeo’
Turley started out at the rodeo helping move the steers into the roping box after a volunteer asked if he could lend a hand.These days Turley is the arena director and can be found helping out with whatever is needed.“I make sure we have all the volunteers in the right spots that work in the… → Read More
PHOTOS: Whitewater in the afternoon
As the spring run-off contributes to rising river levels the Glenwood Whitewater Park is bustling with thrill-seekers looking to ride the wave despite the frigid early spring water temperatures. Kayakers and surfers can be seen... → Read More
PHOTOS: Tulip time
Every fall Glenwood Springs resident Michael Hurst plants dozens of tulip bulbs in his own mixture of natural materials and waits for their arrival come spring. He has been growing and working on his many... → Read More
Photo Essay: Escaping to Utah
In the timelapse of seven days the rugged Utah wilderness offered lifelong memories nestled in the expanse of two national parks, a handful of state parks and national forests, → Read More
Photo Essay: Coal Ridge’s Coach Harvey, on court and beyond
Paul Harvey, a New Castle native, started coaching basketball at Grand Valley High School nearly 20 years ago in 2000. It wasn’t until 8 seasons later that he changed → Read More
PHOTOS AND VIDEO: Experience the sights and sounds of the Marble Symposium
All photos and video by PI staff photographer Chelsea Self. cself@postindependent.com. → Read More
(A few) of the crews and faces behind the scenes of the Lake Christine fire-fighting effort
The work firefighters do and have done on the Lake Christine Fire and many others across the western United States is amazing and should not go unnoticed. But there are many faces behind the scenes that are just as crucial to the fire-fighting effort. The Lake Christine Fire currently has eight different units stationed at the incident command center in El Jebel. These include the supply unit,… → Read More
PHOTOS: Glenwood Springs Fourth of July Celebration
One-year-old McPherson Honey Turner dances in the grass during the Fourth of July Celebration at Two Rivers Park. → Read More
Classic Air Medical introduces upgraded helicopter
The Classic Air Medical crew, which partnered with Valley View Hospital in 2016, recently upgraded its helicopter features. The medical air service also made a cosmetic switch from the red and white aircraft to a sleek black and gray. From a medical standpoint, the upgraded helicopter features a new sliding patient loading system and seating… → Read More
From bridges to bull riders and beyond — best photos of 2017
They say a picture's worth a thousand words. We've already shared 2017's top stories with you (and they exceeded that word count). Now it's time to look back on the images that stayed with us long after their publication. [gallery columns= → Read More
Selfies: Officer Dietrich forms a lasting trust and bond with students
School Resource Officer Chris Dietrich started working for the Glenwood Springs Police Department in 2012 and has been the school resource officer for the last three years. As the SRO for the Roaring Fork School District in Glenwood, he works between Sopris and Glenwood Springs elementary schools, as well as Glenwood Springs Middle and High… → Read More
Selfies: Pushing to be one of the best in the beekeeping industry at Colorado Mountain Honey
Derrick Maness started beekeeping 23 years ago when he was only 14 after being inspired by his middle school science teacher. He began working at Western Colorado Honey with Paul Limbach at a young age and now owns Colorado Mountain Honey, which is located in Silt next to the Pauline S. Schneegas Wildlife Foundation. Although… → Read More
Selfies: Blessing those who love unconditionally at CARE’s Blessing of the Animals
Colorado Animal Rescue on Saturday morning held its annual Blessing of the Animals ceremony at the shelter. Pets with both hooves and paws took part in the blessing on a beautiful Colorado bluebird day. Music performed by Jimmy Byrne kept the ceremony going, in between adoption success stories at CARE and ended with the blessing,… → Read More
Selfies: Laying the foundation for a major milestone
Grand Avenue bridge crews have spent the last few weeks preparing for a major concrete pour, which is set to begin Friday at 7 p.m. and continue through the night. Crews are currently tying each individual piece of rebar into a woven pattern to create the structural foundation of the new traffic bridge. Across the… → Read More
Selfies: The Grant boys head back to school in Glenwood
The Grant family spent Tuesday morning getting through the back-to-school jitters and chaos much like many other families in Glenwood Springs, Carbondale and Basalt. Logan, Joshua, Donaven and Zander were up at 6 a.m. (along with mom Krissa) to eat breakfast and get ready for their first day of school in Glenwood after a recent… → Read More
Selfies: Hanging onto a heritage driven by a love for horses
Ed Chamberlain has worked with and around draft horses since a young age. He still prefers leading a team of two horses to using tractors to mow, rake and stack hay on his land in Rifle. Draft horses can weigh up to 2,000 pounds and have been bred to be working horses in the United… → Read More
5 dog-friendly hikes in Glenwood Springs, Carbondale
What’s better than a Colorado hike? A Colorado hike with your best friend. These paths allow humans to soak in views while pups play. Go to visitglenwood.com and carbondale.com → Read More
Selfies: Tiny Chef Creations brings big flavors on four wheels
Tiny Chef Creations is owned and operated by AnaClarissa “A.C.” Norris and is based out of Carbondale. TCC is a business designed to accommodate everyone’s culinary needs and offers culinary lessons, catering, meal preparation, grocery shopping and homemade baby food for new mothers. A.C. and her husband, Shawn, moved to Colorado last year after converting… → Read More
Mountain bikers build off-grid tiny house
Ever wonder what could happen when eight artistic and adventurous individuals get together and decide to spend their entire summer building an off-grid tiny house — that also is → Read More
Is this Doc Holliday? Was he dead?
Is this an image of the fabled Old West gambler and gunman John Henry Holliday? The picture of the emaciated man sitting with his hands limp and a wrap → Read More