Hot tamales
Dorothy’s Homemade Tamales, 12771 U.S. 24, Hartsel, 719-836-9120 A-masa-ing!
Watch the proprietor assemble these tasty tamales, available with pork, buffalo, cheese, vegetable and chicken fillings, and tidily wrapped in a corn husk. The green-chile versions deliver appreciable heat; the red-chile versions are tamer. Individually, they’re just $2, but you’ll want some to take home ($13.50 per dozen.) Great road snack or emergency dinner for Fourteener- bound hikers.
Petal Power
Wildflowers of Mesa Verde, Wildflowers of Red Rocks Park and other guides, $11.95 each; , 720-497-1093 Book bouquets.
Golden writers Jan Loechell Turner and Charles Turner collaborate on field guides written for non-botanists curious about wildflowers. Their latest books offer detailed information, sorted into color-coded tabbed sections that feature the plant in situ, along with a close-up of the bloom, seed or cone.
Cold comfort
“Snow Melt Arrival,” by Tim Seibert and other winning photographs from the Colorado State Parks’ “Signs of Spring” contest, Photo finish.
Broomfield photographer Tim Seibert’s image of South Boulder Creek splashing through Eldorado Canyon State Park won the grand prize in the Colorado state parks’ semi-annual photography competition.
