Rails in the Rockies XXIII, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 14, Estes Park Holiday Inn convention center, Estes Park; 970-577-0343,
Training days.
See more than 16,000 square feet of model railroad layouts and exhibits at the annual Rails in the Rockies event. It’s sponsored by the Estes Valley division chapter of the nonprofit National Model Railroad Association. Admission is $5 (ages 12 and up). The kids’ layout allows children to run model trains themselves.
Easy riders
The Mighty Midwest Snowboard Camp Tour, Saturday and Feb. 14, Echo Mountain Park;
Get down.
Get professional coaching from experts, including Colorado rider Pat Milbery, at the last stop on this tour. The first day is a full day of coaching; the second is a “low-key jam format contest” — putting the first day’s skills to work, in non-gnar language. Fee for both days is $99, which includes coaching, day tickets, lunch, and a bunch of schwag.
Photo finish
Photography contest winners, Beede-Hamil Agricultural Building, Northeastern Junior College, Sterling;
Bucolic beauty.
La Junta photographer Dan Ballard won the “Colorado … It’s Agricultural” grand prize, along with the crops category, for his stunning image of corn stalks bowing under a menacing sky. Go online to see other winners, including Wiggins photographer Jenn Hafelfinger’s arresting photo of a buffalo.
