Roger Kahn writes a love story to the small town of Crested Butte, Colorado that he discovered in the late 1960s when old miners, young ski bums, wandering hippies, and anonymous outlaws all convened in an idyllic high mountain nirvana that included cheap dope, copious sex and free roaming dogs. He explores a period of time that he claims was as good as remembered and better than pretty much anywhere else in the world. ... But that nirvana came with a clash of cultures not just between the old timers and the new pioneers but between the smart, young transplants who disagreed on how to grow the place. Kahn’s love story probably describes a number of these wild, small town outposts in the mountains of America as the sport of skiing took hold of the general population in the 60s, 70s and 80s. Roger was fortunate to experience the early days of a special time that has long been abandoned in most of these places and he has the writing skill to bring those days back to life. He delves into the politics of growth and gentrification ... and while making clear the “good times” can never be repeated, he explains how these communities that reflect the libertarian values of the 1960s continue to attract interesting, creative people looking for an alternative lifestyle.