URI Staff

URI Staff

Winding Trails by Al Hobart – More skiing, and retreat

black and white photo of skiiers at an oregon resort in the 60s.

In spite of the sunny, warmish days, and the appearance of early spring flowers in the valleys, winter is not quite over.  On the high trails and in the mountain meadows patches of snow still linger, and the cold nights and chilly ground still caution the timid wildflowers against emerging too soon from their cozy retreats just beneath the protecting surface of the ground.

Recipe Corner – April 8, 2026

collage of the finished foods in this column.

April 9 is National Unicorn Day – but you can enjoy these magical unicorn recipes any day of the year. We’ve picked some sweet and some savory, who says unicorns can’t have some spice? What’s life without whimsy?