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Couple restores mining-era boardinghouse outside Silverton

Dr. Bob Brokering always wanted a little log cabin in the woods, so when his wife was in Europe, he bought one. Only it wasn’t little. It was the historic miners’ boardinghouse a...

DATE: Oct 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

New life for a Boulevard original

For years, I’ve led downtown Durango walking tours by starting at the train depot, walking north on Main Avenue to El Rancho Tavern, then east to East Third Avenue and south to College Drive...

DATE: Sep 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

Art in the aspens

40 years of searching for sheepherder carvings

DATE: Aug 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

A century old, Dinosaur National Monument deserves additional protections

Unique river, canyon country deserves additional protections

DATE: Jul 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

Where pioneers are buried: La Plata County’s historic cemeteries

She was dying as she took her place on the wooden wagon. Wrapped in quilts and an oil cloth against the cold pelting rain, her relatives spoke urgently, encouraging the team of horses. But i...

DATE: Jun 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

Where rocks have names: Running rapids on Western rivers

Running rapids on Western rivers

DATE: May 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

The murals at Mama D’s: In Salida, wall art tells story of an era

SALIDA – Traveling around the West, when it’s mealtime I’ll eat anything – and I have. Friends tell me that I am blessed with an iron stomach and a tasteless palate. Perhaps. I w...

DATE: Apr 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

Writer advocates for ancient S.W. sites

New book challenges visitors to leave artifacts in place

DATE: Apr 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Canyon country controversy

A new national monument in southern Utah?

DATE: Mar 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

Some like it hot: Soaking at New Mexico's Ojo Caliente

On frigid winter days with long winter nights, there's nothing like a soak in a natural hot springs and one of the most historic in the Southwest is at Ojo Caliente, New Mexico. ...

DATE: Feb 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels