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At the turn of the 20th century, Colorado offered better protection for the donkeys and mules that worked in mines than for the miners themselves. Mules and donkeys were mandated by law to spend a...
DATE: April 18, 2014 | COLUMN: Gulliford's travels
Who knew you could leave Durango and drive to the planet Mars? Visiting the Bisti wilderness south of Farmington certainly has the feel of another planet. Maybe that’s why 60 percent of the annual...
DATE: March 14, 2014 | COLUMN: Gulliford's travels
I love watching hawks, especially red-taileds in the Southwest, and I love watching peregrines, ospreys and eagles wherever I can find them. Imagine scanning skies with binoculars looking for...
DATE: Dec. 20, 2013 | COLUMN: Gulliford's travels
I had the ride, but not the road. I was living in Tennessee, and I’d bought my dream car, a Big Bird or 1963 pearl white Thunderbird complete with a 390-cubic-inch Ford V-8 engine, brushed aluminum...
DATE: Nov. 13, 2013 | COLUMN: Gulliford's travels
Many of us are attracted to nature, expansive views and wild settings. This year millions of Americans will come west to visit our national parks, have a family vacation and make personal memories....
DATE: July 19, 2013 | COLUMN: Gulliford's travels
We moved to Silt on the Western Slope in the summer of 1976. I began my academic career as a fourth-grade teacher. My girlfriend, whom I’d met in San Francisco, had complained about Colorado...
DATE: June 14, 2013 | COLUMN: Gulliford's travels
OK. I admit it. I’m a tree hugger, but I am not profligate in my affections. Only certain species receive my embrace. I can’t remember when I started hugging trees, but I’ve always admired them,...
DATE: May 23, 2013 | COLUMN: Gulliford's travels
Driving across the mystical West, it is important to say a prayer, leave an offering, think of others. The Spanish phrase is “vaya con Dios,” or “go with God.” North of Abiquiu, N.M., is a roadside...
DATE: April 19, 2013 | COLUMN: Gulliford's travels
OURAY - Driving across Colorado and the West, I see historic buildings or structures that compel me to get out of my truck and take a walk. For years, I've driven between Silverton and Ouray and...
DATE: March 16, 2013 | COLUMN: Gulliford's travels
This year marks the 100th anniversary of statehood for Arizona and New Mexico, but why did it take until 1912 for them to become states? Amidst all the hoopla of centennial celebrations the actual...
DATE: Dec. 15, 2012 | COLUMN: Gulliford's travels
Editors note: This is the second of a two-part series. The first discussed Butch Cassidy and train robberies and appeared Sept. 15. Both stories will be posted in the Special Reports section at...
DATE: Oct. 19, 2012 | COLUMN: Gulliford's travels
THE OUTLAW TRAIL For stealing a $5 horse, Butch Cassidy spent two years in the Wyoming State Prison. He learned his lesson, though. He never got caught stealing horses again. Instead he turned to...
DATE: Sept. 15, 2012 | COLUMN: Gulliford's travels
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