Putting Ruess to rest: An end to a desert mystery?
Perhaps a final conclusion to a 1934 mystery of the desert
DATE: May 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's travels
Andrew Gulliford
Position: Staff reporter
American artifacts: Collectors build museums to benefit local economies
Two Colorado collectors build museums to benefit local economies
DATE: May 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's travels
American artifacts: Two Colorado collectors build museums to benefit local economies
“We make a living by what we do, but we make a life by what we give,” Winston Churchill said. Now, two Colorado native sons are practicing that wisdom by giving back to their hometowns. Both...
DATE: Apr 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's travels
Looking at the life of prospector Cass Hite
In the desert at twilight, as the heat slowly dissipates, the sky turns cobalt blue and stars peak over canyon walls, I think about lone prospectors who spent years of their lives looking fo...
DATE: Aug 31, 2016 | CATEGORY: Living
19th-century fur trapper Denis Julien traveled against the current
The mystery of 19th-century fur trapper Denis Julien
DATE: Dec 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's travels
A century old, Dinosaur National Monument deserves additional protections
River, canyon country deserves additional protections
DATE: Jul 9, 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 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's travels
Where rocks have names: Running rapids on Western rivers
A rock is a rock is a rock, unless it is in the middle of a fast flowing river and you are about to smash into it with the front of your boat. In which case, you’re apt to give it a name. Ri...
DATE: May 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's travels
THE MURALS AT MAMA D’S
In Salida, wall art tells story of railroads and mountain troops
DATE: Apr 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's travels
Writer advocates for ancient S.W. sites
Challenges visitors to leave artifacts
DATE: Apr 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Living
Some like it hot Soaking up the history at New Mexico’s Ojo Caliente springs
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, N.M.
Pioneeri...
DATE: Feb 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's travels
Making Ute history live The enduring legacy of Clifford Duncan
Clifford Duncan passed away this winter, and with his passing went centuries of Ute cultural knowledge about land and landscape. A World War II veteran in his 80s living in Neola, Utah, near...
DATE: Jun 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's travels
