Gulliford's Travels - The Journal

Keeping the ancients warm: Ancestral Puebloans created turkey feather blankets

I love seeing turkeys in ponderosa woods, moving slowly uphill like priests absorbed in morning prayers. At twilight, they are dark shapes seeking acorns and insects, always leav...

DATE: Feb 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's travels

Smokestacks come down: The end of an era in Page, Arizona

On the morning of Dec. 18, massive simultaneous explosions leveled three huge 775-foot-tall smokestacks at Page, Arizona. It was the end of an era for the Navajo Generating Stati...

DATE: Feb 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's travels

Lost and hungry scouts: A Mormon Christmas story

In 1879, four men navigated the treacherous canyons of Utah to establish Bluff

DATE: Dec 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's travels

Bears in the woods: Social distancing with big bruins

Social distancing is the best way to appreciate majestic bruins

DATE: Nov 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's travels

An elk hunter welcomes wolves

Reintroduction would restore the ecological balance

DATE: Oct 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's travels

The passing of a Pueblo elder: Remembering Peter Pino

He deepened the understanding of Mesa Verde’s past

DATE: Sep 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's travels

The Other Four Corners: High in the San Juan National Forest four counties meet

High in the San Juan National Forest, four counties meet

DATE: Aug 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's travels

Cedar Mesa Perishables Project examines 1,000-year-old fiber, wood artifacts

DATE: Jul 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's travels

Westerners used to wear masks

Because of the coronavirus, we are now asked to wear masks while working and shopping downtown. Westerners used to wear masks a century ago, so the fashion has come back around. Butch Cassid...

DATE: Jun 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's travels

As in the Great Depression, today’s economic refugees may take to the road

As coronavirus devastates economy, refugees again might take to the road in search of opportunity

DATE: May 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's travels

Adventure seekers: FLC award inspires students to pursue outdoor dreams

Author’s note: Even with a viral pandemic and a downturn in the economy, it is important to plan for the future. Fort Lewis College is doing just that. If Durangoans can’t spend time out...

DATE: Apr 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's travels

Pioneering passion for plants: Botanist Alice Eastwood explored the Southwest

Famous botanist Alice Eastwood explored the Southwest a flower at a time

DATE: Mar 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's travels