Gulliford’s Travels – The Journal

A search for truth: Albert Pfeiffer, Kit Carson and the Long Walk

Roadside plaque tells only part of the story of Albert Pfeiffer, Kit Carson and Navajos’ Long Walk

DATE: Jun 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's travels

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

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

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

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

Saving Saguache: Life takes root in an old town

Set in the northern San Luis Valley, Saguache served as one of the early gateways to the San Juans and the Western Slope. When Durango was just a twinkle in railroad baron Gen. W...

DATE: May 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's travels