by Mark Duggan | Apr 4, 2019
From May to October, the only access to the parking area will be by shuttle bus from Glenwood Springs or by bicycle on the path. And even bike riders will have to reserve access to the lake. The parking lot will be open in the winter, but permits will still be...
by Mark Duggan | Sep 1, 2018
Jonathan Thompson on the 2015 Gold King Mine Spill http://openrangenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Jonathan-Thompson-on-River-of-Lost-Souls-OpenRangeNews.mp3 On August 5, 2015, the toxic secrets of the Gold King Mine high in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains...
by Mark Duggan | Dec 15, 2017
Durango, CO – When the snow melts on a certain San Juan Mountain pass, a dark chapter in Colorado labor history is revealed. Imogene Pass is one of several rugged traverses of the central San Juans. The road connects Ouray and Telluride. A century ago, it was...
by Mark Duggan | Dec 10, 2017
Durango, CO – They dot the Southwest landscape, paying tribute to lives lost and dreams shattered. Sobering symbols of grief and love, roadside shrines commemorate a place where someone died suddenly. They’re found all over the world, particularly in the...
by Mark Duggan | May 29, 2017
The Center of Southwest Studies website immediately gives a sense of the organization’s sizeable regional scope, from the logo image of the Superstition Mountains east of Phoenix to the historic mining photographs of Ouray and Silverton, Colo. Clicking around, you’ll...
