Colorado Central Articles From — October 1994

Article by Kirby Perschbacher

Construction – October 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

MOVE RIGHT IN Secluded mountain home with great view.

Rustic exterior, large decks … Read the rest of this article

Article by Hal Walter

Wildlife – October 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

It was by no cosmic coincidence that I went to sleep reading The Grizzly Years by Doug Peacock and awoke to the sound of low growling. It was not a bear.

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[amazon-product]0879056142[/amazon-product]Review by Phil Carson

History – October 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

In Search of the Spanish Trail – Santa Fé to Los Angeles, 1829-1848
By C. Gregory Crampton & Steven K. Madsen
Published in 1994 by Peregrine Smith Books,
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[amazon-product]0871088479[/amazon-product]Review by Lynda La Rocca

Recreation – October 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Hiking Trails in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness Area
by Lora Davis
Published in 1994 by Pruett
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Article by Bill Perry

Cottonwood Pass – October 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Once again, Gunnison County is trying to profit from others’ efforts to get the western approach to Cottonwood Pass upgraded to a paved surface consistent with its major connecting roads. Read the rest of this article

Article by Marija B. Vader

Cottonwood Pass – October 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

“What lasts longer, dirt or pavement?”

-Susan Gore, Taylor Canyon resident

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Article by Ed Quillen

Cottonwood Pass – October 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

As the scars of old routes above timberline clearly demonstrate, 12,126-foot Cottonwood Pass has been in use for many years. Doubtless it was employed for centuries as an Indian trail, since the Utes enjoyed the hot springs on the east side and the hunting on the west side long before white settlement.

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Article by Chas S. Clifton

Hunting – October 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Lit from behind by the rising sun, a big mule deer buck trots up one of Poverty Mountain’s shoulder ridges. When he stops, the sun transforms his breath into glowing fog. Braced against a boulder, I try to find him in the rifle scope, the optically focused sun exploding into my eye.

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Article by Christina Nealson

Agriculture – October 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

You don’t sit and interview Lillian McCracken. You follow her around while she walks, waters, picks, feeds, and weeds. Rabbits, ducks, turkeys, and chickens were part of the rounds this particular morning.

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Brief by Central Staff

Various – October 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Saving South Park

PARK COUNTY — Park County strikes us as a land divided. For one thing, it has two telephone area codes. For another, it serves as a bedroom community for three urban zones: Denver metro around Bailey and Summit resort around Fairplay, with some commuters venturing to Colorado Springs from the Lake George area. Read the rest of this article

Essay by Ed Quillen

Local government – October 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

For the past three years, I’ve been working off and on at a big project called Is Denver Necessary? It started as a long article in the May 3, 1993, edition of High Country News, and schedule permitting, it will conclude as a book published next year by University Press of Colorado. Read the rest of this article