Colorado Central Articles From — March 1996

Column by Hal Walter

Communications – March 1996 – Colorado Central Magazine

I was dragged kicking and screaming into the cyber age by magazine editors who wished me to deliver my articles to their e-mail addresses (among them, I hate to say, the honchos at this very publication). Read the rest of this article

Essay by Mary Margaret Chapman

Rural life – March 1996 – Colorado Central Magazine

I’m here to talk about grassroots community partnerships in the rural West, even though our image is supposed to be one of war and rebellion. Read the rest of this article

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Colorado natural history – March 1996 – Colorado Central Magazine

Explore Colorado: A Naturalist’s Notebook
by Frances Alley Kruger and Carron A. Meany
photography by John Fielder
Published in 1995 by Denver Museum of Natural History and Westcliffe Publishers
ISBN 1-56579-124-X Read the rest of this article

[amazon-product]0871087561[/amazon-product]Review by Ed Quillen

Hiking – March 1996 – Colorado Central Magazine

Hiking the Highest Passes of Colorado
by Bob Martin
second edition, published in 1988 by Pruett
ISBN 0-87108-756-1 Read the rest of this article

[amazon-product]1560443316[/amazon-product]Review by Greg Truitt

Rocks – March 1996 – Colorado Central Magazine

The Rockhound’s Guide to Colorado
by William A. Kappele
Published in 1995 by Falcon Press
ISBN 1-56044-331-6 Read the rest of this article

[amazon-product]0931271150[/amazon-product]Review by Ed Quillen

Rural Life – March 1996 – Colorado Central Magazine

Beyond the Far Ridge – Pioneering in the Rocky Mountain High Country
by Edward M. McGough
Illustrations by Victoria Bales
Published in 1992 by High Plains Press
ISBN 0-931271-15-0 Read the rest of this article

Sidebar by Ed Quillen

Water – March 1996 – Colorado Central Magazine

If you buy rural land, Colorado law won’t let you just drill a well and go about installing a shower and a garden. The water you use, even though it is pumped up from land you own, might be water that belongs to someone else. Read the rest of this article

Article by Rayna Bailey

Water – March 1996 – Colorado Central Magazine

Dave Knight, owner of Young’s Drilling, peered into the six-inch-wide opening of our well, pushed his red baseball cap farther back on his head and pointed toward a patch of dirt about five feet away. “Toss your checkbook over there,” he said, “and we’ll start drilling again.” Read the rest of this article

Letter from Daniel Jennings

Transportation – March 1996 – Colorado Central Magazine

Dear Editor:

As a resident of Central Colorado and the town of Fairplay, up here in the South Park where we lost our last railroad about sixty years ago, I read your article about a “rail trail” in the Arkansas Valley and became chilled to the bone. Read the rest of this article

Article by Marcia Darnell

Local artists – March 1996 – Colorado Central Magazine

To most of us, the idea of a family throwing pots produces visions of screaming, fighting, and broken dishes. To the Fentons, it’s a vocation. Read the rest of this article

Article by Lynda La Rocca

Leadville Crystal Carnival – March 1996 – Colorado Central Magazine

You’re flying down Harrison Avenue on skis while clinging to a rope attached to a horse that’s racing through the snow. Having fun yet? Read the rest of this article

Essay by Ed Quillen

Colorado Central – March 1996 – Colorado Central Magazin

Two years we’ve been at this, and it would be pleasant to announce that Colorado Central is progressing in accord with the business plan that our high-powered start-up consultant prepared in 1993. Read the rest of this article

Brief by Central Staff

Pack-burro racing – March 1996 – Colorado Central Magazine

Central Colorado may be the birthplace and spiritual center of the sport of pack-burro racing, but the southeastern Arizona town of Safford may soon be leading the way when it comes to staging one of these ærobic rodeos. Read the rest of this article