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Father’s Day is special for most of us, but for one son, it has a particularly deep meaning. When writers start a story, they never know what threads will weave together. I thought I would be...
DATE: June 10, 2018 | COLUMN: Gulliford's Travels
Downtown Durango thrives because buildings get recycled. Former car dealerships are now brewpubs and office buildings. Our historic electric power plant is the Powerhouse Science Center, and a...
DATE: May 13, 2018 | COLUMN: Gulliford's Travels
More than 200 years ago, friars Dominguez and Escalante traveled north from Abiquiu, New Mexico, in search of a route to Spanish missions at Monterey in Alta California. Their travels are...
DATE: April 14, 2018 | COLUMN: Gulliford's Travels
Growing up on the eastern Colorado plains, we always had horses. I chopped ice in frozen stock tanks and busted hay bales in winter. We hung saddles in the tack shed with ropes through the pommel...
DATE: March 10, 2018 | COLUMN: Gulliford's Travels
For decades, Navajos have sought protection for their sacred places, and now the Navajo Nation has bought Colorado ranch land at the base of one of their sacred peaks. With a recent $8 million...
DATE: Feb. 10, 2018 | COLUMN: Gulliford's Travels
My dad grew up in the Great Depression and had nothing, not even his father’s name. An illegitimate son, he had to succeed on his own. He walked railroad tracks to pick up loose coal that fell off...
DATE: Jan. 13, 2018 | COLUMN: Gulliford's Travels
Tourists flock to Monument Valley, Utah, where red sandstone spires of the Mitten Buttes rise above desert sands. Publicity promotions of that iconic geology omit reference to the two nearby...
DATE: Dec. 10, 2017 | COLUMN: Gulliford's Travels
By Andrew Gulliford Special to the Herald Colleges love donors, and Fort Lewis College is no exception. Center of Southwest Studies at FLC has many friends and donors, but a standout contributor is...
DATE: Nov. 11, 2017 | COLUMN: Gulliford's Travels
After 60 years of marriage, Gene and Mary Foushee passed on this summer just nine days apart. The couple was 88 years old and had lived a rich, full life. They will be remembered for many things,...
DATE: Oct. 13, 2017 | COLUMN: Gulliford's Travels
In grocery stores today, we can buy fruit from all over the world. A century ago, farm products were local, and a thriving orchard business had begun in the Animas Valley at Hermosa under stunning...
DATE: Sept. 9, 2017 | COLUMN: Gulliford's Travels
Imagine being on a Colorado river in the heart of the summer and seeing no one else on the water for 32 miles, three days and two nights. I couldn’t believe it, but there we were in June on a...
DATE: Aug. 11, 2017 | COLUMN: Gulliford's Travels
Across the Old West, what was once function is now fashion. Well-worn cowboy boots, spurs, saddles and Stetsons all have a new cachet as collectibles. One man’s junk is another man’s buffed up...
DATE: July 7, 2017 | COLUMN: Gulliford's Travels
Herald readers share their photos from the 416 Fire and support of firefighting efforts. If you have photos to share, please email claws@bcimedia.com. Reminder: do not go to the fire to take photos. Please stay clear of the area. Also, do not fly drones over the fire area; it is illegal.
