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When Rick Trujillo first ran over the Sneffels range from Ouray to Telluride in August of 1974, he never expected to chart what would become one of Colorado’s most famous mountain races. In fact, the event was accidentally created only after he was left stranded on the wrong side of Imogene Pass that fateful day.

September 6, 1973 - Ouray’s new swimming pool bathhouse is underway, in some of the most beautiful weather (dare we say it) of the entire year. The sad old bathhouse was brought crashing down, into what seemed a pitifully small pile of rubble early Wednesday morning. There was little fanfare, but a few old-timers were among several on hand to watch, and to reminisce about having helped build the first …

Dear Editor: I read with concern your article in the Aug. 24 edition of the Plaindealer about an illegal gate installed on County Road 14 by a Ouray city councilor and disguised to appear to be an official U.S. Forest Service gate. This would have denied public access on a Ouray County road to public Forest Service lands and the very popular Horsethief trailhead leading to the Bridge of Heaven …

BLOCK PARTY: Ridgway Industrial Zone presents the third annual North Cora Block Party. Live music by Haro & The Dark and Agave Azul food truck on North Cora Street, Ridgway. Colorado Boy Depot will be open. 6 p.m. un_l dark.

Dear Telluride,

Jaw-dropping scenery is the main character in Telluride, Colo., but this tightknit former mining town has both outdoor and indoor charms

Well known for its ski resort, this mountain town in southwestern Colorado attracts plenty of summer and fall visitors, too. Here’s how to spend a few days.

For the miners who sought to tame Colorado’s mountains, the road wasn’t easy. As is evident from some of the wicked paths blazed in those days, riddled with boulders, creek

          Windows in TimeHistoric Preservation at the Idarado Mine Part 7 in The Mine Next Door series By Samantha Tisdel Wright Master carpenter Loren Lew balanced on the steep, ramshackle roof of the old Lewis Mill, chainsaw in hand, on a summer morning in 2002. His mission: to stabilize this marmot high-rise at the head of Bridal Veil Basin, even as it was falling apart in slow motion all around him.

The U.S. Forest Service is proposing use restrictions on the area around Blue Lakes, in response to impacts from increased visitation and impacts from more people using public lands.