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Travelers are flocking to the West for what its wide-open spaces lack: light pollution. We break down where—and how—to best enjoy stargazing in the Centennial State.

Travelers are flocking to the West for what its wide-open spaces lack: light pollution. We break down where—and how—to best enjoy stargazing in the Centennial State.

The endless battle to save Americas greatest road from its own demons  Highway 1 is one of Americas most beautiful – and most troublesome – roads Credit: Getty One of the problems with beauty is that it can appear effortless. It can look as if it were conjured with a singular flick of a magic wand, or in a lone moment of divine inspiration – when, in fact, perfection tends to be the fruit of a process that is long-winded, torturous and deeply impractical. And those epic end results? We...

Photo courtesy John M. Motter Loggers had to improvise during the old days. This circa 1900 logger seems to be improvising with railroad ties and fence posts. The logs will roll down the fence posts from a flat rail car. By John M. Motter PREVIEW Columnist Dr. Frank W. Eddy, University of Colorado at Boulder, directed a more recent study of the Chimney Rock Indian ruins during the summers of 1970, 1971 and 1972. We rely primarily upon his monograph, “Archaeological Investigations at Chimney R...