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I picked up my longbow and heaved myself to my feet, swaying uneasily beneath the mass in my backpack. The canvas straps cut into my shoulders and pinched my hips.

Many of us have been riding chairlifts for years, with and without pulling the safety bar down. But now that you bring it up, bring it down.

The Thompson Divide, a vast swath of mostly public land on the Western Slope, may win a mineral withdrawal from the Department of Interior. But that designation is years away due to a need to...