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  Women of the West

  Her audacity opened the door for women in rodeos and other professions. See this...

  • Posted January 1, 2015
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  He Slid Down Longs Peak

  “I fell to my knees and thanked God for my deliverance.” That’s what Colorado...

  • Posted January 1, 2015
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  He Knew Our Mountains

    Abner Sprague came to Estes Park in 1868. During his long life of...

  • Posted December 2, 2014
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  Lover’s Leap

  They locked themselves in each other’s arms and leaped from the summit of the...

  • Posted December 1, 2014
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  A Wild West Town

  The last—and greatest—gold mining town in Colorado still stands. Read about it on page...

  • Posted November 2, 2014
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  A Town Called ‘Hell on Wheels’

  Cheyenne, Wyoming, might have been the original one. Read the story on page 9:

  • Posted November 2, 2014
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  Longs Peak Climb 1873

  She was one of the first women to climb one of Colorado’s highest mountains....

  • Posted October 3, 2014
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  Jim and Emily in 1892

  What life was like for two young Colorado settlers. Read their story on page...

  • Posted October 3, 2014
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  A Pioneer Mom

  “She remembered her mother sitting on the porch with a loaded shotgun across her...

  • Posted September 2, 2014
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  A Man Called Friday

      Chief Friday of the Arapahos was a unique person in the chronicles...

  • Posted September 2, 2014