Past Articles

Advocacy in our Community since 1989 By Elizabeth Miller  Summer/Fall 2022“No more, because we SASO.” In 1977 the Sexual Assault Services Organization was established by a handful of volunteers frustrated with the difficulties encountered by individuals seeking...

Empowering the Future - Jessica Matlock of LPEA By Elizabeth Miller  Summer/Fall 2022Confident, curious, and resilient. These are qualities Jessica Matlock emphasizes when speaking about how she became the first female CEO in La Plata Electric Association’s...

Home Sweet Home - Living Solar : Life on the Sunny Side By Zach Hively  Summer/Fall 2022For much of their life together, Eric Krieckhaus and Margaret Patterson taught math overseas, traveling the world one school at a time with their two children. So when it came time...

Not Just Hot Air - Expect smiling faces for 7th annual Animas Valley Balloon Rally By John Peel  Summer/Fall 2022Heed this warning should you attend the Animas Valley Balloon Rally: get too close, and you might catch the hot-air-balloon bug. The enthusiasm is...

Durango Dream Home: Elevation Custom Builders By Graham Coffey  Summer/Fall 2022Most of us do it. We look at our closets and imagine how much more convenient it would be if the layout were designed to fit our wardrobes. We stare at our backyards and imagine the way...

Hwy 3 Roadhouse: Eat, Drink, & Have Fun With Us! By Billy Grimes  Summer/Fall 2022You have to be paying attention or you’ll miss Highway 3 Roadhouse & Oyster Bar when you’re driving by. Tucked away off the main road behind Highway 3 Plaza and United Rentals,...

Seven Rivers: Steaks Seafoods Spirits By Graham Coffey  Summer/Fall 2022The Four Corners region has long been a destination for those who love to explore. Locals and tourists seeking an adventure can hop in their cars and drive in any direction to find different...

How Silverton Became the Perfect “Startup Community” for Sasquatch Expedition Campers By Margaret Hedderman  Summer/Fall 2022While developing their new line of camper trailers—Sasquatch Expedition Campers—Kass and Beth Kremer conducted several rounds of product...

Take Only Memories, Leave Only Footprints By Graham Coffey  Summer/Fall 2022The U.S. Forest Service will be partnering with the San Juan Mountains Association once again this summer to help encourage visitors to Ice Lakes Basin to practice Leave No Trace principles...