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![Dateline 1979: An Afternoon with Photography Great Laura Gilpin](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/396ca8_ed981ae446924ca5967658a428ffe11d~mv2_d_4063_6063_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_319,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/396ca8_ed981ae446924ca5967658a428ffe11d~mv2_d_4063_6063_s_4_2.webp)
Dateline 1979: An Afternoon with Photography Great Laura Gilpin
Over the course of my career as a writer and photojournalist, I've had to opportunity to meet and talk with many wonderful people. Some
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Dateline 1930: Harry Standley Photographs Colorado Hikers
Here's a throwback photograph by Harry L. Standley, an early 20th-century photographer, of climbers sitting around a blazing campfire in
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What Do You Tell Tourists at the Garden of the Gods About Climbing?
One of the chapters in a book of climbing stories I've been working on is called "Fear of Heights." It's about tourists an
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1912: Ute Indians Ride Through Garden of the Gods on old Ute Trail
The Garden of the Gods is a sacred place to the Ute Indians. The Mouache group used the area as a winter campground in the 19th century, roa
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Climbing Colorado Choss at Williams Canyon
Williams Canyon, a mere five miles from Colorado Springs, is a limestone sanctuary to escape the city ruckus. The canyon is lined with impre
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Albert Ellingwood: Colorado's First Real Climber
Technical climbing in Colorado began with Albert Ellingwood, a political science professor at Colorado College. Ellingwood, born in Iowa in