Idarado Mine

Idarado Mine

Though some of the Red Mountain landscape has recovered from mining, most of it has not. Here, forest...

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The Yankee Girl headframe

The Yankee Girl headframe

The Yankee Girl headframe, shown here and visible from the “Million Dollar Highway,” is one of the...

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Red Mountain Project

Red Mountain Project

The Red Mountain Project was made possible by volunteers, many of whom gathered at an Aug. 18...

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Red Mountain Creek

Red Mountain Creek

Red Mountain Creek begins atop Red Mountain Pass and flows through Ironton Park into the dramatic...

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Ironton Park

Ironton Park

Ironton Park, a broad mountain valley south of Ouray, Colo., pictured here, was once mostly chopped...

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Inside a Ruin of Ironton

Inside a Ruin of Ironton

Ironton was once a bustling community, complete with stately homes like this one. PHOTO BY MORGAN HEIM.

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Red Mountain Project Foursome & Ironton

Red Mountain Project Foursome & Ironton

The “for sale” sign in the photo was one of several salvaged after an 820 acre parcel in Ironton Park...

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Clay-loving wild buckwheat in the dark

Clay-loving wild buckwheat in the dark

Clay-loving wild buckwheat shines beneath the light of a flashlight, Montrose, Colo., Friday, July 13,...

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The Buckwheat Warriors

The Buckwheat Warriors

The buckwheat warriors, including the Wackers, Colorado State Natural Areas Program officials and...

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Clay-loving wild buckwheat

Clay-loving wild buckwheat

Clay-loving wild buckwheat in close-up, Montrose, Colo., July 13, 2007. MORGAN HEIM PHOTO. Full...

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Lichen at Wacker Ranch

Lichen at Wacker Ranch

Brightly colored lichen cover a boulder, just one of many other species now protected on Wacker Ranch,...

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Pancake Breakfast

Pancake Breakfast

Brian Kurzel and Rob Billerbeck carry pancake fixings towards tents at the entrance to the Wacker...

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Collie Cooler

Collie Cooler

From the High Country News article "The magnificent obsession of sheep herding." www.hcn.org/serv lets/hcn.Article?article_id=1704 2

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Spectators

Spectators

From the High Country News article "The magnificent obsession of sheep herding." www.hcn.org/serv lets/hcn.Article?article_id=1704 2

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See Spot Run

See Spot Run

From the High Country News article "The magnificent obsession of sheep herding." www.hcn.org/serv lets/hcn.Article?article_id=1704 2

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The Chase is On

The Chase is On

From the High Country News article "The magnificent obsession of sheep herding." www.hcn.org/serv lets/hcn.Article?article_id=1704 2

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Sheepherder and Partner

Sheepherder and Partner

From the High Country News article "The magnificent obsession of sheep herding." www.hcn.org/serv lets/hcn.Article?article_id=1704 2

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An Ancient Partnership

An Ancient Partnership

From the High Country News article "The magnificent obsession of sheep herding." www.hcn.org/serv lets/hcn.Article?article_id=1704 2

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Watchers at the sheepdog trials

Watchers at the sheepdog trials

From the High Country News article "The magnificent obsession of sheep herding." www.hcn.org/serv lets/hcn.Article?article_id=1704 2

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Sheepdogging

Sheepdogging

From the High Country News article "The magnificent obsession of sheep herding." www.hcn.org/serv lets/hcn.Article?article_id=1704 2

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