Guided Snowshoe & Nordic Ski Tour into Mining District Article in Ouray Plaindealer

Winter tour offers chance to glide back into history

by Tori Sheets, tori@ouraynews.com

Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership and Ouray County Historical Society are partnering up to offer adventurous snowshoers and cross country skiers an opportunity to explore a few historical mines in the Red Mountain mining district on Jan. 30. Don Paulson, curator of the Ouray County Historical Museum, is leading a limited group of 20 people on the four mile round trip trek to visit the Yankee Girl mine, the town of Guston and the Robinson mine.

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Read the full article: Ouray Plaindealer 1-6-15 page 18

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