Hike into history Winter tour to visit former mining sites, ghost towns By JUSTIN CRIADO, Associate Editor, The Watch Don Paulson brings books to life. No, he’s not a magician or some type of “Pagemaster” practitioner. Paulson — curator of the Ouray County Historical Museum — has authored several texts about the region’s mining and … Read more
The Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership partnered with the Ouray Historical Society to lead a snowshoe tour up to Yankee Girl Mine on Red Mountain in February 2016. Local historian and author Don Paulson was our knowledgeable guide. Here’s a selection of photos from that sunny winter day.
Fall can be an unpredictable weather wise in any part of America and Ouray Colorado is no exception. Two brave people came for our September hike up the Grey Copper Trail. With all the rain we had been getting then, it was a great time to be a mushroom hunter. Fortunately for us we had … Read more
