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The appreciation of the Chimney Rock region goes back more than 1,000 years. Here in southwestern Colorado, the Ancestral Puebloans inhabited the northern San Juan River Basin as an outlier community of Chaco Canyon. Its function and use has created much conjecture. The site was abandoned by the early 1100s for reasons that some speculate were related to drought, resource depletion, warfare, migration, or a combination of these factors. Over the course...
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A comprehensive history of archaeological research performed in the upper San Juan district, presented along with new interpretations of the role of the Chimney Rock communities in regional prehistory. Written for both the general public and scientific readers, recounts the initial work conducted at Chimney Rock and discusses related and subsequent work, presenting modern evalutions of the Anasazi occupation, the Ute Indian bands who claimed the territory,...
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This documentation of the Sheep Creek Bridge in Archuleta County was produced by Fraserdesign of Loveland Colorado, under contract with the U.S. Forest Service, San Juan National Forest. The bridge has in recent years experienced partial collapse of one of its timber towers, which has caused one of the main cables to sag and the deck to tilt precipitously to one side. Although closed to pedestrian traffic as a result, the bridge is presently still...
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This is the third in my series about Buck Sims. Buck is a modern day mountain man who has an elk he tamed and is able to ride. We now find Buck and his wife together at Buck's ranch in southwest Colorado ready to become parents. Follow their life changing event adventure after adventure as new parents. The first volume, "BUCK," introduced the reader to the main character, a one of a kind who often shows up at just the right time to help out. After...
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"Always An Adventure" is a second compilation of short stories about Buck Sims, the modern day mountain man in Southwest Colorado. In the first volume, "BUCK," our main character nursed a lame elk back to good health. When he was ready to set him free, the elk decided to stay. In time circumstances led to Buck actually riding the elk. Soon he met and then married Janice and their adventures together multiplied. Now we have the continuation of more...
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from the preface: "So what better a project than to trace the origins of the blanco Basin Road - a trail I have beat for the last 46 years with all it's flat tires, hit deer, broken windshields, lost pilgrims, snow storm mishaps, mud, other curiosities - and yes - it's many and varied stories and history! Some people may not be interested in the old maps included in this epistle, but they surely will enjoy reading about people who were brought to...
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Buck is a modern day mountain man living in southwest Colorado. Uncanny in his habit of showing up just in time to help someone out or fix something, he was already a legend when one day he saved a lame elk from a hungry wolf. The legend grew from then on as he tamed the elk and it became his riding companion. Read of the adventures of Buck Sims and The Galloping Elk of Archuleta County. When you're done with those adventures there are a few more...
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This guidebook will help you explore the world of Chaco outliers -- villages with preplanned architectural design, astronomical alignments, constructed landscapes and sophisticated engineering. It has easy to follow maps, activities, and information designed to make your visit more rewarding. Specialized information includes geology, plants and animals, astronomy and accessibility.
The five ancestral Pueblo sites covered here repressent the many...