Recreation
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Essays
Learning the trick of quiet
The writer muses about loving and protecting the landscape of one's own backyard.
by Stephen Lyons, Jun 12, 1995 -
News
Moab area acts to regain control of public lands
Changes in management of Moab-area public lands, including new visitor fees, may help protect an over-used landscape.
by Christopher Smith, Jun 12, 1995 -
News
Ranchers charge tourists for a dose of reality
"Recreational ranchers" earn extra money from tourists who pay for a chance to work as cowboys.
by Christopher Smith, May 29, 1995 -
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Seeking power, a few ski workers go union
In a few resorts, beleagured ski workers are turning to unions for help.
by Ray Ring, Apr 17, 1995 -
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He came to ski and stayed to help
J. Francis Stafford, the Archbishop of Denver, makes socioeconomic justice and worker's problems in ski country a priority.
by Ray Ring, Apr 17, 1995 -
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It always comes down to finding a place to live
Creating low-cost housing in ski country involves overcoming a variety of hurdles.
by Ray Ring, Apr 17, 1995 -
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Pedro Lopez, entrepreneur
Pedro Lopez and other workers who live in trailers near the Beaver Creek resort will have to move because the industry is buying the trailer park's land.
by Ray Ring, Apr 17, 1995 -
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Ski bums wrapped in concrete
Ski workers Jeremy Bernier and Jim Noland sleep in a van in the maintenance room of a parking garage because they can't afford housing in Vail.
by Ray Ring, Apr 17, 1995 -
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The Leadville-Indy 500
Single mother Alma Perez has to start her day at 5:30 am to commute from Leadville to her ski industry job in Vail.
by Ray Ring, Apr 17, 1995 -
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Working 24 hours straight
Former ski bum Greg Smith now juggles three jobs to make ends meet.
by Ray Ring, Apr 17, 1995 -
Feature
The New West's servant economy
Ski resorts begin to resemble the Third World as Africans and others come to take low-paying service jobs, but have trouble finding housing.
by Ray Ring, Apr 17, 1995 -
News
Pack "em in, Park Service suggests
The Grand Canyon's new general management plan proposes development to accommodate more and more tourists.
by Dennis Brownridge, Apr 03, 1995 -
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A bitter rancher and a failed compromise
Nevada's Great Basin National Park was founded on an uneasy compromise between grazing and preservation.
by Jon Christensen, Apr 03, 1995 -
News
A delicate question: When is an arch crowded?
Arches National Park uses pilot program to measure how many people are too many people at Delicate Arch.
by Christopher Smith, Mar 06, 1995 -
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Motorized beasts are noisy and stinky - and fun
Seeing Yellowstone by snowmobile is understandably entertaining.
by Lynne Bama, Mar 06, 1995






