Results for keyword: mountain towns
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Men with boots
The transformation of once-scrappy mining towns like Silverton, Colo., and Superior, Ariz., into trendy tourist havens is bound to leave the locals with mixed feelings and some nostalgia.
by Jonathan Thompson, Feb 18, 2008 -
A natural and cultural history of the Rocky Mountains
Gary Ferguson explores the history and culture of the backbone of the West in The Great Divide: The Rocky Mountains in the American Mind
by Stephen J. Lyons, Dec 26, 2005 -
The day they close the pass
As mountain towns get more accessible and lively, even in midwinter, the author relishes the way his tiny, remote town slows to a stop once the mountain pass highway is closed for the season
by Steve Voynick, Nov 14, 2005 -
A view of the West from on high
In his essay collection Dragons in Paradise, George Sibley reminisces about his years in the funky mountain ski town of Crested Butte, Colorado
by Matt Jenkins, May 30, 2005 -
A new breed of 'ski bums' is anything but
Young people in booming Ketchum, Idaho, struggle to make a living and find an affordable place to stay
by Tim Sullivan, Nov 08, 2004 -
Window Shopping: Part-Time Paradise
Aspen, Colo., and other mountain resort towns burst with wealthy baby boomers' second, third and even fourth homes. But for much of the year those houses sit empty, and the towns are turning hollow
by Grace Lichtenstein, Oct 25, 2004 -
A mountain town considers going ‘micropolitan’
A proposed expansion of Telluride’s mountain airport could change the Colorado ski town forever, and not all the locals want that to happen
by Michelle Nijhuis, Nov 24, 2003






