Lazo Gitchos

Telluride’s first skiers strapped planks to their work boots on payday to descend from the mines to the brothels on Pacific Avenue. Before it was a ski town, the town beneath Palmyra Peak was a mining town — and a besieged one at that. Posters, hung across the state by the Western Federation of … Continue Reading

The fire began in silence. On the west ridge, an expensive radiographic weather station stood guard. The fire would not get that far. Below, in the green valley bottom, heavy equipment requisitioned from logging companies cut fuel breaks. The Overhead, as firefighters call the command team, buzzed … Continue Reading