Jan. 7, 1862: According to âThe Railroads of Johnson Cityâ by Johnny Graybeal, Henry Johnson âsold his son John M., then age 22 a half-acre lot next to his depot building. The lot contained a house and was part of the original half-acre lot purchased in 1854. By this time, the phrase âJohnsonâs Depotâ was in common usage by the Register of Deeds office to denote land in that area.â
Jan. 7, 1886: Readers of The Comet learned, âMr. T.S. Patty, Emigrant Agent, of Portland, Oregon, was in the city last week. He is getting up an excursion to leave this place from the 1st to the 13th of May, for his State. He will work all through this section. Mr. Patty is a brother of our townsman, R.S. Patty.â
Colorado Sun
Sam Wheelock, of Golden, from left, Kelly Dohn, and Jazz Allen-Perkal skin uphill in the backcountry on Friday March, 20, 2020, near Georgetown, CO. Many more skiers and snowboarders are opting for uphilling equipment to keep skiing in the backcountry and on ski resorts without chairlifts running.
Hugh Carey, Special to The Colorado Sun
Sarah Hay arrived in Aspen in March, only to find resorts dormant. She tried hiking up Aspen Mountain with her snowboard, but didn’t make it far.
This season, she’s ready.
She was at the Cripple Creek Backcountry gear shop in Aspen Highlands recently when she heard the manager say they were down to just one splitboard, a snowboard that splits into two wide skis for skinning uphill.