Dear Editor: I read with concern your article in the Aug. 24 edition of the Plaindealer about an illegal gate installed on County Road 14 by a Ouray city councilor and disguised to appear to be an official U.S. Forest Service gate. This would have denied public access on a Ouray County road to public Forest Service lands and the very popular Horsethief trailhead leading to the Bridge of Heaven …
As a public service announcement, the Hardrock Hundred Endurance Run is notifying people about the public lands that will be used for the race July 14-16. The 100-mile race will begin at 6 a.m. Friday.
Snow is melting and summer is in full swing. With summer tourism rapidly increasing in the Telluride region, the area’s natural resources and outdoor infrastructure are under greater stress. To