— Subscribe to this topic on PagosaSUN.comReaching Banded Peaks Country
Several weeks ago, I started a column talking about the history of what I refer to as Banded Peaks Country — the extreme southeast corner of Archuleta County. Then, for…
‘A Bear and Two Tenderfeet’ continued
We continue with the story of “A Bear and Two Tenderfeet” written by John Toner and published in The Pagosa Springs SUN in 1926. When we closed last week, Mr.…
‘A Bear and Two Tenderfeet’ continued
We continue from last week with the story “A Bear and Two Tenderfeet” as told in 1926 by John Toner. “… it seemed to Mr. Toner that all was lost.…
John Toner’s bear encounter continued
We continue from last week with the story of “A Bear and Two Tenderfeet” as written by John Toner in 1926. “We wished to call the attention of the audience…
The story turns to Griz
Fur trappers and mountain men entered Pagosa Country starting in the early 1820s. By the end of the 1830s, beaver trapping as a major industry had pretty much ended, largely…
Eyeball to eyeball with a bear
I was eyeball to eyeball with a black bear at the close of last week’s column. Here’s what was going on. I’d been on a hike from a trail leading…
A hike in the South San Juan Wilderness
This week we return to our description of events that took place in the southeast corner of Archuleta County that I am loosely referring to as Banded Peaks Country. A…
Lloyd Anderson and the bear
We continue from last week’s column the story of now-deceased Lloyd Anderson’s encounter with a grizzly bear up in the Weminuche Country circa 1952. I got the story directly from…
Grin and bear it
One of the wildest and least known areas in Pagosa Country is the southeast corner. If you drive south on U.S. 84 to Chromo and then look due east, you’ll…
A stroll (in boots) down memory lane
Have you ever felt like a stranger in your own personal boots, cowboy hat and hometown? Those were the cobwebs I was tangled in on the Fourth of July this…
