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Acknowledgments

The reporting for this book took place over 20 years, much of it for stories that originally appeared in the Silverton Standard & the Miner, the Silverton Mountain Journal, or High Country News, and I had a great deal of help and support along the way, from Wendy, Elena, and Lydia, who put up with living with a small-town newspaperman, to the people who actually paid money to read the Mountain Journal and my friends who contributed art, photos, knowledge, and text to the Mountain Journal, usually for free; from the folks who shared their stories with me, to my colleagues at High Country News, who have selflessly dedicated themselves to chronicling the important issues of the American West, and who continue daily to push me to be a better journalist, writer, and pursuer of the truth. I owe a special debt of gratitude to Paul and Mary Beaber, who were by far our biggest supporters in our various Silverton ventures and beyond, as well as to Dick Jones, without whose generosity the Mountain Journal would have collapsed after a few months. Thanks to Peter Schertz of the fabulous Maria’s Bookshop in Durango for reading the text and giving feedback, and to Torrey House Press and Kirsten Johanna Allen. Of course I couldn’t have done any of this without my parents: Ian Thompson, Jan Thompson, and my stepfather Gary Matlock, all of whom supported me through my various zany pursuits. And last but not least, the Yeti of Hematite Basin, for keeping me the word factory fueled with Zia tacos and Wine Merchant goods.