Article by Ed Quillen
Salida politics – October 1999 – Colorado Central Magazine
EVEN THOUGH SOME Crestone residents claim that they live in a vortex where great forces swirl and converge, it might be easier to make that case for a 51-acre irrigated pasture on the north side of Salida.
Water, wildlife, tourism, recreation, politics — they all meet in this spot that looks pretty much like any other artificial meadow.
The land is owned by the Colorado Division of Wildlife, and desired by some Salidans for an expansion of the municipal golf course from 9 to 18 holes.
