Preserve Rollins Pass
Preserve Rollins Pass encourages the responsible visitor to take care of the pass and its vast 12,000 years of history for the next generation. Read more.
“Placemaking can be enormously entertaining, but you have to get the vision and you have to get a sense of the soul of the place. Think of it as you have a little spotlight and if you can shine a light on the soul, you have accomplished something.”
—Dana Crawford
B. Travis Wright, MPS of Preserve Rollins Pass was recognized and celebrated with a State Honor Award for excellence in historic preservation and preservation leadership for over a decade of work on Rollins Pass in Colorado. Read more.
The wait is over—introducing our newest book!
N76 (Riflesight) is open for the 2022 summer and early autumn seasons!
World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys (Season 4, Episode 5) debuts on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom
The episode showcases the Rocky Mountaineer. Moffat Tunnel Historian B. Travis Wright discusses how the tunnel is a cathedral to engineering and a realization of David Moffat’s dream—as well as a uniquely American achievement from nearly a century ago. The East Portal Company Town and Rollins Pass are also mentioned.
Due to exceptionally popular demand, our first title entered its third printing within a year of publication!
You can help preserve 12,000 years of history atop Rollins Pass in Colorado
We acknowledge and honor the indigenous peoples of the land upon which Rollins Pass stands.
Preserve Rollins Pass strives to fulfill a Native American adage: “In every deliberation, consider the impact of decisions on the next seven generations.” As one of Colorado’s Most Endangered Places, prehistoric and historic preservation of Rollins Pass are paramount.
Through partnerships with state and federal representatives, Native American tribes, special interest groups across the nation, archaeologists, historians, and university professors, Preserve Rollins Pass applies strategic pressures to protect the integrity of this national historic district. Credited for their professional facilitation, negotiation best practices, and ability to deliver a “master class on how to make a point,” Preserve Rollins Pass makes the case for preservation, delivered through breathtaking videography and photography, modern marketing, technology, and presentation skills. These efforts—combined with active volunteer and public outreach, education, and field archaeology—have culminated in the collapse of significant threats to the area, including a proposed federal land exchange involving Rollins Pass.
Co-founder, B. Travis Wright, MPS is a 2022 Colorado Preservation Inc. State Honor Award recipient for his advocacy of Rollins Pass, is President of the Board of the Grand County Historical Association, and is Vice Chair of the Gilpin County Historic Preservation Commission.
To learn how to help advance historic preservation of this incredible and non-renewable resource containing 12,000 years of history, please email [email protected].
Thank you for your help, time, and support!
—B. Travis Wright, MPS and Kate Wright, MBA
B. Travis Wright
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