With Gratitude
Preserve Rollins Pass is deeply appreciative of these organizations and individuals for generously sharing scientific information, historic preservation expertise, research, knowledge, insight, photographs, time, and heartwarming stories about Rollins Pass and the Moffat Tunnel in Colorado.
Rollins Pass is considered a sacred area for both the Nuuchu (Ute) and the Nookhose’iinenno (Arapaho) tribes.
WITH GRATITUDE FOR THE MANY EXPERTS, INDIVIDUALS, AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE, WE THANK YOU:
- David Anderson and Susan Panjabi, Colorado Natural Heritage Program, Colorado State University
- Cal Ruleman, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, US Geological Survey
- Dr. Suzanne Anderson, Department of Geological Sciences and Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado
- Yvette Kuiper, PhD, Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines
- William Stone and Pamela Fromhertz, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Geodetic Survey
- Jason M. LaBelle, PhD, Department of Anthropology, Colorado State University
- John Slay Archive, Center for Mountain and Plains Archaeology
- Kim Grant and Colorado Preservation Inc.
- Garrett Briggs, Southern Ute Indian tribe
- Amy Webb, National Trust for Historic Preservation
- Middle Park Chapter, Great Old Broads for Wilderness
- Holly Norton, PhD, state archaeologist, History Colorado
- Larry Fullenkamp, Abraham Thompson, and Sue Struthers, US Forest Service
- Dan Davidson and Paul Knowles, Museum of Northwest Colorado
- Grand County Historical Association
- Hope Arculin, Marti Anderson, and Peter P. Brady, Carnegie Branch Library for Local History in Boulder
- Maya MacHamer, Boulder Watershed Collective
- Suzanne Jackson, Colorado Wild Public Lands
- David Forsyth, PhD, Gilpin Historical Society
- Steve Richardson, Cawker City Museum
- John Kosovich, US Geological Survey
- Jerome Rose, PhD, University of Arkansas
- Karl Birkeland, PhD, National Avalanche Center
- Gilpin County Historic Preservation Commission
- Grand Valley State University
- Intermountain Chapter, National Railway Historical Society
- Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado
- Colorado Parks & Wildlife
- Headwaters Trails Alliance
- Kevin Strong
- Library of Congress
- Dave Naples, Moffat Road Railroad Museum
- Denver Public Library
- Denver Water
- Union Pacific
- Sean Burke
- Tread of Pioneers Museum
- Rocky Mountaineer
- Fjällräven Classic
- Field Athletic Management
- Leave No Trace
- Alex Funderburg
- Andrea Kirsch
- Brad Swartzwelter
- Charles Crocker
- James Shrout
- Charles Plantz
- NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Climate Sciences and Services Division (CSSD)
- Dan Micka
- Deon Wolfenbarger
- Erin Courchaine and Cam Breton
- George Engel
- Gregory Dietz
- H. Wolcott Toll, PhD and the Toll Family Descendants
- John Rodden
- Lauren Ransom
- Rich O’Leary
- Robert Ornelas
- Robert “Bob” Zarlengo
- Shanna Ganne
- Steve O’Dorisio
- Steve Pott
- Tami Archer
- Thomas Johnson
- Tom Jacobs
- The Rollins Family Descendants
- The Zarlengo Family Descendants
- Tristan Anderle and the Anderle family
- Leda Reed (posthumous)
- Marshall Sprague (posthumous)
- John T. Trezise (posthumous)
BIBLIOGRAPHY AND WORKS CITED (COMBINED LIST FROM OUR PUBLISHED WORKS)
- Albi, Charles, and Kenton Forrest. The Moffat Tunnel: A Brief History. Golden: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation, 2002.
- Alford, Paul. Yankee Doodle Lake OHV Repairs Project Monitoring and the Preliminary Testing of 5BL370.1. US Forest Service: Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland, 2008.
- Anderson, David, and Susan Panjabi. “Rollins Pass Bioblitz.” Interviews by authors. March 2021– February 2022.
- Bollinger, Edward T. Rails That Climb. Boulder, CO: Johnson Publishing Company, 1979. Bollinger, Edward T., and Frederick Bauer. The Moffat Road. Athens: Ohio University Press, 1981.
- Boner, Harold A. The Giant’s Ladder. Milwaukee: Kalmbach, 1962.
- Colorado Preservation Inc. “Rollins Pass Land Exchange Opposition.” Interviews by authors. October 2020–April 2021.
- Crossen, Forest. Western Yesterdays: David Moffat’s Hill Men. Fort Collins, CO: Robinson Press, Inc., 1976.
- Denver Board of Water Commissioners. Denver Trans Mountain Fraser River Diversion Project. Denver: Denver Board of Water Commissioners, 1938.
- Fullenkamp, Larry. “Rollins Pass Archaeology.” Interviews by authors. July, October, and November 2016.
- ———, comp. Rollins Pass PIT Project 2016. US Forest Service.
- Griswold, P.R. “Bob.” David Moffat’s Denver, Northwestern and Pacific. Denver: Rocky Mountain Railroad Club, 1995.
- ———. The Moffat Road 2-26-28. Aurora, CO: Double R Publishing, 2010.
- Hitchcock, F.C., and C.C. Tinkler. The Contractors’ Story of the Moffat Tunnel: Not an Engineering Treatise. Denver: Hitchcock & Tinkler, 1927.
- LaBelle, Jason. “Rollins Pass Archaeology.” Interviews by authors. December 2012–November 2021.
- McMechen, Edgar Carlisle. The Moffat Tunnel of Colorado: An Epic of Empire. Denver: The Wahlreen Publishing Company, 1927.
- Nicklas, Tim. “Rollins Pass History.” Interview by authors. January 2017.
- Norton, Holly. “Historic Preservation of Rollins Pass.” Interviews by authors. March 2021–September 2021.
- O’Dorisio, Steve. “Old Camp and Ladora History.” Interviews by authors. May 2019–November 2021.
- O’Leary, Rich. “Ladora and Zarlengo Family History.” Interviews by authors. June 2021–November 2021.
- Pott, Steve. “Pipeline Infrastructure and Safety.” Interviews by authors. October 2021.
- Sundquist, Elizabeth Josephson. Dismantling the Rails that Climbed. Denver: Egan Printing Company, 1994.
- Toll, H. Wolcott. “ Tolland and Toll Family History.” Interviews by authors. August 2019–November 2021.
- Wolfenbarger, Deon, and Tami Archer. “Section 106 and Historic Preservation.” Interviews by authors. April 2019–November 2021.
- Zarlengo, Bob, and Zarlengo family. “Ladora, Old Camp, Tolland, and Zarlengo Family History.” Interviews by authors. July 2019–July 2021.
BOOK DEDICATIONS
To our families and friends—the breathtaking views we share make the bumpy road worth the journey.
Rollins Pass: Images of America (2018)
This book is dedicated to those who protected and defended Rollins Pass from a land exchange in 2020–2021—the next seven generations thank you.
Rollins Pass: Past & Present (2022)
The primary purpose of our work is to inform the public.
