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The Great Gates Blog dives into the intertwined histories of Rollins Pass and the Moffat Tunnel, highlighting their significance in shaping Colorado’s landscape. With a focus on accuracy and long-term preservation, our blog offers stories that typically prioritize depth and historical clarity over breaking news.

Welcome to The Great Gates Blog, the official blog of Preserve Rollins Pass. Here, we explore the deeply intertwined histories of both Rollins Pass and the Moffat Tunnel—two remarkable achievements and areas that have shaped Colorado’s landscape and transportation history. Whether you’re driven by a passion for preserving historical landmarks, eager to explore the untamed beauty of Colorado’s high country, or fascinated by the stories, structures, and engineering marvels that have shaped this region in Colorado, The Great Gates Blog offers a deep wealth of insights and narratives waiting to be discovered. Join us as we journey through time and terrain, advocating for the protection of these timeless ‘great gates’ and their legacies for future generations.

In line with our mission to preserve and protect these landscapes, we also approach storytelling and updates with patience and deliberation. In The Great Gates Blog, we prioritize a long-term perspective, where the enduring significance of preservation efforts becomes clear over time. We believe that the most meaningful stories about preservation, history, and landscapes are those that take time to unfold. As a result, you’ll rarely find posts discussing breaking news or recent developments. Instead, we take the time to evaluate the efficacy of projects and initiatives, and only after their outcomes are clear—often months or even years later—will we share insights and reflections. This approach allows us to provide thoughtful and measured content that contributes to a deeper understanding of our work, providing readers an opportunity to engage with stories that have lasting significance, far beyond the immediacy of the moment.

This approach extends to our commitment to accuracy. Accuracy is a cornerstone of our work. Wherever possible, we rely on original sources to tell the most authentic version of events and deliberately point out speculation or conjecture when original sources cannot be found. However, even original sources like newspapers, which sometimes relied on telegraph messages for their reporting, were susceptible to errors. The brevity and speed of telegraph transmissions often led to the omission of crucial details or slight misinterpretations, which could unintentionally distort the facts. To ensure accuracy, we carefully cross-check information across multiple sources and highlight where discrepancies might have occurred. As we expressed in our first book, “This legendary slice of Colorado is surrounded by many myths and factual inaccuracies; this book tries to dispel fiction wherever possible.” Similarly, our blog continues this tradition. Please enjoy!

We are in the process of moving our historical posts from Facebook to the blog, starting in September and continuing throughout autumn 2024. As we transfer these posts, they won’t necessarily be added in the order they were originally created, so there may be gaps at first. However, over time, these gaps will be filled in. For example, you might see a post from 2024 followed by one from 2018, but rest assured, every post will eventually appear with its correct date in chronological order as the migration continues. Update: All Moffat Tunnel related posts have been added to the blog; we are currently working on Rollins Pass related posts.

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