INFORMATION FOR WRITERS

The Frontier Pathways and the region it traverses is a land of stories. We want to help you get the materials and information you need about this special area. We can arrange to provide the following services:

• An itinerary can be developed for you, based on your specific interests, including assistance in arranging lodging, meals, interviews and attractions.
• With advance notice, ground transportation can be provided with a knowledgeable escort.
• Slides and photos of the Byway and region to accompany the story are available from the Byway, the Chamber of Commerce, and the library.
• We will send you a copy of our travel writer guidelines upon request.

Contact the Greater Pueblo Chamber of Commerce at 1-800-233-3446 or contact Jack McCrory at the Frontier Pathways Byway at: (703) 356-3376 for more information or help on your project.

Wildlife Viewing - The Frontier Pathways Scenic & Historic Byway traverses some of the west’s most accessible wildlife viewing. Located in the southern rockies, the diversity of wildlife and viewing times throughout the seasons is generally greater than in the northern rockies.

Wildflower Viewing - The Wet Mountain Range and Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range offer wonderful wildflower viewing opportunities from May through September. Again, because of its southern locale, the region hosts a more diverse range of plant species than found further north, including rare species such as the Ladies Slipper Orchid.

Early Pioneer Ranching & Homesteading - The Byway route has numerous intact 19th century ranch and homestead structures. Some are empty, some have been reused and made into modern homes, others still serve as farm and ranch bases for descendants of the original settlers. An interview with one or more of these old-timers or their descendants can yield a wealth of stories and story ideas.

Early Industrial History & Ethnic Neigborhoods - The City of Pueblo (population 103,000) was the west’s first and largest steel town. While the steel mills today are mostly gone, the fascinating working class neighborhoods with their corner general stores still remain as do the workers and their descendants. In 1900 more than 25 foreign language newspapers were published in Pueblo to serve the city’s diverse immigrant population. The diversity of the city’s population is unusual for the Rocky Mountain West and can be the source of many interesting stories unique to the region.

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