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telluride
12 Porch Notes tagged “telluride,” from counties across Colorado.
Local rules - San Miguel County
Around Telluride, short-term rental rules depend on which town you're in
Telluride, Mountain Village, and unincorporated San Miguel County each set their own short-term rental rules and taxes, so the address decides which ones apply.
Read note ->History and culture - San Miguel County
Telluride runs on festivals, and Bluegrass weekend is the heart of it
Telluride's summer calendar is built around festivals, from Bluegrass in Town Park each June to the Film Festival's secret program on Labor Day weekend.
Read note ->Cars and driving - San Miguel County
The San Juan Skyway is the 236-mile loop that starts at Telluride's doorstep
The San Juan Skyway is a 236-mile loop through the San Juan Mountains that the U.S. named an All-American Road in 1996, and Telluride sits right on it.
Read note ->Money and taxes - San Miguel County
A Telluride nightly rental tax bill is built from several layers
Taxes on a short stay near Telluride stack together from state, county, and town pieces, so the rate depends on which jurisdiction the rental is in.
Read note ->History and culture - San Miguel County
Telluride's old town is a recognized mining-era historic district
Telluride's historic core is recognized as a National Historic Landmark District tied to Colorado's hard-rock mining era, which shapes how the town looks and what owners can change.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - San Miguel County
Black bears live around Telluride, and trash is the thing that gets them killed
Black bears are common around Telluride and Mountain Village, where unsecured trash drives most conflicts, and local bear-resistant container rules carry fines.
Read note ->Local rules - San Miguel County
In San Miguel County, your address decides who makes the rules
San Miguel County is a statutory county, so a single 'Telluride' mailing address can fall under the county, the Town of Telluride, or the Town of Mountain Village — three separate governments.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - San Miguel County
Telluride's ski mountain rises straight out of the box canyon
Telluride Ski Resort climbs from the old mining town into high-alpine hike-to terrain, with a free gondola linking town to the slopes at Mountain Village.
Read note ->History and culture - San Miguel County
Why it's called San Miguel County, and how the county began
San Miguel County was created in 1883 around the Telluride mining boom, and its name comes from the San Miguel River, a Spanish name meaning Saint Michael.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - San Miguel County
The Telluride Via Ferrata, a free cabled route across the box canyon
A free, locally maintained cliff route below Ajax Peak that asks for real respect and offers a long traverse high above the box canyon floor.
Read note ->History and culture - San Miguel County
The powerhouse above Bridal Veil Falls is a piece of electrical history
The Smuggler-Union (Bridal Veil) hydroelectric powerhouse perched above Telluride's Bridal Veil Falls is tied to the early use of alternating-current power for mining.
Read note ->History and culture - San Miguel County
The Galloping Goose: how a struggling railroad kept Telluride connected
The narrow-gauge Rio Grande Southern once served Telluride, and during hard times it ran odd rail cars called Galloping Geese to keep going.
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