"Telluride, Colorado, is a seven-hour drive from Denver, and in the heart of the Four Corners, the only place in America where four states (Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona) meet each other. Known for droughts, cloudbursts, massive snow piles, and 14,000+ foot mountains, Telluride is also a place where cultures collide." "Schultheis chronicles the changing face of the once-remote regions of the West, and their sometimes reluctant journey into the mainstream. He tells tales of the landscape, the newcomers, and the locals."--BOOK JACKET