Find a Forest (NF)
or Grassland (NG)
USDA Forest Service
San Juan National Forest
15 Burnett Court
Durango, CO 81301
970-247-4874
Telephone for the
Hearing Impaired
970-385-1257
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Artist-in-Residence Program
About the Program [PDF,
3 pages with color photos, 485 KB]
Map to Aspen Guard Station
"Virtual Reality" Tour of the Aspen Guard Station and Surroundings
How to Take the Virtual Tour
To take a "virtual tour" of the cabin interior, exterior, and
nearby mountains, you'll need to have Windows Media Player or a similar
program that will allow you to view Quick Time video. [See link to download
below.] Begin tour
- Interior Tour of the Cabin
You’ll find yourself in the front room of the cabin. Use your
mouse to scroll around in all directions – left, right, up, down,
and all around – to take in the combination dining room, living
room, and kitchen. Click on the logbook to hear a reading by the Forest
Service Program Coordinator, explaining the experience of opening the
cabin to residents each spring. While you listen to the reading, you
can continue to look around the room. To go out into the front yard,
click on the front door.
- Front Yard of the Cabin
In the front yard of the Aspen Guard Station, you can again use your
mouse to move your view left, right, up, down, and all around. You’ll
have the option of clicking on an audio excerpt of an artist's notation
in the cabin's log book. You can listen to the reading while you continue
to explore the aspen grove and meadow. While in the front yard, you
can click on an icon, which will take you up into the mountains, or
you can go back inside the cabin by clicking on the front door.
- Up the Mountain
When you click on Up the Mountain, you’ll find yourself
on top of Sharkstooth Pass, which is accessed by the Sharkstooth Trail,
a short drive from the cabin. Again, use your mouse to look in all directions
at the breath-taking views. While you scan the horizon, you can click,
where indicated, to hear another artist's logbook entry describing his
time at the cabin. If you want to return to the cabin, simply click
on the little cabin icon. During the virtual-reality tour, you can exit
the program at any time.
- Transcriptions of Audio
Portions of the Tour
- "Hello, It's So Good to See You" ~ Ann Bond, San Juan
National Forest
- "Artist's Entry, Monday, Augsut 7, 1995"" ~ Ken
Wright
- "I Prefer Poetry" ~ Karla Jeanne Miller
[To read the PDF-format documents cited on this page,
Adobe
Reader is required.]
[To take the "Virtual Reality" tour, Microsoft
Windows Media Player is required.]
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