Where research and tourism collide; "We've gone from being fairly isolated to wondering, any time we drive out

Summary

GOTHIC, Colo. - When Michael Soule researched butterflies in this mountain valley in the early 1960s, the nearby town of Crested Butte was little more than a busted coal-mining settlement. "You couldn't even buy a mug or a T-shirt," said Soule, now a conservation biologist. Crested Butte, reborn as