Spanning Mesa and Montrose counties is the isolated but extremely beautiful Sinbad Valley. Learn more about the geologic story and ranching and mining history from one of Colorado’s lesser explored areas. Was the local rancher baron also a murderer? How close did miners come to striking it rich? And how in the world did the valley get formed in the first place?

Zebulon Miracle is the Executive Director of United Way of Mesa County. A local historian, he has spent countless hours exploring the rugged cliffs and rolling valley floor of Sinbad Valley.