The fourth installment of County Countdown, a 13-part series about the origins of county names in Washington, features Ferry, Franklin, and Garfield.

GARFIELD COUNTY — When a visitor pulls up to idyllic Sweetwater Lake, a remote gem on Colorado’s Western Slope that harkens back to a bygone era, its rustic charms are immediately apparent.

Sweetwater Lake is located in eastern Garfield County, 10 miles west of the Colorado River Road near Dotsero. Chelsea Self/Post Independent Garfield County is tapping its powers under a 1974 state ...

For the past decade, Lake Garfield in Monterey has used a 6-foot drawdown to fight its invasives. This winter, however, the state recommended a 3-foot drawdown, which some say is already showing signs ...