Featured Posts on Homepage, Outdoor Recreation
In today’s ski industry, mega resorts are buying up the little guys so quickly, it’s easy to forget that not long ago, most ski areas were small, individual businesses dedicated to the skier. But over the years, these mom-and-pop hills were bought by non-skiers who often ran the mountains out of business. At the same [...] Tags: abandoned movie, cuchara ski mountain, ski resort
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Looking for a place to set up a tent? Park a camper? This handy map will show you all the places you can do just that. Campgrounds Purgatoire Campground Blue Lake Campground Bear Lake Campground Cordova Pass Campground Dakota Campground Yucca Campground at Lathrop State Park Pinon Campground at Lathrop State Park La Vista Campground [...] Tags: campground, camping
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Birding is enjoyable and easy. It happens naturally in people curious about life in nature. Seeing the brilliant yellow warbler or orange oriole in nature's green summer garb is exciting and a joyous event! Children especially will remember this experience. Most birders carry a guidebook or smart phone "app" and binoculars to help clearly see [...] Read more
Experiences, Featured Posts on Homepage, Outdoor Recreation
Cuchara, with its lush, pine forests, is made for hiking. Plan your next weekend getaway to Cuchara and spend your days lost in nature on any one of the following trails. #1 - Spring Creek Trail 10 miles | Moderate to Difficult The Spring Creek Trail is a moderate to difficult trail that winds up [...] Tags: cuchara, hiking, mountain biking, trailheads, trails
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Mission: Wolf is a peaceful sanctuary for captive wolves and wolf-dog crosses in the mountains of Huerfano County. The more than 30 wolves and wolf-dog crosses living at Mission: Wolf all have one thing in common—they were born in a cage. At Mission: Wolf, these animals are given a second chance at a happy life [...] Tags: wolf sanctuary, wolves
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Colonel John M. Francisco founded a trading post at the foot of the Spanish Peaks in Colorado Territory in 1862, around which the small town of La Veta grew. Legend tells us that upon reaching the verdant Upper Cuchara Valley in present-day Huerfano County, he declared, “This is paradise enough for me,” and settled down. [...] Tags: bob ford, francisco fort, historic buildings, history, museum, projectile points
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