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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Attractions, Day Trips, Experiences, Featured Posts on Homepage
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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Experiences, Featured Posts on Homepage, Museums
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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