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- From: bcollins@utdallas.edu (ARLIN B COLLINS)
- Subject: Re: Nice low-traffic hike in Central Colorado, San Isabel range.
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- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 07:49:24 GMT
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- In article <725570122.AA08131@urchin.fidonet.org> Carl.Seiler@f10.n106.z1.fidonet.org (Carl Seiler) writes:
- >In a msg on <Dec 28 00:27>, jamiller writes:
- >
- > j> If anyone is looking for nice sites for spring in Colorado, look
- > j> into to the San Isabel range in central Colorado. There's a
- > j> small town called Westcliffe on the east side of the range
- ^^^^^^^^^^
- I was at a church retreat back in '78 or so and hiked
- up Mt.Horn (14K ft) -- early June. wonderful trip...
- In town, I took a photo of the delivery truck for the
- local hotel, the "slogan" was:
- "Westcliffe, CO - Home of the Toad Hotel,
- where kids with warts stay free"
- -Arlin
-
- > j> that has supplies if you ever get desperate but other than
- > j> that it's free of tourists and a really nice hike with about 5
- > j> peaks all over 12,xxx ft. There's plenty of small lakes and
- > j> rivers and some nice places to climb, although I didn't see
- > j> anyone climbing nor did I.
- > j> Has anyone else been there? I really like the area and have been
- > j> there twice.
- >I was up there last May and hiked up to Venable Falls. We tried to make
- >it to Venable lakes, but the snow was too deep a the top and we couldn't
- >find the trail.
- >Carl
- >
-
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