サー ・ ウォルター ・ スコットの小説、モントローズの伝説にちなんで、デンバー ・ リオグランデの 1882 年に区域に達した線をレールします。 その時にモントローズは、サンファン山脈で採掘活動のための供給中心として提供しています。 ガニソン トンネル、(最初の局の干拓事業) 竣工で、1909 年にモントローズは農業のハブに変身しました。 今日、農業は、しかし、観光やレクリエーションの機会を拡大しているし、の地域の主要なドライバーは、経済の基盤を提供します。 モントローズ サン Juans または西のオオシカ山に思い切って前にあなたの完璧なベース キャンプになります。 補給と緊急医療サービスに更新、モントローズになります優れた先または停止あなたの冒険。 Hike Black Canyon of the Gunnison NP: North Rim Uncompahgre Wilderness Area Ride: Mountain Bike the Uncompahgre …
Basecamp: Montrose
Named after Sir Walter Scott’s novel A Legend of Montrose, the Denver & Rio Grande rail line reached the area in 1882. Montrose at that time served as the supply center for mining activity in the San Juan Mountains. In …
Basecamp: Ouray
Prospectors arrived in the San Juan’s around 1875, looking for silver and gold, Ouray boomed within two years with a population of over one thousand. Rich in ore, the Camp Bird Mine produced over one million ounces of gold by …
Hike: Sawatch North
North of Highway 82, in the Sawatch Mountains sit three 14ers, La Plata Peak, Mounts Elbert and Massive. Mount Massive is the second highest peak in Colorado and the 3rd highest peak in the lower forty-eight. Mount Massive Wilderness Area …
Hike: Collegiate Peaks
Located in Central Colorado, and straddling the contentinal divide, the Collegiate Peaks are part of the Sawatch Mountain Range. Driving from Poncha Springs in the south to Leadville there is a continuous string of peaks from 13,000 to 14,000 feet …
Hike: Mesa Verde
Mesa Verde National Park offers many hiking trails that give visitors a deeper understanding of the terrain and the culture of the Ancestral Puebloans. Created in 1906, by President Roosevelt, the park contains 52,485 acres with more than 4,300 identified …
Hike: Durango
Durango is located in the heart of the San Juan National Forest, which covers 1.8 million acres. Wilderness Areas managed through this forest include Weminuche, Lizard Head, South San Juan, and Hermosa Creek. USGS Topo Maps Link: Durango West Durango …
Hike: Purgatory Area
These trails are south and west of Silverton in the San Juan Mountains. Silverton sits at 9,318 feet, and is a mining town dating from the 1880’s. Located 23 miles south of Ouray on the famous “Million Dollar Highway,” Silverton …
Hike: Aspen
The foundation for hiking and climbing in the Aspen area is the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness Area. This wilderness area was part of the original Wilderness Act of 1964, as one of five original Colorado wilderness areas. Because of it’s iconic …
Colorado Trail
Thinking of hiking the Colorado Trail? Colorado’s famous long distance trail, almost 500 miles, runs from Denver to Durango. The Trail passes through six wilderness areas, crossing eight mountain ranges, totaling a climb of 89,354 feet. In 2004, the Colorado …