South Park is one of three mountain parks in Colorado. All of these contain mountain grasslands, but South Park is home to some famous extreme rich fens. South Park is accessed from Denver via Route 285 which enters from the north over Kenosha Pass where you will see...
This is the ruins of one of the several mines on Red Mountain pass, elevation 11,018 feet. It is located in the Red Mountain Mining District on Route 550 between Ouray and Silverton, called the “Million Dollar Highway”. The mines along this road were built...
Geneva Basin is perhaps Colorado’s most famous abandoned ski area. It was located between Grant and Georgetown on Guanella Pass Road. The peak at 11,750 feet altitude was opened in 1961 and was called Indianhead Ski Area. It had various owners but was closed in...
The Arikaree River, unlike the South Platte and Arkansas Rivers, does not flow from the Rocky Mountains to the eastern border. Its headwaters start on the Great Plains in the far eastern portion of Elbert County and it flows out of Colorado in Yuma County. East of our...
East Lost Park lies south of Bailey in Park and Jefferson Counties. It is situated in the Lost Creek Wilderness Area, encompassing 16,798 acres and was designated a wilderness area in 1966. The stream, Lost Creek disappears underground and reappears on the surface at...