Having recently moved to the Rosita area, I am very happy to say that Westcliffe and the Wet Mountain Valley are wonderful. It definitely deserves the high ranking you gave!
I worked for the forest service out of Lake Isabel in the Wet Mountains. Westcliffe and the valley were in my area of operation. The valley is one of the flyways for migratory birds and there are a lot of bird watchers that visit the valley. It's not surprising to see someone crawling in a field with their bino's.
My used to go to one of the family camps in the mountains just outside Wescliffe. I had a scoop of icecream from Grandma's every single summer growing up. Small town, but nice.
Nice vid....Ive been there and I like it!! Thinking of moving there. Im semi retired and love Colorado and it seems not ridiculously expensive.....Hope to talk to ya one day!!!!
Conquistador ski area would’ve been worth noting, if you take oak creek grade road you will see little plaques explaining the pike expedition in that area. The area draws a lot of attention through the 14ers surrounding but most hikers pass through without getting a chance to appreciate the peace of the valley. The sangres are some of the remotest mountains to explore especially in the winter, as they do not entice back country skiers either normally due to better snowpack up north.
When you've been through enough that peace becomes the highest form of entertainment, this place is perfect.
Having recently moved to the Rosita area, I am very happy to say that Westcliffe and the Wet Mountain Valley are wonderful. It definitely deserves the high ranking you gave!
Great work!
I worked for the forest service out of Lake Isabel in the Wet Mountains. Westcliffe and the valley were in my area of operation. The valley is one of the flyways for migratory birds and there are a lot of bird watchers that visit the valley. It's not surprising to see someone crawling in a field with their bino's.
Nice ! I want to I live here
My used to go to one of the family camps in the mountains just outside Wescliffe. I had a scoop of icecream from Grandma's every single summer growing up. Small town, but nice.
Whoop whoop westcliffe.
Great job collecting this information and photos.
Thanks for watching!
Awesome job once again
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great video overview, thanks!
With Pike and Medano pass, I'm surprised you didn't mention the sand dunes😮😢
This sounds like my GGma's story of both Westliffe and Diepoldsau, Switzerland, where she came from.
Nice vid....Ive been there and I like it!! Thinking of moving there. Im semi retired and love Colorado and it seems not ridiculously expensive.....Hope to talk to ya one day!!!!
HIdden Gem
Conquistador ski area would’ve been worth noting, if you take oak creek grade road you will see little plaques explaining the pike expedition in that area. The area draws a lot of attention through the 14ers surrounding but most hikers pass through without getting a chance to appreciate the peace of the valley. The sangres are some of the remotest mountains to explore especially in the winter, as they do not entice back country skiers either normally due to better snowpack up north.
I'm surprised to say I've never heard of Conquistador, I'll to add it to a "defunct ski resorts" list I have for future use.
Where to now ?
hey when are you going to Delta ?
Not for quite some time, but it's on the list
Delta's definitely a black sheep as far as Colorado towns.
This is one of the few communities in Colorado that have an Amish community.