*The latest issue of Boys Life has an excellent adventure of a backpack trip through Rocky Mountian National park and crossing the Contenential divide. I've driven through there and spent time in Yellowstone and Grand Teton country.. *though not with a fly rod like I would take now<G> The group was from Ill. and it seemed quite a hike.. I'm dreaming of going with Josh to Philmont in the southern Sange de Christo's of New Mexico... I'm hopeing I survive the altitude<G> and want my health to reflect my best- *With God's help... I'm just back from a check-up with the Doc and my numbers are going down.. *Praise God... Weight-BP- LDL ect. *I don't want to stop there.. I want it all back! -=A=- Soaring Golden Eagle wrote: > At 10:08 PM 4/17/00 -0400, you wrote: > >Greetings Soaring Golden Eagle, > > > >Our Outpost (177, Lakeside Assembly of God in Oklahoma City) makes an almost > >annual trek into southern CO for a week long campout. This year we are > >interested in changing a few activities. We'll be skipping the usual rafting > >on the Arkansas River. We'll probably add horseback riding. I'm interested > >if you know any really great places in the Westcliffe area or anywhere in > >southern CO. We'll be hiking, fishing, rapelling, etc. I'm especially > >interested in finding some old mines and hot springs that aren't tourist > >traps. We have already contacted a gentleman named Bob Pace-- he was > >recommended by your District Commander. If you can think of any ideas it > >would be appreciated. Thanks. > > Hmmmm.... > > I'm sure Bob Pace will help you out, but I'll throw in a few ideas. > > One of my favorite things to do in Southern Colorado is backpacking and > climbing mountains in the Collegiate Range. I have climbed a couple of the > 14,000-foot plus peaks, there, and the view is fantastic. I don't recommend > doing that unless you have worked up to it with the boys, though. Other fun > things to do in the area (well, sort of) are rolling down sand dunes in the > Great Sand Dunes National Monument (and extracting sand from your hair and > ears for a week), exploring the Anasazi ruins at Mesa Verde National Park. > > I don't recommend exploring old mines, as they are potential death traps > with the hazards of cave-ins and gas build-ups. If you want to see an > interesting hole in the ground, try The Cave of the Winds in Manitou > Springs. We have taken our outpost there a couple of times, and the boys > enjoy it. It is definitely a tourist trap and a commercial cave, but it is > interesting, nevertheless. More "wild" cave tours for serious spelunkers > off the beaten path can be arranged, there, but I haven't ever done that. > > The Focus on the Family Visitor Center in Colorado Springs is nice to stop > in on the way through, if you pass that way. You can have ice cream at > Whitt's End. :-) > > Peace to you. > > ___ > > Michael Paul Johnson aka Soaring Golden Eagle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > http://eBible.org/mpj Rocky Mountain Outpost 207 New Creation Church > Jesus Christ is Lord! If Jesus came back today, would you be READY? > > _______ > To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > "Eat the hay & spit out the sticks! - A#1's mule" RTKB&G4JC! > http://rangernet.org Autoresponder: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ��ࡱ�
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