Saguache Co

SAGUACHE COUNTY CO

Links to Communities: ~ BONANZA ~ CENTER ~ COCHETOPA PASS ~ CRESTONE ~

LA GARITA VILLAGE ~ LA GARITA CALDERA ~ MOFFAT ~ SAGUACHE ~ SAGUACHE CREEK ~

VILLA GROVE ~

~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~ STATE OF COLORADO ~ 4 CORNERS ~

SAGUACHE COUNTY

County Links: ~ Saguache County History ~ Saguache County Events ~ Saguache County Outdoors ~

~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

Saguache County – “Considered to be the Northern Gateway to the San Luis Valley”

http://www.saguachecounty.net/

Saguache County Tourism –

http://www.saguachetourism.com/

Saguache County CO – Links – Sangres Site –

http://www.sangres.com/colorado/saguache/index.htm

Saguache County CO – Demographics – Links – Wikipedia Site –

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saguache_County,_Colorado

Saguache County – Colorado Counties Online, Inc. Site –

http://www.ccionline.org/index.cfm/ID/95

Saguache County Census –

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/08/08109.html

Saguache County – Sustainable Environment & Economic Development –

San Luis Valley History & Links to Saguache County Towns –

http://www.scseed.org/

Area MAP - Links – San Luis Valley Museum Association Site -

http://www.museumtrail.org/

Sangre Observatory – Near Crestone CO –

http://www.sangreobservatory.com/welcome.htm

Saguache County – Panoramic Aerial Images – created by Dr. William A. Bowen –

Dept. of Geography – CSU Northridge Site –

http://130.166.124.2/co_panorama_atlas/page54/page54.html

Saguache County – Panaroma – William Bowen -

http://130.166.124.2/co_panorama_atlas/page54/files/page54-1025-full.html

~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

Saguache County History

Saguache County History –

http://www.saguachetourism.com/history/

National Register of Historic Places – Saguache County CO –

http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/CO/Saguache/state.html

“When opportunity knocked on Saguache’s Door” – Article by Virginia Simmons –

CO Central Magazine Site –

http://cozine.com/2000-may/when-opportunity-knocked-on-saguaches-door/

Saguache County WWII - Army & Air Force Casualties -

http://www.accessgenealogy.com/worldwar/colorado/saguache.htm

Saguache County Genealogy Co-op page

http://saguacheco.homestead.com/

Saguache Co. Genealogy –Text - GenWeb Site -

http://cogenweb.com/saguache/

Colorado Society of Hispanic Genealogy – Many Links -

http://www.hispanicgen.org/links.html#county

Pacific Railway Surveys 1855 Engravings of Scenery by John Mix Stanley –

Some near Saguache – Central Pacific Railroad Site -

http://www.cprr.org/Museum/Engravings/RR%20Survey%20Scenic.html

The Story of Alferd E. Packer “The Colorado Cannibal” - Museum Trail Site -

http://www.museumtrail.org/AlferdPacker.asp

Old Spanish Trail – MAP - Northern route went through Saguache –

http://www.oldspanishtrail.org/index.php

History of the Old Spanish Trail - MAP –

http://museumtrail.org/OldSpanishTrail.asp

Rattlesnake Hill – History – Saguache County has more miles of the Old Spanish Trail

than any other county in the U.S. Text – Saguache County Site -

http://www.saguache.org/area/rattlesnakehill.html

~ Saguache County History ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

Saguache County Events

Saguache County Events – Saguache Tourism Site -

http://www.saguachetourism.com/events.html

Saguache County Calendar of Events – Saguache Co Site -

http://www.saguache.org/calendar/annual.html

~ Saguache County Events ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

Saguache County Outdoors

Saguache County Area Attractions –

http://www.saguachetourism.com/attractions.html

Colorado State Trust Lands & Wildlife – Sangres Site –

http://www.sangres.com/stateco/saguache.htm

Ranger District Offices – Conejos Peak (La Jara CO), Divide Ranger

(Del Norte & Creede CO), Saguache (Saguache CO)

Rio Grande National Forest Site –

http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/publications/briefing/BB-RioGrande.pdf

Rio Grande National Forest – Photos – MAP – Sangres Site –

http://sangres.com/forest/forestrg.htm

Mountaineering & Backpacking, Colorado’s Fourteeners Including Crestone Needle –

Links – OK State Site -

http://www.math.okstate.edu/~aichele/Mountaineering/MountBpack.html

General Geology of the Northern San Luis Valley – Text by James P. McCaplin – NPS Site -

http://www.nps.gov/grsa/naturescience/upload/Trip2021.pdf

Rio Grande National Forest Selected Hiking Trails - Sangres Site –

http://www.sangres.com/colorado/national-forests/riogrande/trails/index.htm

Sangre de Cristo Mountains – Text – Photos – Links – Summit Post Site -

http://www.summitpost.org/area/range/171124/sangre-de-cristo-mountains.html

Great Sand Dunes National Park

http://www.nps.gov/grsa/index.htm

San Luis Lakes – Text – Sangres Site –

http://www.sangres.com/coloradostateparks/sanluislakes.htm

Saguache Campgrounds – Listings -

http://www.allstays.com/Campgrounds/co-sagauche-campgrounds.htm

~ Saguache County Outdoors ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

BONANZA

Bonanza Village – Established 1881 -

At Villa Grove CO 17 (most Northern town in the San Luis Valley)

turn West on access road to Bonanza

Links: ~ Bonanza History ~ Bonanza Business/Lodging ~

~ BONANZA ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

Town of Bonanza Website – SLV Guide Site -

http://www.slvguide.com/Bonanza/bonanzaco.html

Bonanza CO – Text – Links - San Luis Valley Dweller Site –

http://www.slvdweller.com/index.php?/categories/6-Bonanza

Bonanza Colorado – Text – Photos – Sangres Site –

http://www.sangres.com/colorado/saguache/bonanza.htm

Bonanza Colorado – Links – Wikipedia Site –

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonanza,_Colorado

Bonanza Colorado – Photos – CO Guy Site –

http://coloradoguy.com/bonanza-colorado.htm

“Cooperative Effort Leads to Success in Kerber Creek Cleanup” Text & Photos –

by Bence V. Close R.E. – Tetra Tech RMC, Inc.

http://www.webspinners.com/riparian/GreenLine/V14-3/KerberCreek.php

~ BONANZA ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

Bonanza History

Bonanza a History of Mining – Text - Saguache Co Site -

http://www.saguache.org/towns/bonanza/index.html

Bonanza History – SLV Guide Site –

http://www.slvguide.com/Bonanza/History.htm

Ghost Town – 1900 Photo with short narrative – Ghost Towns Site -

http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/co/bonanza.html

Bonanza Townsite Ghost Town Photos – Rocky Mountain Profiles Site

http://www.rockymountainprofiles.com/Bonanza.htm

Ann Ellis – Life in Colorado Mining Towns – Narrative –

http://www.needlepoint.org/Archives/00-07/pastimes.php

Anne Ellis – History of Bonanza – SLV Guide Site -

http://www.slvguide.com/Bonanza/Anne%20Ellis.htm

“Boy in baseball uniform in front of a cabin, Bonanza CO – 1882 Photo –

19^th Century Baseball Pictures -

http://www.photoswest.org/photos/10007251/10007333.jpg

Bonanza Town - 1900 Photo - Denver Public Library Site –

http://www.photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?10007331+CHS.X7331

Bonanza Area Photo - 1950 Photo - Denver Public Library Site –

http://www.photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?10007330+CHS.X7330

Men & Women Pose on a dirt Street in Bonanza – 1882-1890? Photo Date –

Denver Public Library Site –

http://www.photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?20004470+CHS.X4470

~ Bonanza History ~ BONANZA ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

Bonanza Business/Lodging

Saguache County Business & Vacation Listings – SLV Guide -

http://www.slvguide.com/Saguache/BusinessListings.htm

Bonanza Inn B&B & RV Park –

http://www.bonanzainnbbrv.com/

~ Bonanza Business/Lodging ~ BONANZA ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

CENTER

Center platted in 1898 as Center View

About 12 miles North of Monte Vista CO (on US 285) turn East, 3 miles

Links: ~ Center Schools ~ Center Agriculture ~

~ CENTER ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

Center Colorado – Saguache County Site –

http://www.saguache.org/towns/center/index.html

Center Colorado – Photos – Sangres Site –

http://www.sangres.com/colorado/saguache/center.htm

Center – Text – SLV Dweller Site –

http://www.slvdweller.com/index.php?/categories/11-Center

Center Colorado – Story of - Center School District Site -

http://www.center.k12.co.us/admin/aboutcnt.htm

Center Colorado – Demographics – Links – Wikipedia Site –

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center,_Colorado

Center Town - 1920 - Photo - Denver Public Library Site –

http://www.photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?00135007+GB-5007

Saguache County Business & Vacation Listings – SLV Guide -

http://www.slvguide.com/Saguache/BusinessListings.htm

~ CENTER ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

Center Schools

Center Consolidated School District 26JT –

http://www.center.k12.co.us/Center.htm

Haskin Elementary School -

http://www.center.k12.co.us/haskin

Skogland Middle School –

http://www.center.k12.co.us/ms

Center High School

http://www.center.k12.co.us/hs

~ Center Schools ~ CENTER ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

Center Agriculture

Canon Potato Co. since 1952 -

http://www.canonpotatoes.com/

Haugen’s Mountain Grown Lamb & Pelts –

http://haugenslamb.netfirms.com/

Mill Iron Box Bar Ranch – Full Blood Boer Goats & Commercial Meat Goats -

http://www.mibbranch.com/

Mountain Valley Produce – Certified Seed Potatoes –

http://mvproduce.com/

Price Farms, LLC – Certified Seed Company –

http://www.pricefarmsllc.com/

Sun Valley Farms, Inc. – Colorado Seed Potatoes – Since 1948 –

http://www.sunnyvalleyfarms.com/

SLV Research Center – Colorado State University -

http://www.colostate.edu/Dept/SLVRC/

~ Center Agriculture ~ CENTER ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

COCHETOPA PASS

Also Called "NORTH PASS"

Ute Name “Buffalo Gate”

Northwest of Saguache CO on CO 114

Early Saguache was a supply town for miners & Travelers coming over Poncha Pass &

Cochetopa Pass - Museum Trail Site –

http://www.museumtrail.org/SaguacheOrigins.asp

Cochetopa Pass -1855 Tinted Image – Central Pacific Railroad Site -

http://www.cprr.org/Museum/USPRR-Wm_Husson-PANZOOM/07coo.htm

Horse Packing the Hard Way – Captain Marcy’s 1857-58 Winter Trek – Trip over the

Cochetopa Pass to Ft. Massachusetts - By Cathy Moulton – True West Magazine Site

http://site.truewestmagazine.com/travel/renegade-roads/2003/rroads-0703.htm

Cochetopa Crossing (CO 114) – Text – Images – Links – Sangres Site -

http://www.sangres.com/places/slv/cochetopa01.htm

Cochetopa Pass – Bicycling Cochetopa Pass – Text – Images - MAP – Links - Cycle Pass Site -

http://cyclepass.com/t_p_Cochetopa.html

Railroads America – The Linking of The Continent – on the "Buffalo" Trail, from Westport

(Kansas City) to San Francisco by way of the Cochetopa Pass in the southern Colorado

Rockies a distance of 2080 miles, - Old & Sold Site -

http://www.oldandsold.com/articles25/railroads-19.shtml

Saguache-Lake City-Gunnison – 4 Day Loop – Mileage Charts – Elevation Charts – MAP – SWCP Site –

http://www.swcp.com/~nmts/rides/saguacheLakeCityGunnisonLoop.htm

~ COCHETOPA PASS ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

CRESTONE

About 27 miles North of Alamosa on CO 17, turn

East on access road, 12.5 miles to Crestone

Links: ~ Crestone History ~ Crestone Schools ~ Crestone Eagle Newspaper ~ Crestone Interest ~

Crestone Businesses ~ Crestone Private Centers & Instructors ~ Crestone Arts ~ Crestone Outdoors ~

Crestone Lodging ~ ~ CRESTONE ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

Crestone Village

Town of Crestone CO –

http://www.townofcrestone.org/

Town of Crestone & The Baca Grande – Saguache Co Site –

http://www.saguache.org/towns/crestone-baca/index.html

Crestone CO – Demographics – Links – Wikipedia Site –

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crestone,_Colorado

Crestone, Photos & Text by Sangres Site

http://sangres.com/places/slv/crestone.htm

Crestone Visitors Agency –

http://crestonevisit.com/index.html

Crestone/Baca Land Trust – A Grass-roots Conservation Effort –

http://www.crestonelandtrust.org/

Crestone MAP –

http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Crestone&state=CO

Keno’s Weather Station – Local Weather Conditions –

http://www.keno.org/vws/

~ CRESTONE ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

Crestone History

Crestone History –

http://www.townofcrestone.org/crestone_history.shtml

Crestone CO – Ghostown Site -

http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/co/crestone.html

Crestone Town - 1901 Photo - Denver Public Library Site –

http://www.photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?10007575+CHS.X7575

Crestone Town - 1942 Photo - Denver Public Library Site –

http://www.photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?10005436+CHS.X5436

Crestone Old Railroad Station - Denver Public Library Site –

http://www.photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?10005439+CHS.X5439

~ Crestone History ~ CRESTONE ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

Crestone Schools

Crestone Charter School –

http://www.thecrestonecharterschool.org

Crestone Solar School –

http://www.crestonesolarschool.com/about_us.html

~ Crestone Schools ~ CRESTONE ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

Crestone Eagle Newspaper

The Crestone Eagle – Monthly Newspaper -

http://www.crestoneeagle.com/

~ Crestone Eagle Newspaper ~ CRESTONE ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

Crestone Interest

For many a follower, sacred ground in Colorado – Article by Fin Olaf Jones NYT Site =

http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/01/11/travel/escapes/11crestone.html

Ziggurat in Crestone Photo –

http://www.richardegoldman.com/BLOG/tabid/63/EntryId/33/Stairway-to-blue-The-Ziggurat-at-Crestone-Colorado.aspx

Baca Grande Water & Sanitation District –

http://www.bacawater.com/website_policy.html

Kit Carson Rod & Gun Club –

http://www.kitcarsonrodandgunclub.org/

~ Crestone Interest ~ CRESTONE ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

Crestone Businesses

Saguache County Business & Vacation Listings – SLV Guide -

http://www.slvguide.com/Saguache/BusinessListings.htm

Crestone Colorado Businesses Guide – Listings -

http://www.crestonecolorado.com/business.html

Crestone Creative Trade –

http://www.crestonetrade.com/

Atalanta Association – A Hearthfire Community – Permaculture Organic Gardening –

Exploration of Eco-Systems and Sustainability –

http://www.atalanta.org/

Blue Earth Design - Developers & Manufactures of Product Displays –

http://www.blueearthdesign.com/

~ Crestone Businesses ~ CRESTONE ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

Crestone Neighborhoods – Cultivating Community -

http://www.cottageneighborhoods.com/

GEO–HAZ Consulting, Inc. – Earth Science Consulting. Research & Education

http://www.geohaz.com/

http://www.geohaz.com/gh_intro.htm

Geiger Research Institute of Sustainable Building – Links to hundreds of free sustainable

building articles on the internet -

http://www.grisb.org/directory/index.htm

Growing Domes –

http://domes.crestonecolorado.com/

The Harvest Restaurant – Innovative World Cuisine

http://crestoneharvest.com/

Kailash Computing Services – Website Development – Desktop Publishing – Digital Video Services –

http://kailashcomputing.com/

Keno’s Web Design – Internet Services -

http://www.keno.org/webdesign.htm

Maha Lakshmi Shop – Devotional Items and Gifts from India -

http://www.babajiashram.org/

Susanna Ortego – Editing - Proofreading and other Professional Services

http://www.susannahortego.com/

RV GraphiX – Rodney Volkmar – Cybertographer -

http://www.rvgraphix.com/

~ Crestone Businesses ~ CRESTONE ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

Crestone Private Centers & Instructors

Ancient Wisdom Retreat – Spiritual Resource Center

http://www.ancientwisdomsrc.com/AncientWisdom-retreats.html

Chamma Ling Retreat Center –

http://chammaling.org/index.php?option=com_contact&task=view&contact_id=1&Itemid=36

The Coll House –the Crestone Center for Integrative Healing LLC

http://www.collhouse.com/

Crestone Institute – Designing Environments for Innovation -

http://www.transition-dynamics.com/crestone/index.html

Crestone Mountain Zen Center – Zen Buddhist Monastic Practice & Retreat Center -

http://dharmasangha.org/

Haidakhandi Ashram –

http://www.babajiashram.org/

The Karma Thegsum Tashi Gomang –

http://www.kttg.org/

~ Crestone Private Centers & Instructors ~ CRESTONE ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

I Am Harmony – Golden Harmony - Meditation Areas – Healing Center –

http://www.kiaraperkins.com/

The Khmer-Buddhist Education Assistance Project (KEAP)

http://www.keap-net.org/

Mangala Shri Bhuti – Tibetan Buddhist Organization -

http://www.manitou.org/MF/centers/msb.php

Tha Manitou Foundation – A Place of the Heart -

http://www.manitou.org/

Padmasambhava Stupa –

http://padmasambhava.crestonecolorado.com/

Sacred Mountain Retreat Center

http://www.sacredmountainretreat.org/

The Shumei Crestone Center – Natural Agriculture -

http://www.shumeicrestone.org/index_en.html

The Spiritual Life Institute – Roman Catholic, ecumenical community -

http://www.spirituallifeinstitute.org/about%20us.html

Stupa – Scroll to Listing in Crestone

http://www.stupa.org.nz/stupa/Rio_Grande2.htm

The Sri Aurobindo Learning Center –

http://www.sriaurobindolc.org/

Taoist Tai Chi Society Branch in Crestone – Link -

http://colorado.usa.taoist.org/

Vajra Vidya Retreat Center

http://www.vajravidyaretreatcenter.org/

~ Crestone Private Centers & Instructors ~ CRESTONE ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

Crestone Arts

Crestone Music Festival –

http://www.crestfest.org/

Durkmo – Quality Malas & Other Offerings -

http://drukmo.com/index.htm

Bill Ellzey – Western Photographer –

http://www.billellzey.com/

Suzanne Frazier – Contemplative Artist -

http://www.sriaurobindolc.org/

Heidiva – Wedding Consultant - Diction & Drama Coaching – Public Speaking – more -

http://www.heidiva.com/

Line of the Spirit – Custom Rugs and Tapestries –

http://www.lineofthespirit.com/

JD Marston, Photography, Mixed Media -

http://www.jdmarston.com/

Christopher O’Brien – The Investigator – Author –

http://tmv.us/

The RGH Studio - a Full Service Jewelry and Metals Studio Specializing in Custom

Design and Fabrication –

http://www.rghstudio.com/

Rose Mountain Pottery & Glass Studio –

http://www.angelfire.com/co2/rosemountain/

Saguache County Area Artists – Listings – SLV Guide Site -

http://www.slvguide.com/Saguache/Artists.htm

Strange Lights Band – Folk – Rock – Punk – Shamanic -

http://www.strangelights.net/

Western Eye Photography – Linde Waidhofer –

http://www.westerneye.com/index.html

~ Crestone Arts ~ CRESTONE ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

Crestone Outdoors

Baca Grand Stables – Trail Rides – Riding Lessons, More -

http://www.bacagrandestables.com/

Earth Knack – Stone Age Living Skills –

http://www.earthknack.com/courses.html

Green Earth Farm

http://www.greenearthfarm.com/

Hiking in Eastern Saguache County -

http://www.saguache.org/hike/index.html

Los Cumbres Golf Course

http://www.go-colorado.com/Los-Cumbres-Golf-Course

Mountain Biking Trails near Crestone –

http://alltrails.com/us/colorado/crestone/mountain-biking

Triad Ventures, Inc. – Custom Trips -

http://www.triadventures.org/

Windhorse Transportation & Tours

http://windhorse.crestonecolorado.com/

~ Crestone Outdoors ~ CRESTONE ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

Crestone Lodging

Casa Alegria – “Where Life is Sweet” -

http://casaalegria.crestonecolorado.com/

The Coll House Bed and Breakfast –

http://www.collhouse.com/bnb.html

Cottonwood Creek Cabin – New Cabin, Vacation Home -

http://www.crestonecabin.com/

Dome Sweet Home – Retreat & Spa -

http://www.creativehealthcenter.com/bbr.htm

Enchanted Forest B&B –

http://enchantedforestcrestone.net/crestone.htm

The Beetch House B&B – Strawbale Home

http://www.beetchhouse.com/

Golden Harmony Bed and Breakfast -

http://www.kiaraperkins.com/BNB/index.html

Rainbow B&B, Healing Center

http://www.rainbowbb.com/

Sangre de Cristo Inn – Comfortable Lodging in Downtown Crestone –

http://sangredecristoinn.com/

Silver Star Bed and Breakfast –

http://www.angelfire.com/co2/SilverStar/

White Eagle – Retreat Center & Inn -

http://www.whiteeaglevillage.com/

Willow Spring B&B - Formerly the Historic Forbes 1910 Hotel -

http://www.willow-spring.com/

~ Crestone Lodging ~ CRESTONE ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

LA GARITA VILLAGE

1858 Settlers from El Rito NM

On US 285, about 16 miles North of Monte Vista,

turn West on access road, drive 6 miles to La Garita

Link: ~ La Garita Outdoors ~ La Garita Caldera ~

~ LA GARITA ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

La Garita CO – Text - Links - SLV Dweller Site –

http://www.slvdweller.com/index.php?/categories/29-La-Garita

“La Garita’s Silent History Mixes Valley Cultures” Story by Heidi Gabitzsch – Saguache Site

http://www.saguache.org/towns/la_garita/index.html

La Garita Post Office– Photo Date Unknown – Denver Public Library Site –

http://www.photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?10010853+CHS.X10853

San Juan Bautista Church - Outside – 1974 Photo – Denver Public Library Site –

http://www.photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?10010852+CHS.X10852

San Juan Bautista Church - Inside – 1974 Photo – Denver Public Library Site –

http://www.photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?10010851+CHS.X10851

Catholic Cemetery – Photo Date Unknown – Denver Public Library Site –

http://www.photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?10010854+CHS.X10854

~ LA GARITA VILLAGE ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

La Garita Outdoors

La Garita Wilderness – MAP – Wildernet Site -

http://www.wildernet.com/pages/area.cfm?areaID=COWALG&CU_ID=1

Penitente Canyon – World Class Climbing – SLV Guide Site -

http://www.slvguide.com/DelNorte/Penitente.htm

Penitente Canyon – Crestone Visit Site -

http://crestonevisit.com/04/pages/13.html

Penitente Canyon – Text - SLV Heritage Site -

http://www.slvheritage.org/heritage-attractions/penitente-canyon-1/?show_more=1

~ La Garita Outdoors ~ LA GARITA VILLAGE ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

LA GARITA CALDERA

Eastern San Juan Mountains – from Wolf Creek Pass To 50 miles north -

Creede CO is near the center -The Volcanic Material (Fish Canyon Tuff)

formed the La Garita Mountains Volcanoes in Saguache County –

Volcanoes in Saguache County –

http://www.saguache.org/area/volcano.html

The Geological History of Pagosa Springs “The Mother of all Volcanoes”

by Larry Larason – Four Corners Excursions – Pagosa Site –

http://www.pagosa.com/history1.php

La Garita Caldera – Text with Links – Wikipedia Site

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Garita_Caldera

La Garita Caladera –The largest eruption of La Garita is also the largest known

eruption to have occurred anywhere on Earth. Text – Search Site -

http://www.search.com/reference/La_Garita_Caldera

~ La Garita Caldera ~ LA GARITA ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

MOFFAT

27 Miles North of Alamosa on CO 17,

12.5 miles West of Crestone CO

Links: ~ Moffat History ~ Moffat Schools ~ Moffat Businesses ~ Moffat Lodging ~

~ MOFFAT ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

Moffat Colorado –

http://www.moffatcolorado.org/

Moffat – “boom, bust, boom, bust, & now stabilizing again amid cattle & crops” –

Links -Saguache Site –

http://www.saguache.org/towns/moffat/index.html

Moffat CO – Text – SLV Dweller Site –

http://www.slvdweller.com/index.php?/categories/38-Moffat

Moffat CO – demographics – Wilipedia Site -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moffat,_Colorado

Moffat – Photos – Sangres Site –

http://www.sangres.com/colorado/saguache/moffat.htm

~ MOFFAT ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

Moffat History

Moffat Town History –

http://www.moffat.icreatewebsitebuilder.com/history.html

Moffat Town – 1900 Photo Date – Denver Public Library Site –

http://www.photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?20005219+CHS.X5219

Moffat Post Office– 1915 Photo Date – Denver Public Library Site –

http://www.photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?20005217+CHS.X5217

Bank of Moffat – 1915 Photo - Denver Public Library Site –

http://www.photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?20005218+CHS.X5218

Moffat D&RGW Historic Railroad Photos by O. C. Perry – Links –

http://www.drgw.org/features/ocperry/minturn.htm#moffat

~ Moffat History ~ MOFFAT ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

Moffat Schools

Moffat Consolidated School District #2

http://www.moffat.k12.co.us/

~ Moffat Schools ~ MOFFAT ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

Moffat Businesses

Saguache County Business Listings – SLV Guide Site –

http://www.slvguide.com/Saguache/BusinessListings.htm

Crestone Candles - Susannah Ortega -

http://www.crestonecandles.com/

Earth Art Village

http://www.earthart.org/

Joyful Journey Hot Springs Spa

http://www.joyfuljourneyhotsprings.com/

Mirage Trading Co. – Great Coffee Shop & Art Gallery – Gifts -

http://miragetradingco.com/

Palmer Outfitters – Alan Palmer - outfitting services for big game hunting for Elk, Antelope

and Mule Deer -

http://www.palmeroutfitters.com/

~ Moffat Businesses ~ MOFFAT ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

Moffat Lodging

Willow Spring B&B - Formerly the Historic Forbes 1910 Hotel -

http://www.willow-spring.com/

~ Moffat Lodging ~ MOFFAT ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

SAGUACHE

1860’s Spanish Settlers - 1874 Town Incorporated -

35 miles North of Monte Vista CO on US 285

Links: ~ Saguache History ~ LCPL Tony G. Abeyta ~ Saguache Schools ~

Saguache Airport ~ Saguache Businesses ~ Saguache Arts ~

~ SAGUACHE ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

Saguache – “Considered to be the Northern Gateway to the San Luis Valley” – Story – Links -

http://www.saguache.org/towns/saguache/index.html

Saguache CO – Photos – Sangres Site –

http://www.sangres.com/colorado/saguache/saguache.htm

Saguache CO – Text – SLV Dweller Site –

http://www.slvdweller.com/index.php?/categories/46-Saguache

Saguache Colorado – Links – Demographics – Wikipedia Site –

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saguache,_Colorado

Saguache CO – Photos – Amazing CO Site -

http://www.amazingcolorado.com/saguache-colorado.htm

Saguache Field Office – Bureau of Land Management Office –

http://www.co.blm.gov/saguache/saghome.htm

~ SAGUACHE ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

Saguache History

Saguache History – Saguache Tourism Site -

http://www.saguachetourism.com/history/saguache.html

Saguache History – Genealogy Co-op Page – Text -

http://www.saguacheco.homestead.com/

Saguache County Museum – Text – Saguache Tourism Site -

http://www.saguachetourism.com/history/

The Saguache County Museum – “See how the pioneers lived” – Photos - Text – Links –

Museum Trail Site -

http://museumtrail.org/SaguacheCountyMuseum.asp

Hazard House Museum – See how the affluent lived in the 1920’s-1930’s –

Photos, Text, Links – Museum Trail Site -

http://museumtrail.org/HazardHouseMuseum.asp

Historical Photo of the Exterior of Leopold Mayer’s Bank & Dry Goods Store in Saguache -

http://lib-anubis.cair.du.edu/specoll/Beck/ph1026.cfm

A Street Scene in Saguache Town – 1920 Photo – Denver Public Library Site –

http://www.photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?20005425+CHS.X5425

Stockman’s Saloon – 1915 Photo Date – Denver Public Library Site –

http://www.photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?10013455+CHS.X13455

Club House Russell Springs Lakes – 1909 Photo Date – Denver Public Library Site –

http://www.photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?20005437+CHS.X5437

Returning from Mountain Picnic – 1884 Photo Date – Denver Public Library Site –

http://www.photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?20004753+CHS.X4753

The Story of Alferd E. Packer “The Colorado Cannibal” - Museum Trail Site -

http://www.museumtrail.org/AlferdPacker.asp

Old Spanish Trail – MAP - Northern route went through Saguache –

http://www.oldspanishtrail.org/index.php

History of the Old Spanish Trail - MAP –

http://museumtrail.org/OldSpanishTrail.asp

Rattlesnake Hill – History – Saguache County has more miles than any other

County in the U.S. Text – Saguache County Site -

http://www.saguache.org/area/rattlesnakehill.html

~ Saguache History ~ SAGUACHE ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

LCPL Tony G. Abeyta

LCPL Tony G. Abeyta - Vietnam Memorial Wall -

http://tanaya.net/cgi-bin/vmw.cgi?49

http://www.vvmf.org/index.cfm?SectionID=110&Wall_Id_No=92.0

~ LCPL Tony G. Abeyta ~ SAGUACHE ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

Saguache Schools

Mountain Valley School RE–1 – “Home of the Indians”

http://www.valley.k12.co.us/

Mountain Valley Schools – Listings –

http://co.localschooldirectory.com/schools.php/cPath/2377

~ Saguache Schools ~ SAGUACHE ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

Saguache Airport

Saguache Municipal Airport 04V –

http://www.airnav.com/airport/04V

~ Saguache Airport ~ SAGUACHE ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

Saguache Businesses

Saguache County Business & Vacation Listings – SLV Guide -

http://www.slvguide.com/Saguache/BusinessListings.htm

Blue Range Ranch –

http://bluerangeranch.com/Our_Ranch.html

Coleman Natural Products, In Motion Magazine Interview with Mel Coleman Sr.

“A Cowboy in the Meat Business”

http://www.inmotionmagazine.com/coleman.html

Coleman Natural Products

http://www.colemanmeats.com/

~ Saguache Businesses ~ SAGUACHE ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

Saguache Arts

George Chacon Studio – Artist – Painting -

http://www.georgechaconart.com/biography.html

Blair E. Meerfeld, Ceramics - Listing -

http://www.coloradoartistcoop.com/artist.htm

Saguache County Artists – Listings –

http://www.slvguide.com/Saguache/Artists.htm

Ute Theater – Listing –

http://boxofficemojo.com/showtimes/theater.htm?id=5gO&p=.htm

~ Saguache Arts ~ SAGUACHE ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

SAGUACHE CREEK

75 Miles Long Starts San Juan Mountains SW Saguache Co CO

Saguache means “Water at the Blue Earth" - UTE

Saguache Creek – Directions to: Sangres Site –

http://sangres.com/stateco/saguache.htm#saguache

“Looking up Sahwatch Creek” 1853, Tinted Lithograph by Richard Kern –

Central Pacific RR Museum Site

http://cprr.org/Museum/USPRR-Wm_Husson-PANZOOM/07coo.htm

Photos – Saguache Creek – Rocky Mountain Angling Club Site –

http://rmangling.com/B.htm

Total Land Protected in Saguache Creek Corridor reaches over 6,000 acres –

Text – Western Land Group Site -

http://www.westernlandgroup.com/saguache%20creek.htm

15 Ranches & 11,000 Acres Protected in Saguache Creek Corridor – Article –

Land Trust Alliance Site -

http://www.landtrustalliance.org/community/west/success-stories/saguache-creek

~ SAGUACHE CREEK ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

VILLA GROVE

About 53 miles North of Alamosa on CO 17

Northern most town in the San Luis Valley

Links: ~ Villa Grove History ~ Villa Grove Businesses ~ Villa Grove Arts ~ Villa Grove Lodging ~

~ VILLA GROVE ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

VILLA GROVE

Villa Grove – Text – Saguache Site -

http://saguache.org/towns/villagrove/index.html

Villa Grove CO – Photos – Sangres Site –

http://www.sangres.com/colorado/saguache/villagrove.htm

Villa Grove – Links– Wikipedia Site -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_Grove,_Colorado

Villa Grove – Text – SLV Dweller Site –

http://www.slvdweller.com/index.php?/categories/60-Villa-Grove

Photos of Villa Grove by Steve Garufi -

http://www.stevegarufi.com/villagrove.htm

Paragliding at Villa Grove – Scenic Photos -

http://www.flyaboveall.com/villagrove.htm

~ VILLA GROVE ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

Villa Grove History

Historical Photo of Train at Villa Grove

http://photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?00007744

Historical Railroad Photos by O.C. Perry -

http://www.drgw.org/features/ocperry/trinidad.htm#villagrove

Villa Grove - 1977 Photo - Denver Public Library Site –

http://www.photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?10013927+CHS.X13927

Steel Canyon Mill at Villa Grove - 1880 Photo – Denver Public Library Site –

http://www.photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?10062187+CHS.X62187

~ Villa Grove History ~ VILLA GROVE ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

Villa Grove Businesses

Country Livery – Blanc View Stables – Horse Drawn Carriages -

http://www.countrylivery.net/

Joyful Journey Hot Springs Spa

http://www.joyfuljourneyhotsprings.com/

The J. Kyule Braid Leadership Foundation

http://www.jkbranch.org/

Orient Land Trust – Non-profit Land Trust –

http://www.olt.org/

Saguache County Business Listings – SLV Guide Site –

http://www.slvguide.com/Saguache/BusinessListings.htm

Villa Grove Trade - General Store – Since 1882 – Entertainment Schedule -

http://www.villagrovetrade.com/

Valley View Hot Springs – Photos –

http://home.comcast.net/~oscar.voss/hot-springs-photos-page1.htm

~ Villa Grove Businesses ~ VILLA GROVE ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

Villa Grove Arts

Always Azul – Online Pottery Store -

http://www.alwaysazul.com/

Saguache County Artists – Listings – SLV Guide Site -

http://www.slvguide.com/Saguache/Artists.htm

~ Villa Grove Arts ~ VILLA GROVE ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

Villa Grove Lodging

Casa Azuls B&B

http://www.alwaysazul.com/store/pc/viewContent.asp?idpage=4

~ Villa Grove Lodging ~ VILLA GROVE ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~