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 Outdoors ~

~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

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/counties/saguache.html

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 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/

Colorado Certified Potato Growers – Listings for Saguache County -

http://coloradopotato.org/seed/growers.html

Sangre Observatory – Near Crestone CO –

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

~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

Saguache County History

“When opportunity knocked on Saguache’s Door” – History - Otto Mears - MAP – Photo –

Text by Virginia Simmons – CO Central Magazine Site -

http://www.cozine.com/archive/cc2000/00750206.html

Saguache Colorado – Museum Trail Site -

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

Saguache County Museum – “See How The Pioneers Lived” -

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

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 – Many Links – GenWeb Site -

http://cogenweb.com/saguache/

Colorado Society of Hispanic Genealogy – Many Links -

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

National Register of Historic Places – Saguache County CO –

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

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

~ Saguache County History ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

Saguache County Outdoors

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/riogrande/contact/districts/

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

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

Mountaineering & Backpacking, Colorado’s Fourteeners including Crestone Needle

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

Rio Grande National Forest Trails –

http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/riogrande/recreation/trails/

Legendary Trails of Southern Colorado – Sangres Site –

http://sangres.com/history/trails.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 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

“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 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

Bonanza – “Old Mining Town in Saguache County” – Photos – Links by Steve Garafi –

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

The Canon House Photo 1900 – where Jessie James Stayed – Pikes Peak Library Site -

http://library.ppld.org/SpecialCollections/Project/admin/FullDisplay.asp?ID=2223

Ann Ellis – Life in Colorado Mining Towns – Narrative –

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

Ann Ellis – History, “Hard Times in Bonanza” – Autobiography –

http://www.library.csi.cuny.edu/dept/history/lavender/389/guadagno.html

“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 Coilorado – Photos – Sangres Site –

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

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 16JT –

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. History - Largest Packing Operation in

The San Luis Valley -

http://www.canonpotato.com/co.htm

Colorado Certified Potato Grower Contacts – Listings –

http://coloradopotato.org/seed/growers.html

Gunnels Farms, Inc – Quality Seed Potatoes -

http://www.seedpotato.com/

Haugen’s Mountain Grown Lamb & Pelts –

http://haugenslamb.netfirms.com/index_body.html

Mountain Valley Produce – Certified Seed Potatoes -

http://mvproduce.com/index.shtml

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

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

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

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

Brief History of Marshall Pass – by Ed Quillen – CO Central Magazine –

http://www.cozine.com/archive/cc2000/00820151.html

Marshall Pass Area: Salida to Gunnison – Ghost Depot Site –

http://ghostdepot.com/rg/library/survey/marshall%20survey.htm

Cochetopa Pass – Bicycling Cochetopa Pass – Text – Images - MAP –

Links - Cycle Pass Site -

http://cyclepass.com/t_p_Cochetopa.html

Saguache-Lake City-Gunnison – 4 Day Loop – Mileage Charts –

Elevation Charts – Large Map – SWCP Site –

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

Cochetopa Excavation Sites – Vol. 4, #2 April 1999 - SLV Archnet Site -

http://www.slvarchnet.org/slvarchnet/ArchaeoUpdateArchive/Vol04No2_1999/archUpVol4No2April1999.html

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

Crestone Outdoors ~ Crestone Lodging ~ ~ CRESTONE ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

Crestone Village

Crestone Area Visitors Guide –

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

Crestone CO – Demographics – Links – Wikipedia Site –

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

Crestone, Photos & Text - 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/

Keno’s Weather Station – Local Weather Conditions –

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

~ CRESTONE ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

Crestone History

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 Schools ~ CRESTONE ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

Crestone Eagle Newspaper

The Crestone Eagle – Monthly Newspaper -

http://www.crestoneeagle.com/

~ Crestone Eagle Newspaper ~ CRESTONE ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

Crestone Businesses

Saguache County United Business Association - Links -

http://www.crestone.org/

Saguache County Business & Vacation Listings – SLV Guide -

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

Crestone, Moffat Business Association –

http://www.crestone.org/

Crestone Colorado Businesses Guide – Listings -

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

Atalanta Association – A Hearthfire Community – Permaculture

Organic Gardening – Exploration of Eco-Systems and Sustainability –

http://www.atalanta.org/

~ Crestone Businesses ~ CRESTONE ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

Blue Earth Design - Developers & Manufactures of Product Displays –

http://www.blueearthdesign.com/

Digital Pen & Ink – A Graphic Design Studio –

http://www.digitalpenandink.com/

GEO–HAZ Consulting, Inc. – Geological Consulting & Natural Hazards Field –

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

Geiger Research Institute – Crestone Sustainable Building - Links -

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

IPC-VI – Designing for a Sustainable Future by Linda Joseph – Text –

http://www.rosneath.com.au/ipc6/ch07/joseph/

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/mls/index.html

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

Academy of Advanced Healing International

http://www.academyadvancedhealing.com/

Crestone Institute – Designing Environments for Innovation -

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

Creative Health Center – “A Life in Balance” -

http://creativehealthcenter.com/

Deborah Floyd – Intuitive Guidance – Psychic Medium –

http://www.liberationcentral.com/

Haidakhandi Ashram –

http://www.babajiashram.org/hua/index.html

The Karma Thegsum Tashi Gomang -

http://www.kttg.org/index.html

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/

The Lighted Ones – Spiritual Guidance -

http://www.spiritualguidance.net/

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

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

Stupa – Scroll to Listing in Crestone

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

Taoist Tai Chi Society Branch in Crestone – Link -

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

Vajra Vidya Retreat Center

http://www.rinpoche.com/crstnvsit.html

Yeshe Khorlo USA – Nyingma Buddhist Meditation Center -

http://www.yeshekhorlo.org/aboutus.html

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

Crestone Arts

Crestone Music Festival –

http://www.crestfest.org/home.php

Crestonehenge – Stone Arrangement Built in Crestone –

http://www.crestonehenge.com

Durkmo – Quality Malas & Other Offerings -

http://drukmo.com/index.htm

Bill Ellzey – Western Photographer –

http://www.billellzey.com/

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

http://www.heidiva.com/

~ Crestone Arts ~ CRESTONE ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

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://shell.amigo.net/~tmv/The_Investigator.html

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/

Colorado Radical Travel Tours – Day Tours -

http://www.coloradoradicaltravel.com/

Earth Knack – Stone Age Living Skills –

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

Green Earth Farm

http://www.greenearthfarm.com/bio.html

Los Cumbres Golf Course

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

Rio Grande National Forest – USFS Site -

http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/riogrande/

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

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

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

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

Triad Ventures, Inc. – Custom Trips -

http://www.triadventures.org/

Windhorse Transportation & Tours

http://windhorse.crestonecolorado.com/

~ Crestone Outdoors ~ CRESTONE ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

Crestone Lodging

Crestone Accomodations – Crestone Site -

http://www.crestone.org/directory/accommodations.html

Casa Alegria – “Where Life is Sweet” -

http://casaalegria.crestonecolorado.com/

~ Crestone Lodging ~ CRESTONE ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

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

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 Post Office– Historic 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

Ghost Mine Ranch –

http://ghostmineranch.com/

~ 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 –

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 – “Large Historic Tephra Eruptions - Worldwide”

Scroll to Colorado – San Juan Volcanic Field – CHART - by B. Jensen -

http://users.bendnet.com/bjensen/volcano/largerup.html

Route 114 Gunnison to Saguache – Photos of the Area Geology –

Site by John M. Ghist –

http://www.geocities.com/jghist/Tours/route_114a.htm

~ 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 – Photos – Sangres Site –

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

Moffat – “boom, bust, boom, bust, & now stabilizing again amid

cattle & crops” – Links -Saguache Site –

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

~ 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 – “Home of the Cowboys –

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

Moffat Pre-School –

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

Moffat Elementary School –

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

Moffat Middle School –

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

Moffat High School –

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

~ Moffat Schools ~ MOFFAT ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

Moffat Businesses

Crestone, Moffat Business Association –

http://www.crestone.org/

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/

Nature’s Sundance Flower Shop – Listing –

http://www.floralandgift.com/state/co/moffat.html

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 CO – Photos – Sangres Site –

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

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

Emergency Services Homepage - Links -

http://shell.amigo.net/~sagamb/

Saguache Field Office – Bureau of Land Management Office –

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

~ SAGUACHE ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

Saguache History

Saguache History -

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

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

The Saguache County Museum – “See how the pioneers lived” –

Photos - Text – Links – Museum Trail Site -

http://museumtrail.org/SaguacheCountyMuseum.asp

Historical Photo of the Exterior of Leopold Mayer’s Bank & Dry Goods

Store in Saguache – Ira Beck Archives – DU Site–

http://library.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

~ 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 –

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

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

~ 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

“Now it’s time to make it official on Headwaters Hill” –

Saguache Creek Cited – Colorado Central Magazine Site –

http://www.cozine.com/archive/cc2000/00730089.html

“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

~ 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 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

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

Hayden Pass –

http://members.aol.com/passpatrol/page15.html

~ VILLA GROVE ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~

Villa Grove History

The Wells Ranch at Villa Grove 1885 – Photos -

http://www.geocities.com/colopioneer/wellsranch.html

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

Sangre de Cristo Café

http://www.alwaysazul.com/SangreDeCristoCafe/

Triad Ventures, Inc. – Custom Trips -

http://www.triadventures.org/

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/

Diane Stuart – Poet, Photographer, & Graphic Artist

http://www.salidaartwalk.org/dianestuart/index.htm

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/BedAndBreakfast/

~ Villa Grove Lodging ~ VILLA GROVE ~ SAGUACHE COUNTY ~