Comments on: We Need You! Help Us Plan our Big Something Summer Tour

By: Dominique Beaubien

Dominique Beaubien — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:19:00 +0000

Salida Steamplant Theater! 13th annual Brewer’s Rendezvous, or are beer festivals old hat?

By: gary Ziegler

gary Ziegler — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:41:32 +0000

I am thinking that our 1880s Bear Basin Ranch with the original log buildings and Palmer Foundation protected 4000 acres would be of interest. John Fremont camped here in 1848, Coronando and Zeb Pikes passed through. The land was a summer buffalo hunting ground for the mountain Ute – lot’s of history. Generations of CC classes have visited here.

We are located at 9000 feet in the Wet Mountains 11 miles east of Westcliffe.

A bit of trivia – I was a once station manager/announcer for KRCC during the Chief Tyree days and …a CC grad.

By: Clyde Tullis

Clyde Tullis — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:40:58 +0000

The Great Sand Dunes

By: Clyde Tullis

Clyde Tullis — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:39:48 +0000

Historic downtown Salida’s “Ghost Signs” Images of the old signs that were painted on the sides of our buildings.

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:09:18 +0000

July 13th over 40 roofers will be on our museum’s roof replacing the historic shake shingle rook all in one day…its a historic home makeover courtesy of the El Paso County Roofing Contractors Association…its a fabulous GIFT and a reminder that the community does step up when a neighbor needs help.

By: Noel Black

Noel Black — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:29:14 +0000

Bishops Castle definitely, though it gets lots of coverage as it is. There’s another castle somewhere in the San Luis Valley made of…. plastic bottles?

The obvious things, obviously, are great.

Lynn: Does the Montessori do this all summer? The beekeepers sound great. Can you give us more info?

McDonald: As in UCCS in Colorado Springs?

Thanks all!

By: McDonald

McDonald — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:53:29 +0000

The Microwave Research Laboratory @ UCCS.

By: Lynn DeCew

Lynn DeCew — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:09:16 +0000

A few ideas for the Salida, BV area.

We have a lovely Montessori school, Chaffee County Montessori, who spends every Thursday at the organic farm in BV helping with the animals and the planting. The students range from 3yrs to 9yrs.

Salida has a “Transition Town” group that is developing a plan for Salida to be more financially and food sustainable.

We have a group of beekeepers in town that all extract their honey in our honey house.

By: Marty

Marty — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:28:05 +0000

You could do a whole week at Bishops Castle, and the sculptures over on Pine Grove