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"One of the numerous falls below Hanging Lake, Glenwood Springs, Colo., on D. & R.G.R.R."
" Hanging Lake is located in Glenwood Canyon, about 7 miles (11 km) east of Glenwood Springs, Colorado and is a very popular tourist destination. The lake is reached via a trailhead located along the Glenwood Canyon Bike and Pedestrian Path that runs along the north side of I-70 in the bottom of the canyon. The trail follows Dead Horse Creek, a tributary of...
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Graphic postcard of the Mount of the Holy Cross, with pond in the foreground. [5231. Mount of the Holy Cross, Colorado. Altitude 14,176 feet]
Caption on verso: "Mount of the Holy Cross. This famous mountain, 14,176 feet in height, lies at the extreme northern end of the Sawatch Mountains, near the headwaters of Eagle River. The cross is formed by a deep vertical fissure in the face of the mountain, 1,500 feet in length, intersected by a transverse...
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"Spouting Rock, Hanging Lake, Glenwood Springs, Colo."
Verso: 3015, A-32452, C. T. Photochrom
Spouting rock is one level above Hanging Lake in Glenwood Canyon. Erosion through limestone created the feature which feeds into Hanging Lake.
4) Hanging Lake
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"7246. Hanging Lake near Glenwood Springs, Colo."
Winter scene with frozen waterfalls.
Verso: "Hanging Lake. Hanging Lake is ten miles East of Glenwood Springs. The lake itself is an emerald sheet of water at the head of a series of terraces, its outer edge projecting somewhat over the wall below, the whole forming a combination of scenic beauty which is absolutely unique."
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The Lloyd cabin at Lake Charles viewed through the trees.
"In addition to incredible high-mountain scenery, both Lake Charles and Mystic Island Lake offered some great fishing for cutthroat trout. They remain popular destinations for backpackers and hikers. By the late 1940s, the cabins, weathered by high-mountain snows, had fallen into disrepair. The Forest Service dismantled the remaining buildings." -- Early Eagle, by Kathy Heicher p.93
6) Hahn's Peak
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Photo postcard of Hahns Peak, Routt National Forest in 1945.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
7) Hanging Lake
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"Hanging Lake, Glenwood Springs, Colo."
Addressed to Teresa Flynn, 4340 Alcott St., Denver Colo.
Canceled Colorado Springs, CO., Jul 1, 1908 9 PM; Denver, Colo. July 2, 1908 9:30AM.
" Hanging Lake is located in Glenwood Canyon, about 7 miles (11 km) east of Glenwood Springs, Colorado and is a very popular tourist destination. The lake is reached via a trailhead located along the Glenwood Canyon Bike and Pedestrian Path that runs along the north side...
8) Skyland
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Cabins on the trail to Lake Charles (out of Yeoman Park up Brush Creek). Lloyd's owned Skyland at Lake Charles, a popular destination for fishing. By the 1940s, the cabins had fallen into disrepair and the Forest Service removed them.
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Mayo Lanning exhibiting size of logs used in the "beaver dams at Gold Park (down the mountain from Gilman, Colorado)" [verso of photograph].
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Photo was entitled "Snoe-shoe rabbit at watering hole," but shows a man standing on a rock by a stream, somewhere in the mountains.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Graphic postcard of the Mt. of the Holy Cross, Colorado, with pond in the foreground. [704. Frank S. Thayer, Publisher, Denver]
"All Leather --- Co." handwritten on front; addressed to Mr. Thos Gorman, 58 Maiden Lane, New York, N.Y. on verso.
Canceled Greeley Colo Oct 6 7 PM. 1906 written in pencil.
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The sign noting the Mount of the Holy Cross View in the Holy Cross Wilderness Area.
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Graphic postcard of the Mount of the Holy Cross, with stream in the foreground. Card sent from Concord, NH, April 11, 1921.
14) Trappers' Lake
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Trappers' Lake, Near Rifle, Colo. [closest town is Meeker, Colo.]
Trappers Lake is known as the "Cradle of Wilderness." At approximately 302 surface acres, the lake contains a strain of native cutthroat trout and the Colorado Division of Wildlife operates a spawn collection station at the Cabin Creek inlet during May and June.
Trappers Lake lies completely within the Flat Tops Wilderness [White River National Forest]; motorized boats and wheeled...
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Mount of the Holy Cross, Colo. (September 1906) D. & R. G. R. R. [Aug. 17, '07 written on front]
Verso: No. C1610 Published by The Colorado News Company, Denver, Colo., Leipzig-Berliln. Trademark [Corson #632] for American News Co., New York, NY, Lithochrome process.
Canceled: Denver, Colo., Aug. 17, 1907, 1 PM.
Addressed to Mrs. S. H. Avey, Auburn, Nebr.; from Fred & Mable Catchpole.
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Three buildings in a fenced field comprising the Minturn Ranger Station.
On front of photo: 430869
Verso inscription: "#430869 - Holy Cross N. F. 6/24/44 Minturn Ranger Station, Minturn, Colorado, by Jay Higgins (Adm.) Improvements - Ranger Stations 533; 5650.1"
17) Hanging Lake
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"4134. Falls below Hanging Lake, Glenwood Springs, Colo."
Addressed to Mrs. A. Townsend, 1016 Main St., Canon City, Colo.; from Mrs. Kascone & Dorothy.
Canceled Glenwood Springs, Colo., Jul 27, 1929, 12-M.
" Hanging Lake is located in Glenwood Canyon, about 7 miles (11 km) east of Glenwood Springs, Colorado and is a very popular tourist destination. The lake is reached via a trailhead located along the Glenwood Canyon Bike and Pedestrian Path that...
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Perlita Knight [Gauthier] working at a table while camping at French Creek. Tent in background.
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Castle Peak Ranger Station with station buildings and trucks. This was later used as a cow camp.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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The Castle Peak fire lookout cabin, Holy Cross National Forest, District C, with two rangers looking over the guard rail. [Photo numbered 35033A]
In September 1913, forest rangers completed a trail from the ranger station on Eby Creek to the top of Castle Peak. “Besides the grand view of the surrounding mountains to be obtained from the top, there is a telephone on top, placed there by the rangers so that you can talk to your friends in Eagle,...
