At Pagosa Springs, it’s swimsuit weather even in the cold When goose bumps meet steaming cauldron, a clash goes down -a skin-tingling, head-swirling clash -but it sure feels good By Josh Noel, MCT November 6, 2010 – ORIGINAL ARTICLE PAGOSA SPRINGS, Colo. — Our walk to the hot springs in -10 C mountain […]
Pagosa Springs Colorado Local, Angette Pastuszek, now nicknamed Annie Oakley, shot her first rifle, earned a hunter saftey card and went out and shot a 5×5 bull elk all in one week. That must be a record of some sort! After her interview aired on KWUF’s Big Game Hunters Radio Show she was the talk […]
Visitors to OnTheSnow.com have chosen Wolf Creek in the San Juan Mountains of Southwestern Colorado as their “Favorite Overall Resort” in the Rocky Mountains. The data period for voting was January 2010 when a Nielsen audit showed 2.3 million unique browsers logged in to the world’s most visited Web portal. OnTheSnow.com is published by Mountain […]
The Pagosa Springs Town Tourism Committee is proud to announce the publication of their NEW 2010 Hunting Guide. View articles, information and maps dedicated to the Pagosa Springs hunting industry. Hard copies are available at the Visitor Center and local advertisers or CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE GUIDE ONLINE
by Norm Vance Several seasons ago popular radio personality Paul Harvey reported a news story about two Michigan biologists who presented an academic research paper reporting on their finding “the largest living thing on earth.” The “thing” was a 40-acre fungus. This sent scientists around the world scrambling to find their own “largest living thing.” […]
Primetime of the fall color change is a wondrous time in the San Juan Mountains. Most any place you venture into the forest will have good colors. I’ll suggest a few drives sure to please. The numbers relate to the forest service map. Buckles Lake Road (#663) South of Pagosa about fifteen miles. A lovely […]
Horseback riding options in Pagosa Country are virtually endless. Whether you are looking for day horse rental, overnight trips or you want to bring your own horse and explore, we have the facilities to accommodate your needs. With access to over 3 million acres of national forest and incredible views throughout, its no wonder the worldwide headquarters […]
by Norm Vance Always navigate with a U.S. National Forest Service Map and U.S.G.S. Topo Maps when possible. On the maps, FDR numbers refer to like numbers on the Forest Service Map identifying forest access roads. Other three-digit numbers identify non-improved roads and trails. The Forest Service Map is difficult for people with impaired vision. […]
by Norm Vance There are many short off-road trails in the Pagosa Country area but many are too short to cover here. Most of the old trails have either been closed to motorized use or improved to Forest Access Road status. There are hundreds of miles of these improved roads the off-road driver will enjoy. […]