On Carpinteria Avenue west of Walnut Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Wardholme Torrey Pine, 1888.
Largest known in existence.
Historical Landmark No. 1, City of Carpinteria.
Torrey Pine centennial celebration,
May 14, 1988.
Presented by:
City of Carpinteria,
Chamber of Commerce,
and . . . — — Map (db m138543)
On South H Street at E. Cypress Avenue, on the left when traveling south on South H Street.
Planted in the 1930's, this magnificent stand of pines is a treasure in Lompoc's landscape. Rare and historic, these trees receive global recognition for their beauty. — — Map (db m67214) HM
To Beautify the mission, this rose garden was planted in 1995. This area was once part of the mission quadrangle. The original 22 archways extended to the lower portion of the garden. — — Map (db m311299) HM
Black Walnut Trees planted about 1885 by William A. Swope, Son-In-Law of Benjamin Campbell, and daughters Alda Swope Blaine, Ethel Swope Davis, and Lena Swope French. — — Map (db m24234) HM
Near Gourmet Alley south of 5th Street, on the left when traveling south.
Gilroy’s strategic location contributed to great economic growth beginning in the 1850s.
Inset Images:
In 1870 James Culp was a tobacco grower and owned a cigar factory. Over one million cigars were rolled and shipped monthly all . . . — — Map (db m219074) HM
On Hecker Pass Road at Third Street (Highway 152), on the right when traveling east on Hecker Pass Road.
Has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States
Department of the Interior
Celebrating the first statewide Arbor Day, the school
children of Gilroy planted 75 Deodar cedars along the south side of the newly . . . — — Map (db m254548) HM
Near Bear Creek Road, on the right when traveling north.
In the rapidly urbanizing Silicon Valley, open space is precious. Your voice and your vote help protect the regional greenbelt that provides us all with clean air and water, climate change resilience, and nearby opportunities to unplug and connect . . . — — Map (db m203020) HM
The original Coast Redwood tree was planted
by our 26th President Theodore Roosevelt on
May 11, 1903. This majestic redwood was
located on the southwest corner of Campbell
Avenue at Winchester Boulevard. It stood in
that location, growing to a . . . — — Map (db m154876) HM
This plaque marks the 250th Anniversary of the founding of the United States of America
1776-2026
May these trees stand as a living testament to our nation’s history and as a foundation for the next 250 years
Dedicated September 12, . . . — — Map (db m310913) HM
Near University Circle, on the left when traveling south.
The El Palo Alto Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
Bicentennial Mini-Grove of
El Palo Alto Redwood Progeny
Dedicated September 26, 1974 — — Map (db m310950)
Near East Charleston Road near Middlefield Road, on the right when traveling west.
On November 8, 1789, Don Gaspar De Portola and his expedition in search of Monterey Bay, camped beside San Francisquito Creek near a century-old redwood tree long a landmark for the Indians. The tree named El Palo Alto, became a symbol for the city . . . — — Map (db m92466) HM
On St. James Street east of Terraine Street, on the left when traveling east. Reported missing.
Pellier Park is all that remains of the City Gardens Nursery, established by Louis Pellier in 1850. Here with, his brothers, Pierre and Jean, Louis introduced “la petite D’Agen,” the French Prune, during the winter of 1856-1857. I was this variety . . . — — Map (db m232982) HM
On Monterey Road (California Route 82) just north of Skyway Drive, on the right when traveling south.
The Northern California Black Walnut trees seen along this highway owe their existence to horticulturist Horace G. Keesling of San José. While passing this way by camp wagon on a blistering summer day in 1900, Keesling could find no roadside tree . . . — — Map (db m52138) HM
Near Manila Drive east of Camino Verde Drive, on the right when traveling east.
During the later 1800s, the developing Santa Clara Valley demanded an increase in farm products. California settlements needed wheat and produce to feed growing Gold Rush populations. When the Transcontinental Railroad of 1869 linked the valley to . . . — — Map (db m219207) HM
On Blossom Hill Road at Dartmouth Dr. (County Route G-10) on Blossom Hill Road.
On this site in 1852 Charles LeFranc made the first commercial planting of fine European wine grapes in Santa Clara County and founded Almadén Vineyards. LeFranc imported cuttings from vines in the celebrated wine districts of his native France, . . . — — Map (db m2580) HM
A late Victorian example of simplified Italianate architecture, the Chiechi House was built in approximately 1876 by John and Jane Campbell. In 1913 the house, at 820 Northrup Avenue, was purchased by Michele Chiechi. Prominent valley orchardists, . . . — — Map (db m52181) HM
Old Adobe Wall
built in 1822
Adobe apartment & work shops
with veranda -corridor &
tilted roof faced the
mission patio
Olive Trees
planted in 1822
mark line of old south wall
of adobe apartment. — — Map (db m195455) HM
On Mansion Park Drive east of Lick Mill Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.
James Lick was born in Pennsylvania in 1796. Lick came to San Francisco in 1848 after a successful career as a piano builder in South America. Shrewd real estate investments at the time of the Gold Rush made Lick the richest man in California by . . . — — Map (db m220214) HM
From the winery that bears the name of Paul Masson, premium wines and champagne have flowed continuously since 1852, even during Prohibition under a special government license. Twice partially destroyed by earthquake and fire, the original sandstone . . . — — Map (db m2625) HM
This ancient native Blue Oak (Quercus douglasii) is unique in its size. Its numbers are now greatly diminished as settlers cut them for firewood and fencing. It is found in the rolling foothills of Santa Clara Valley and the western foothills of the . . . — — Map (db m195466) HM
In the Fall of 1992 this Sugar Pine (Pinus lambertiana) was cut at the Dinkney Creek Campground in the Sierra National Forest. When stressed by several years of drought, the tree died after it became infected by the disease "Blister Rust." After the . . . — — Map (db m195468) HM
On Highway 9 south of Graham Hill Road, on the right when traveling south.
This redwood tree was planted in the early ninties by one of Felton’s early setters, George Featherstone, a man who knew the wonder and beauty of these trees. Born in Ottawa Canada in 1872, he came to the San Lorenzo Valley on March 17, 1888. He . . . — — Map (db m297099) HM
On Tower Place near Felt Street, on the right when traveling south.
Historic Landmark
1914
Built by Robert & Ada Paget
”Tower House”
Pagets were flower bulb and poultry farmers who raised three children here.
The Museum of Art & History — — Map (db m208454) HM
Named for Charles Henry “Mountain Charlie” McKiernan, who was one of the first white settlers in the Santa Cruz Mountain area. One of the largest trees of its species, this Sequoia sempervirens was originally over 300 feet high. The tree . . . — — Map (db m53479) HM
On Pinto Lake Road near Green Valley Road, on the right when traveling west.
July 14, 1769, an expedition led by Don Gaspar de Portola left San Diego to rediscover Vizcaino's "Lost Port of Monterey". The expedition reached but failed to recognize Monterey Bay, traveled north, and discovered San Francisco Bay November 4, . . . — — Map (db m86462) HM
On State Highway 299, on the right when traveling east.
This facility is dedicated to the men and women,
who battled the 1992 Fountain Fire,
and those who have worked and are working
to restore this forest to a healthy and productive part
of the local ecosystem.
During the dangerous salvage . . . — — Map (db m13741) HM
It’s hard to imagine the roar of a sawmill in this quiet valley...
But the foundations and saw wheel in front of you are testament to a small sawmill at Sims. If you look closer, you can even make out a log pond barely visible in the brush to . . . — — Map (db m69841) HM
This water tank is one of only a few historic remains that help tell the Sims story...
The story starts around 1902 when the first sawmill at Sims was built. During this time, logs were transported to the sawmill by horses and steam donkeys. . . . — — Map (db m69842) HM
Lightning Sparks Change...
You are standing in the Sugarloaf Fire. Are your feet hot?
August 1, 2009, the Hat Creek Valley was blasted by more than 800 bolts of lightning. The fury ignited 47 wildfires, scorching 9,356 acres. After . . . — — Map (db m284414)
On Yuba Pass Road at Route 49, on the right when traveling south on Yuba Pass Road.
In 1852 a pack trail was blazed from Sierra Valley over the summit to the placer mines of the North Yuba. Originally packers transported hay but within a few years this trade included beef, butter, barley, oats, hogs, and poultry.
On April 24, . . . — — Map (db m99627) HM
On Golden Chain Highway (California Route 49 at milepost 45.7), on the right when traveling east. Reported missing.
Sierra Valley was discovered in 1851 by James P. Beckwourth, a mountain man and entrepreneur who was searching for a northern route across the Sierra Nevada. The valley had been sighted a year earlier by prospectors exploring the nearby Sierra . . . — — Map (db m65990) HM
On Main Street at Second Street, on the left when traveling west on Main Street.
The earliest settlers arrived in the Loyalton area in the late 1850s, where they stopped in the lush valley on their way to the Sacramento Valley. Founded in the 1850s as Smithneck, the community had raised a great amount of money for the Union . . . — — Map (db m66035) HM
On Howell Road near Center Street and Diggles Road.
Hallie Morse Daggett was a refined woman educated in San Francisco, however, her deep love for her childhood home at the Black Bear Mine near Sawyers Bar drew her back to the mountains. She knew how to hunt, fish, ride, trap and shoot early in life . . . — — Map (db m57944) HM
On Tennant Road south of Shasta Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Named after John D. Tennant, an official of the Long Bell Lumber Co. Besides the store that is still here, the town had a church, post office, library, hotel, skidsshacks, schools, and a roundhouse at the height of logging operations. Trains were . . . — — Map (db m99900) HM
On Eddy Gulch Lookout Road, on the left. Reported missing.
In 1913, Hallie Daggett accepted the job at the Eddy Gulch Lookout, entering history books as the Forest Service’s first woman lookout (1913-1927). At a time when men dominated the workplace, this act took special courage, self-confidence, and a . . . — — Map (db m151909) HM
On Main Street north of Elm Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
This memorial was designed and built by the proud citizens of Weed and dedicated on September 9, 2001 as a birthday gift to the City.
You are standing next to several of the 3500 bricks salvaged from the site of the old sawmill and . . . — — Map (db m176560) HM
On West Monte Vista Avenue at Eldridge Avenue, on the left when traveling west on West Monte Vista Avenue.
This famous Black Walnut tree has provided the nuts for starting over 100 walnut groves in California. It gave shade for travelers and their teams who enjoyed the Wykoff Ranch hospitality of the cool water well nearby. It is said to have been . . . — — Map (db m91457) HM
On Putah Creek Road 1 mile west of Winters Road, on the left when traveling west.
In 1842 John R. Wolfskill arrived here loaded with fruit seeds and cuttings. He was a true horticulturist and became the father of the fruit industry in this region. In 1937 Mrs. Frances Wolfskill Taylor Wilson, his daughter, bequeathed 107.28 . . . — — Map (db m40132) HM
Near Petrified Forest Road 0.7 miles east of Porter Creek & Calistoga Roads.
The petrified forest, dating from the Eocene Period, is the only known example of a petrified forest in California. Its size, scope and variety of petrification is unique in the world. Opalized wood, obsidian, quartz crystal, petrified coral and . . . — — Map (db m175865) HM
Near Armstrong Woods Road 2.5 miles north of River Road (Highway 116).
James B. Armstrong
Colonel James B. Armstrong came to California from Ohio in 1874 as a land investor. He purchased land in these forests, eventually developing a deep appreciation for the redwoods. Witnessing the alarming rate of . . . — — Map (db m107311) HM
Near Sonoma Highway, on the right when traveling north.
Yuki tribe first known inhabitants, in village of Wilikos later named Los Guilicos.
1833: General Mariano Vallejo arrives at Sonoma Mission, planting grapes in 1834, marking first known planting of vineyards in the area.
1875: . . . — — Map (db m309522) HM
Luther Burbank was born in Massachusetts on March 7, 1849 and arrived in Santa Rosa in October 1875. In 1884 he purchased four acres surrounding this site as a place for horticultural experiments. Here he lived and worked until his death on April . . . — — Map (db m12590) HM
Near Santa Rosa Avenue near Charles Street, on the right when traveling north.
In This Garden 1881 - 1926 Luther Burbank wrought with living plants to bring the world greater fertility, wealth and beauty developing new varieties which produced better fruits and more beautiful flowers. — — Map (db m159543) HM
Near Green Hill Road near Occidental Road, on the left when traveling west.
The California Gold Rush of 1849 and San Francisco's Earthquake of 1906 spurred expansion, rebuilding and extensive timber processing in California.
Sturgeons Mill is a fine example of 1800's steam powered technology, providing lumber for early . . . — — Map (db m102509) HM
The gentleman upon this rock is Count Agoston Haraszthy, the Hungarian nobleman who founded Buena Vista Winery in 1857. He is now known as the Father of California Viniculture - as he did more than any other single person to create our remarkably . . . — — Map (db m207724) HM
Near Old Winery Road east of Lovall Valley Road, on the left when traveling east.
Across this creek, and extending for several miles were the vineyards and home of our Count. In 1857 he had acquired 750 acres from Julius K. Rose, a San Francisco real estate investor for $11,500. The property was wedged between two flanks of the . . . — — Map (db m231504) HM
Near Old Winery Road east of Lovall Valley Road, on the right when traveling east.
The Buena Vista Vinicultural Society (BVVS) was established in 1863. It was the first of its kind – a corporation dedicated to expanding and modernizing winemaking. It enabled the continued expansion of Sonoma viticulture and the Buena Vista Winery, . . . — — Map (db m231231) HM
Near Old Winery Road east of Lovall Valley Road, on the right when traveling east.
In 2007, Buena Vista's founder, Agoston Haraszthy de Mokesa (1812-1869) was inducted into the Culinary Institute of America's Vintners Hall of Fame. It was a tribute not only to his pioneering vision, but also to those throughout the winery's . . . — — Map (db m231220) HM
Near Old Winery Road east of Lovall Valley Road, on the right when traveling east.
Marker One:
Father Junipero Serra: 1713 - 1784
Founder of the Missions of California, this Franciscan priest was the first to bring the grape to California, beginning with the first vineyard planted at Mission San Diego in 1779. His . . . — — Map (db m231450) HM
Near Old Winery Road east of Lovall Valley Road, on the right when traveling east.
At the beginning part of the 19th Century, Northern California was a wild land full of Native American tribes. Chief Solano (born Sem-Yeto) was a member of the Suisun tribe, born around 1800. In 1810, he was baptized under the name "Francisco . . . — — Map (db m231448) HM
Near Old Winery Road east of Lovall Valley Road, on the right when traveling east.
As an immigrant himself, our Count Haraszthy was a tireless supporter of another immigrant group to America: the Chinese. He believed them to be hard-working and honest. When he began Buena Vista Winery he employed 150 Chinese workmen to do all the . . . — — Map (db m231243) HM
Near Old Winery Road east of Lovall Valley Road, on the right when traveling east.
Marker One:
St. Vincent of Saragossa: ? - 304 AD
St. Vincent of Saragossa died in the year 304, martyred during the last persecution of Christians by Roman Emperor Maximilian. By the early middle ages he had been adopted by grape . . . — — Map (db m231453) HM
Near Old Winery Road east of Lovall Valley Road, on the right when traveling east.
Marker One:
John Jacon Astor: 1763 - 1848
The first multi-millionaire in the United States, he made his considerable fortune by creating the first fur-trading empire in the Great Lakes region, Canada, and eventually the American West . . . — — Map (db m231242) HM
Near Old Winery Road east of Lovall Valley Road, on the right when traveling east.
The founder of the winery, the Count of Buena Vista, Agoston Haraszthy de Mokesa, was a vivacious pioneer whose love affair with grape-growing started in his homeland of Hungary. The Count immigrated to the burgeoning American West in 1840 in . . . — — Map (db m315852) HM
Near Old Winery Road east of Lovall Valley Road, on the right when traveling east.
Marker One:
Osiris: Egyptian God of Wine – 5,000 Years Ago
For thousands of years Egyptians celebrated the annual flooding of the mighty Nile with three days of singing, dancing, poetry, and wine drinking at the Temple of Osiris at . . . — — Map (db m231221) HM
Near Old Winery Road east of Lovall Valley Road, on the left when traveling east.
Marker One:
Hidden within our maze are several private spaces; you may walk along our circuitous paths to find them. Inside these private spaces are signposts describing the astonishing life and journeys of Count Agoston Haraszthy, who . . . — — Map (db m231511) HM
On East Spain Street east of First Street West, on the right when traveling east.
Born July 4, 1807 in Monterey
Died January 18, 1890 in Sonoma
Founder of the Pueblo of Sonoma on June 24, 1835
Commissioner of the Sonoma Mission
Commandant General of California
Director of Colonization for the Northern Frontier . . . — — Map (db m231569) HM
On 10th Street at G Street, on the right when traveling north on 10th Street.
Agriculture is the food you eat, the clothes you wear and even the house you live in! Deeply rooted in heritage, tradition and commerce, agriculture in Stanislaus County feeds the world. Each year, more than 100 different crops are harvested from . . . — — Map (db m225304) HM
On Wyncoop Road, on the right when traveling west.
William Thompson, an Englishman, and his family settled here in 1863. In 1872 he sent to New York for three cuttings called Lady de Coverly of which only one survived. The grape, first publicly displayed in Marysville in 1875, became known as . . . — — Map (db m12008) HM
The original Forward Brother’s, Alfred T. and Frank, established the mill in 1908. The mill was moved from the original site which was where the Mt. Lassen Vineyards are now.
Alfred died in 1931 and Frank went on with the raising of livestock. At . . . — — Map (db m58584) HM
On Trinity Lake Boulevard (California Route 3) at China Gulch Road on Trinity Lake Boulevard.
In the 1880’s George Jumper established a steam powered sawmill 300' east of this monument, above the confluence of Little Brown’s Creek and China Gulch. An 80’ long building housed the mill. Oxen teams of ten or more were used to pull long, four . . . — — Map (db m112566) HM
This tree was cut in 1875, and a 16 ft. section sent to the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876. Only the outer shell was exhibited, the parts being reassembled after shipment. Eastern people refused to accept the exhibit as part of a single . . . — — Map (db m44327) HM
On April 15, 2000, at the base of this giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)
President Bill Clinton invoked the Antiquities Act of 1906 and created the
Giant Sequoia National Monument within the Sequoia National Forest.
Thirty-three of the . . . — — Map (db m302190) HM
Along this loop trail, information signs help acquaint you with the General Grant and other notable trees in this impressive sequoia grove. For a more detailed story, purchase the self-guiding brochure at the Grant Grove Visitor Center or from a . . . — — Map (db m82384) HM
(Left side)
One wonders how long this tree fell...A high tanning content makes Giant Sequoia wood undigestible to fungi, bacteria, insects, and other decay organisms. Thus, decay of this wood takes place very slowly! The Fallen Monarch . . . — — Map (db m82385) HM
Try to imagine yourself standing here in the 1950’s. You would have been surrounded by cars. Engine noise and exhaust would have overridden your impressions of the giant trees. Almost 100 cabins and motel units would have faced you from across the . . . — — Map (db m44311) HM
On Crescent Meadow Road 1 mile south of Generals Hwy, on the left when traveling south.
Auto Log
Base Diameter – 21 Feet
Fell in 1917. Since then many types of vehicles have been photographed on this unusual log driveway. — — Map (db m103308) HM
On Crescent Meadow Road 1.3 miles south of Generals Hwy, on the left when traveling south.
Buttress Tree
Length 272 ft.
Base Diameter 20 ft.
Estimated Age 2,300 yrs.
Fell without warning June 3, 1959. The weather was clear with no wind. Sequoias lose their balance and fall when their shallow root systems are weakened by . . . — — Map (db m103311) HM
On Crescent Meadow Road 1.4 miles south of Generals Hwy, on the left when traveling south.
Shaping a Park
Call the Cavalry!
The Parker Group owes its name to a cavalry officer who commanded troops here in 1893. Why was the military here? Congress established Sequoia National Park in 1890, but the National Park Service did not exist . . . — — Map (db m103432) HM
On Crescent Meadow Road 0.9 miles Generals Hwy, on the left when traveling south.
Shaping a Park
Colonel Young: A Buffalo Soldier
The road to Moro Rock is part of the legacy of a young army officer who became America’s first black national park superintendent. Captain Charles Young, a West Point graduate, commanded the cavalry . . . — — Map (db m103435) HM
There it is! The largest tree on earth. Directly in front of you stands the biggest tree on the planet, the General Sherman Tree. Some trees grow taller, and some are bigger around, but no tree has greater mass. The amount of space taken up by its . . . — — Map (db m87852) HM
On Crescent Meadow Road 1.7 miles south of Generals Hwy, on the left when traveling south.
Shaping a Park
The CCC Boys
Tunnel Log reminds us of the work of young men who struggled to survive the Great Depression in the 1930s. The drive-through hole in the log was carved by the “boys” of the Civilian Conservation Corps . . . — — Map (db m103433) HM
A U.S. Forest Service crew leader from Siskiyou County, Calif. Lost his life while fighting the Stanislaus Complex Fire which destroyed 147,000 acres. For the love of the forest he gave the ultimate sacrifice September 11, 1987.
Sit and rest . . . — — Map (db m905) HM
On Tuolumne Road (County Road E17) 6.4 miles Mono Way (Old Highway 108), on the right when traveling east.
May 31, 1889 Henry J. Crocker, Wellington Gregg, Thomas Bullock and Charles Gardner formed the Westside Flume and Lumber Company, for a total cost of 361,000.00 dollars. The mill was built, and by the end of the year was in operation, and by 1900 . . . — — Map (db m7560) HM
Near Camarillo Ranch Road north of Mission Oaks Boulevard.
Across Mission Oaks Boulevard, next to the 101 Freeway, remains part of a grove of Eucalyptus trees that once lined both sides of the old two-lane El Camino Real. In 1892, Adolfo Camarillo planted 650 of these trees, which stretched from Pleasant . . . — — Map (db m130636) HM
On Frazier Mountain Road just south of Lockwood Valley Road.
Many years ago, wildland firefighters discovered a badly
burned Black Bear cub clinging to a tree in the mountains of
New Mexico. This year we celebrate the 75th anniversary of
Smokey Bear, our Nation's beloved fire prevention symbol.
. . . — — Map (db m308278) HM
Near North Ventu Park Road, on the right when traveling south.
"The hotel was built by James Hammell as the Grand Union Hotel in 1876 and was often called the "Conejo" or "Big" Hotel. In 1885, the site was purchased by Cecil Haigh. In 1965, his grandson, H. Allen Hays, donated 4 acres and the hotel to the . . . — — Map (db m78003) HM
On Gottfried Place north of Cesar Chavez Drive, on the left when traveling north.
The Chumash Garden at the Oxnard Historic Farm Park was established in 2015 to highlight plants which were used by the Chumash people of Southern California for a wide variety of uses. The garden also provides the public with examples of plants . . . — — Map (db m301380) HM
Near Gateway Road 0.7 miles north of Prairie Parkway (East 64th Avenue), on the left when traveling east.
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge
Located just eleven miles northeast of downtown Denver, the Refuge is the largest contiguous open space in the Denver metropolitan area. A major environmental restoration program will be . . . — — Map (db m119390) HM
Near Gateway Road 0.7 miles north of Prairie Parkway (East 64th Avenue), on the left when traveling east.
The Fourteeners
There are 58 peaks in the Colorado Rocky Mountains that are above 14,000 feet in height. While 54 are generally acknowledged to be "14ers", most people who want to climb them want to climb all 58. They are contained in six . . . — — Map (db m119395) HM
On State Highway 17 at milepost 0.7, on the right when traveling north.
From ancient times to the present, the forest before you has provided many of the things people need to survive and thrive. Game animals and fish, along with berries, roots, and other plant foods, provide sustenance. Clear mountain rivers, creeks, . . . — — Map (db m295502) HM
Near East Harvard Avenue at South York Street, on the right when traveling east.
Saco Rienk DeBoer (1883-1974) was one of Denver's most influential landscape architects and early city planners. Called “Colorado's practical dreamer”, he left a legacy of beautiful parks and landscaped homes, innovative street tree plantings, and . . . — — Map (db m311374) HM
On State Highway 83 at Lost Lake Drive, on the right when traveling south on State Highway 83.
Panel 1
Russellville
For a few exciting months, Russellville felt like Colorado's gold-rush capital. The town rose five miles southeast of here in late 1858, after William Green Russell discovered a few gleaming . . . — — Map (db m97969) HM
Alpine and subalpine tundra is the low-growing vegetation found in the “land above the trees.” At this high elevation, the climate is harsh with searing winds, intense sunlight and frigid temperatures that limit the growing season. In . . . — — Map (db m45927) HM
On Garden Drive, on the left when traveling north.
The abundant seeds of piñon and juniper trees draw wildlife to this ecosystem like a magnet. Chipmunks, foxes, piñon mice and squirrels munch the blue or copper-colored juniper berries. The berries last through the winter. They provide food for . . . — — Map (db m45982) HM
On Gateway Road, on the right when traveling east.
Welcome!
Rock ledge Ranch Historic Site is a living history museum that allows visitors to experience the lives of the people who dwelled, worked, hunted, herded and raised families here from the 1700s to the early 20th century. This . . . — — Map (db m46002) HM
Our 13,000 acres of forest provide a beautiful setting for the Academy. This landscape affords vital habitat for wildlife, abundant opportunities for outdoor recreation, and an essential backdrop for mission-related training. Our forests are a . . . — — Map (db m158294) HM
Wildfire behavior is influenced by three primary components. Two are non-negotiable: weather and terrain. The third component is wildland fuels, the only factor affording the opportunity to mitigate. Mechanical treatments such as brush removal and . . . — — Map (db m158342) HM
Prior to European settlement, the ponderosa pine forests of Colorado's Front Range experienced frequent fires. These were historically started by lightning strikes, and later by Native Americans. These low-intensity surface fires killed many small . . . — — Map (db m158301) HM
Near East 1st Street at Green Street, on the right when traveling south.
The Battlement Creek Fire of 1976 started on Sunday, July 11 after a severe lightning storm came through the Parachute and Morrisania communities late in the afternoon. Lightning was concentrated in and around the Eames Orchard area of Morrisania . . . — — Map (db m252111) HM
Near Lion's Park Circle 0.6 miles west of State Route 13.
Rifle
During the U.S. Geological Survey of 1876, A.C. Peale wrote the word "rifle" on his map to mark the location of a misplaced firearm. The gun was never found, but the name stuck. Founded in 1882, Rifle attracted a steady flow of . . . — — Map (db m120749) HM
On Park Avenue (U.S. 40) at 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west on Park Avenue.
Auspiciously located at the junction of Muddy Creek and the Blue and Colorado Rivers, present-day Kremmling never lacked for through traffic, but it did lack for gold — and, thus, for settlers. Hopeful town builders laid out a plat here as early as . . . — — Map (db m291387) HM
On Gunnison Avenue (State Highway 149) at 7th Street, on the left when traveling south on Gunnison Avenue.
The tree before you is the largest narrow leaf cottonwood tree in the State of Colorado and second in the nation to a tree located in Murray City, Utah. Indications are that the tree is approximately 140 years old. It was planted in the 19th . . . — — Map (db m292295) HM
Near State Highway 14 at milepost 59.2, 0.1 miles east of Ranger Lakes Campground, on the right when traveling east.
The Colorado State Forest Management Complex has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior January 2017 — — Map (db m293600) HM
On State Highway 14 at milepost 64.9, on the left when traveling east.
Pingree Park During construction of the transcontinental railroad in the late 1860s, the timber fell almost continuously in Pingree Park. Named for legendary tie hack George Pingree (who supposedly could cut a hundred railroad ties a day), the . . . — — Map (db m289784) HM
Since 1859 Clear Creek has provided water through irrigation ditches to farmers east of Golden. Many such ditches were dug in the 1800s, including the Welch Ditch (originally Vasquez Ditch), Church Ditch (originally Golden City & Ralston Creek . . . — — Map (db m51912) HM
Devoted family man and visionary businessman.
John Brisben Walker is personally responsible for the way much of the front range looks in this area. In his quest for the perfect place to build a home for his family, he preserved thousands . . . — — Map (db m141095) HM
This man-caused forest fire burned 26,000 acres consuming approximately 150,000,000 board-feet of timber. Reforestation by direct seeding and planting of seedling trees was started in 1911 and continues today.
The project was financed by . . . — — Map (db m58966) HM
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