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Courtesy USDA Forest Service
Marker detail: The Mingus Cabin
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1 ► Colorado, Custer County, Wetmore — Wetmore — We're halfway to a lot of places —
Wildlife is Part of Daily Life Custer County's diverse habitats support more than 275 bird species. Look for bighorn sheep, deer, black bear, pronghorn, coyotes, beaver, turkey and bobcats. Getting Through Winter When cold weather moved . . . — — Map (db m294991) HM
2 ► Colorado, Custer County, Wetmore — The Hard Land, Independent People —
The hard land bred people that had to be fiercely independent and also accept support from their neighbors. They cut ice, butchered cows and pigs, cut up elk, thrashed grain and harvested hay. Together they built foundations of stone. Barter was . . . — — Map (db m294993) HM
3 ► Colorado, Custer County, Wetmore — Hardscrabble Canyon Stratum — A Geological Intrigue —
Located at the merger of the mountains with the plains, today the Wetmore area reveals a remarkable record of the geologic past. Precambrian bedrock makes up the bulk of the Wet Mountains and its fractured and weathered rock serves as an . . . — — Map (db m294998) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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Sep. 27, 2026