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Dubbed Bayou Salado by early European explorers, South Park is one of four high-altitude mountain parks in Colorado.
The view from Wilkerson Pass looks down to a great flat plain, perhaps the best-known mountain park in the state.
The name, . . . — — Map (db m153273)
In 1859-60, thousands of people drawn by the promise of gold crossed over the passes into South Park.
Towns named Tarryall, Fairplay, and Buckskin sprang up. This first boom receded by 1864, but the discovery of silver in 1870 spurred another . . . — — Map (db m153258) HM
Water is a precious commodity here and throughout the West.
Forests, fisheries, wetlands, waterfowl populations, and recreation all rely on healthy
watersheds. In addition, the Forest Service manages watersheds in this area that provide large . . . — — Map (db m153269) HM
Before European settlement, healthy stands of widely spaced ponderosa pines and Douglas-firs covered the montane ccosystem.
These open forests likely occurred because lightning caused and human-set fires eliminated some young trees, pine needles, . . . — — Map (db m153257) HM
South Park has long served as a crossroads and a destination for people from other places.
American Indians who came to hunt, collect natural salts, and soak in hot springs established routes through the landscape as they traveled between their . . . — — Map (db m153262) HM
This landscape tells countless stories of human journeys, building homes and lives on the land.
People have always been drawn here for the natural resources: wild game, water. salt, timber, minerals, open spaces, and sweeping mountain views. . . . — — Map (db m153277) HM
Although Pikes Peak is not the highest peak in Colorado, it may be the best known, thanks to "America the Beautiful."
On Pikes Peak, Katharine Lee Bates was inspired to write a song that praises the natural beauty of this country. As you look . . . — — Map (db m153280) HM
The Utes and their ancestors migrated into South Park annually, arriving in the spring and staying into late fall.
They traveled a regular circuit, following the large game herds until the mountain seeds and berries ripened. During the winter, . . . — — Map (db m153282) HM
When gold became hard to find in the 1860s, some Park County gold-seekers turned to ranching.
They quickly learned that irrigation was essential, and that water could turn Park County fields into rich meadows of native hay. By 1861, the rights . . . — — Map (db m153265) HM
