Steve Visits HARTSEL, COLORADO (Elevation 8,864 Feet) - October 6, 2002
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Hartsel, Colorado! While I got you here,
check out my other Colorado small town pictorials:
Mead, Telluride, Yellow Jacket
Rico, Stem Beach, Severance
Nathrop, St. Elmo, Rush, Creede |
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This town reminded me a lot of Villa Grove in the San Luis Valley. It is very small with a major highway running through it. |
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Guys! Hartsel is officially in the area of SOUTH PARK! :) |
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Oh everyone! There are buffalo ranches throughout the area. LOOK AT THAT BUFFALO! :) |
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Just outside of town are amazing views of mountains in practically all directions. In fact, Hartsel is situated very close to the geographical center of Colorado! |
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I walked the entire three blocks of town and I had a nice conversation with
this very friendly woman. :) |
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This building was originally a one room schoolhouse in the old days. Pretty neat! |
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Well, it turns out Jim Gardner did win the election and now serves as county commissioner. ;) |
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Alright, here's how you get there. IT'S SO EASY! From Manitou Springs, go west of Route 24 for about 50 or 60 miles and you'll hit Hartsel! |
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The beautiful Buffalo Peaks, looking west. |
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More buffaloes! I must have spent about 15 minutes on the side of the road just taking pictures of those cute buffaloes! |
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One dorky photo of me.
Here are all of my pictures from this region:Alma, Breckenridge, Kite Lake, Breckenridge Mountains
Hoosier Pass, Roadtrip to Breckenridge
Guffey, Eleven Mile Reservoir, Buffalo Ranch
Fall Colors at Wilkerson Pass, Mt. Sherman |
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Looking southeast-east, you can see the Pikes Peak Range from afar. |
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There were a few other people nearby who were photographing those adorable buffaloes! This guy was cool! |
