Buena Vista Colorado
Buena Vista Colorado Where Epic Adventure Begins
Day of Wind, Left base camp at 5 am in search of rainbow trout, catching only wind knots by the dozen, cheaper that way. Arkansas River most days provides great fishing as well as a white water dream for kayaker’s from around the country
History Begins for Buena Vista
Buena Vista area was first inhabited by settlers in 1725 and built the first settlement, with the Ute Indians being the first known inhabitants.
Buena Vista was a profitable mining area becoming a town in 1879, the formal community was formed in a settlers meeting at the the confluences of Cottonwood Creek and the Arkansas River. The settler change the pronunciation of the name on the day bewnie vista from the Spanish pronunciation.
Buena Vistas early begins were rough and tough with miners delivering ore to the smelters from the Leadville silver mines and Gold from St. Elmo’s mines. In its hay day Buena Vista was mostly a tent city with 86 drinking establishment to help the miners spend their hard earned wages. By 1880 Buena Vista was a popular railroad and stagecoach stop as well as having telephone service, electricity, street lights, cemeteries, and parks. The valley agricultural economy made it more resistant to the boom bust economy of the mining community help support it.
Epic Adventure Begins
Buena Vista’s motto is 8,000 feet above average! with a population of about 2,800 with a large population boost in the summer months. Located in the center of Chaffee County.
The area has transformed into a year round recreation destination, becoming a base camp for outdoor adventure junkies. There are a plethora outdoor activies here from camping, hiking backpacking the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness, a jumping on and off point for the Colorado Trail, kayaking, fly fishing, climbing 14ers, with great dining, brew pubs and distilleries to wet the whistle. Stop by and say hi, just leave it as you found it after having your adventure!
Adventures:
Hiking Trails: Ptarmigan Lake; Click Here, Browns Pass; Click Here, Hartenstein Lake; Click Here
Fly Fishing Apparel
Grizzly Gulch Trail Video One: Click Here
Mount Yale, a Video Trail of the Trail One: Click Here
Mount Yale, a Video Trail of the Trail Two: Click Here
Mount Yale, a Video Trail of the Trail Three: Click Here
Mount Yale, a Video Trail of the Trail Four: Click Here
Mount Yale, a Video Trail of the Trail Five: Click Here
Mount Yale, a Video Trail of the Trail Six: Click Here
Mount Yale Hike Photo Essay One: Click Here
Mount Yale Hike Photo Essay Two: Click Here
Colorado Trail CDT Alternate Williams Pass 2-1: Click Here
Colorado Trail CDT Alternate Williams Pass 2-2: Click Here
Colorado Trail CDT Alternate Williams Pass 2-3: Click Here
Colorado Trail CDT Alternate Williams Pass 2-4: Click Here
Colorado Trail CDT Alternate Williams Pass 2-5: Click Here
Colorado Trail Browns Creek Trail Section 1-1:Click Here
Colorado Trail Browns Creek Trail Section 1-2:Click Here
Chalk Pass Hike 1-1: Click Here
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