Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site lanl.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!lanl!jp From: jp@lanl.ARPA Newsgroups: net.travel Subject: Re: Rockies Message-ID: <36325@lanl.ARPA> Date: Thu, 9-Jan-86 22:19:01 EST Article-I.D.: lanl.36325 Posted: Thu Jan 9 22:19:01 1986 Date-Received: Sat, 11-Jan-86 05:59:21 EST References: <14430@rochester.UUCP> Reply-To: jp@a.UUCP (James Potter) Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory Lines: 27 Summary: Let me take this opportunity to to mention an interesting bulletin board in Santa Fe, NM. It has sections on things to do in Santa Fe, Taos, and Los Alamos. Also a request for info on hiking, etc. will probably get some knowledgeable response. My opinion for this area. Avoid the Pecos Wilderness in the tourist season, too full of tourist. Off season, its pretty nice. Avoid the Jemez Mountains, except for short hikes. Its interesting but hard to find much water. There's some, of course, but it's a lot drier than the Pecos. A nice place to go that is on private land (you pay for access) is the region near Costilla, NM where Latir Lakes are. There are 9 lakes strung down the mountain. The top one is in a circ at timberline, the seventh one can be reached by four wheel drive. All have fish. I don't think it's stocked and the fish I've seen there were pretty big, mostly because they are difficult to catch. These are trout waters, of course. Lower down is a nice trout steam that is accessible by car and therefore more crowded. My favorite are is the wilderness area between Creede and Silverton, Colo. There are many nice streams and lakes. It is either a long hike (~ 20 miles) or a 13 mile four-wheel ride + a seven mile hike to get to my favorite lakes. That really cuts down on the tourists. The lakes are West Ute Lake, Ute Lake, Twin Lakes, Rock Lake, and some whose names I don't know. I once found one that hadn't been fished for at least a year. WOW! Get info from the forest service in Creede, I believe.