Hey! My sister was a camp counselor at Woodland Park!

We used to go camping on Shrine Pass. Going into Leadville, we were always thrilled to spot the Mount of the Holy Cross (not for religious reasons).

In 1981/2 (can't remember) we drove the DIRT pass (Cottonwood?) from over by Aspen to Tincup, then down into Pitkin, Gold Hill, and Gunnison. Saw some rocky mountain sheep up really close- great pics.

My uncles used to go fishing way up above Redstone, Marble, and Carbondale, long before it became so well known and over populated. My grandparents all settled in the Carbondale to New Castle area. I spent from 2nd grade through high school in Grd. Jct. Because of my mom and dad's backgrounds of growing up on the Western Slope, we tromped all over camping, picnicing and visiting my older sisters at Western State and Ft. Lewis Colleges, as well as my brother at DU. It was a pretty neat childhood!

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