I ice-skated on Blue Mesa when I was a little girl and ice-fished on it as an adult. I used to salmon fish up near Almont. I spent a summer working with a group of Texas A & M graduate students up above Pitkin at the Alpine Tunnel. I've cross-country skied over old Monarch pass several times. Wanita Hot Springs lake has provided my countless trout over the last thirty years. It is my favorite place to fish. I have explored so much of that country on horseback, jeep, and foot that I feel like I could be a tour guide! I just love that part of the state.
I really miss living up there. City living is not for me. My parents moved out of Colorado Springs so they could get back to the mountains, but unfortunately, I am stuck living in a big city.