Basecamp Colorado is Glenwood Springs Colorado

Porcupine Trail is a nice loop. Can be a 12 mile loop from town with not a lot of vertical as trails go around here. The majority of the single-track is built on an old irrigation ditch guaranteeing that it is level or slightly downhill. From Carbondale head out Prince Creek Road past where the pavemant ends, If you want a shorter ride or to combine it with some of the Prince Creek Trails you can park here. Keep heading up until you see a definite road come in from the left, the Crown Loop road. Will look like it is a flat road coming in from behind you about 2.5 miles past the gate. Turn left, for those who want can take the first single track immediately marked, that will be a windy, up and down trail that parallels the road on the high side. For those who want Porcupine take the road back into the draw and you will see the trail taking off to the left as the road starts gradually uphill. Take the trail and head back towards Carbondale. There are places where you can take single tracks down to the left if you want to catch the road sooner. All are fairly technical but allow you to link up with other trails on the uphill side of the road including Monte Carlo. For those who want to continue just keep following the trail around until you end up above Carbondale. Great Views, Moderate Ride. Lots of side trails.

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Gates Soccer Park is located at Colorado Mountain College-Spring Valley Campus, 6 miles south of Glenwood Springs. Arguably the most scenic Soccer Fields in North America, this complex boasts five fields of fescue and bluegrass blended turf, and spectacular views. A premier soccer training facility, along with nearby and vacant dorms of CMC, this is a great venue to hold camps, tournaments or other gatherings that may be appropriate. Contact CMC for availability.

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Many of towns across the west have their claim to Doc Holiday, and Glenwood Springs Colorado is one of them. Born August 14, 1851 in Griffin, Georgia, John Henry Holliday was born to Henry Burroughs and Alice Jane Holliday. His mother died when John was 15 years old. He enrolled in dental school in 1870 and attended his first lecture session in 1870-1872. He served his required two years apprenticeship under Dr. L.F. Frank. Soon after starting business John was diagnosed with tuberculosis with only months to live and was told he could live a little longer if he moved to a drier climate. John began heading west trying to work but playing poker mostly. After multiple altercations in which rumors say 7 men were killed Holiday, headed to Apache Country, Colorado ahead of the Army and the law dealing Faro along the way. Doc met Wyatt Earp in Fort Griffin Texas and headed to Dodge City after learning Wyatt was the Sheriff there. Both benefitted by this friendship as Doc saved Wyatt when he was outnumbered one night. Also participated in the famous "Gunfight at the OK Coral". The history of doc is well documented More on Doc Holiday. Doc ended moving to Glenwood Springs when his health began to deteriorate for the Hot Sulphur Springs hoping they might revive him. He ended up dying on November 8, 1887 in the Glenwood Hotel after 57 days in bed. With all his efforts to die quickly, John Holiday died in bed with his boots off. Glenwood Springs has the tombstone of John "Doc" Holiday at the Linwood (Old Hill) cemetary. There are many rumors that float around about where his true remains lie. WIth erosion some feel his bones have moved downhill, some say his body was stolen from it's resting place by enemys, and there is a thought that maybe his body never got to it's resting place, as bodies were stored at the bottom of the hill in the winter, where animals may have had access for foraging, until springtime when the road was accessible. What is known is that 4 bartenders pitched in 50 cents apiece to pay for a paupers funeral and resting place. The Linwood Cemetary is a short hike off of Bennett Ave. 20 Minutes to the resting place of Doc Holiday.
"He was the most skillful gambler, and the nerviest, fastest, deadliest man with a six-gun I ever saw."
This was the tribute paid to Doc Holliday by Wyatt Earp.

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On October 5, 1886 the first D&RGW train arrived in Glenwood through Glenwood Canyon. The cost of the route through Glenwood Canyon cost $2 million, an astronomical sum. Glenwood Canyon would later become the site for many films including "The Great K&A Train Robbery", "Vanishing Point", "Flashback" and "Mr.and Mrs. Smith". In the 1880's Walter Devereux built Glenwood Springs to rival any spa in the world that he hoped would cater to all of the world's dignitaries. He rerouted the Colorado River, built the pool for the Yampah Springs, built the Natatorium, Vapor Caves and the Hotel Colorado. Deveruex even built a polo field and it ws not long before the wranglers of the Glenwood Polo Association claimed to be "The Home of the World's Best Polo Team." Other recent films produced in the region include "For the Love of the Game", "Tall Tale" and "Messenger of Death".

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Defiance, Colorado was established in 1883 a camp of tents, saloons and Brothels with an increasing amount of cabins and lodging establishments. It was populated with the expected crowd of gamblers, gunslingers and prostitutes. Town Founder Isaac Cooper's wife Sarah was having a hard time adjusting to the frontier life and in an attempt to make her environment somewhat more comfortable, persuaded the founders to change the name to Glenwood Springs, Colorado after her beloved hometown of Glenwood, Iowa. That is how Defiance became Glenwood Springs, Colorado in 1885.

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Located 40 miles west of Glenwood Springs, south of I-70 in Parachute. This course is among Colorado's best 10 public courses and Golf Digest's 100 greatest courses. Set in a milder climate than Glenwood Springs, it may be possible to play this course all year long depending on the weather. This is a favorite among locals when they want to play as it is a great value. This course can play long and it has strategic water and hazards. The roughs are forgiving but the sagebrush can swallow your ball. The fairways and greens keep green all year but may get a litle fast in the fall. Can be windy but has great views of the Bookcliffs.

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The JQS Trail North and West of Rifle Colorado, 20 minutes west of Glenwood Springs on I-70 is approximately 4 miles northwest of Rifle. This unit embodies Anvil Points, the dominate landscape feature north of I-70 and the adjacent steep and picturesque southeast-facing cliffs of the Roan Plateau. The main road takes off opposite the Rifle Gap road by the bowling alley. It is a dirt road that will climb the cliff face to the top of the Roan Plateau for 4 miles and 1,500 ft. The beauty of this area is all of the side roads. Multiple loops with ups and downs, chances for lots of air. Hot in the summer. This area is popular for motorcycles, mountain bikers, because of access to the plateau it is staging area for horses. JQS was a cattle brand used by H.W. Hallett — a prominent citizen and early founder of Rifle. In 1885, Hallett and a man named William (Billy) Chadwick established the JQS Trail — one of six stock trails that led from the Grand Valley to the top of the Bookcliffs, now referred to as the Roan Plateau.

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High Canyon Adventures is the old Bair Ranch at the east end of Glenwood Canyon. It is at the Bair Ranch rest area 15 miles east of Glenwood Springs. This whole ranch has recently been purchased for open space and will preserve all of the property all the way to Cottonwood Pass. What a beautiful area to go on horseback rides. Daily horseback trips are offered whether you want all-day or half-day. They are also putting on all features of a dude ranch. Nightly Barbeques with a chuckwagon and singing around the campfire.

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The Rifle Creek Golf Course could easily be one of the most scenic and spectacular 18 hole championship courses in Colorado. Richard M. Phelps designed this beautiful and pristine course using all of the area's natural beauty. Situated in the narrow Rifle Creek valley at the foot of the Grand Hogback Range, Rifle Creek is located only a few yards from the spot of artist Christo's famous Valley Curtain.
The natural terrain lent itself to the development of two very distinct nine holes. The front nine is a more traditional design featuring numerous trees, water hazards, and greens that will test your imagination. Rifle Creek runs through the front nine but for the most part these holes are forgiving. The back nine is a target oriented design built in the narrow valleys of the Hogback Range. It features elevated tees, narrow passages and landing areas, and well contoured greens. Locals knowledge goes a long ways on the back nine. Some green damage occasionally due to Elk traffic. The entire golf course is filled with spectacular views that are unobstructed by development. This area is 30 minutes west of Glenwood Springs in Rifle Colorado on the road to Rifle Gap.Read More

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Eagle Ranch Golf Course is an exciting, new Arnold Palmer Signature Design and the first public golf course in Eagle County, Colorado, since 1975. Several water hazards will test your accuracy as the course plays through the Brush Creek Valley. The fairways play tight but some of the rough can be forgiving depending on the time of year. This course is well maintained and challenging. Meanwhile, the views of the surrounding Sawatch Mountains will test your concentration. If you choose, this course can be really long. Five sets of tees ranging from 5,400 yards to 7,500 yards provide an enjoyable and challenging design for golfers of all skill levels. Eagle Ranch is half an hour east of Glenwood Springs, in Eagle up the Brush Creek Road. This is as affordable as Golf gets in this area.

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