Kite Lake Car Show
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Scott P
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Re: Kite Lake Car Show
Except for a few peaks, there usually isn't much traffic on the 14ers between October and May, even on the weekends. It's a good time to climb.
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Tornadoman
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Re: Kite Lake Car Show
Hmm... I did a 14er on a Sunday in August and saw zero people hiking car to car. Those alternate routes, they do have something going for them!
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XterraRob
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Re: Kite Lake Car Show
I wonder when the State will get more involved with cleaning up after their Frankenstein growth experiment. Surely the increased tax revenue can be used to better regulate usage and access in the name of preservation?
Won't hold my breath.
Won't hold my breath.
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oldschool
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Re: Kite Lake Car Show
If I may....XterraRob wrote:I wonder when the State will get more involved with cleaning up after their Frankenstein growth experiment. Surely the increased tax revenue can be used to better regulate usage and access in the name of preservation?
Won't hold my breath.
How/why is the State of Colorado responsible for the "Frankenstein growth experiment? " People move here. The State can't stop that.
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chicagostylehotdog
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Re: Kite Lake Car Show
Build a wall!oldschool wrote: People move here. The State can't stop that.
Or wait... I think that violates LNT principles. I'm conflicted.
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oldschool
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Re: Kite Lake Car Show
No wall needed on the Western Slope.....just for that crazy mixed up world called the Front Range!chicagostylehotdog wrote:Build a wall!oldschool wrote: People move here. The State can't stop that.
Or wait... I think that violates LNT principles. I'm conflicted.
"There's a feeling I get when I look to the West and my spirit is crying for leaving" Led Zeppelin
Re: Kite Lake Car Show
Even the western slope has felt the impact of the population growth, look at the towns there and how much they’ve grown in the past 20 years, Montrose population grew 45% from 2000 to 2010!! And the 13ers too, and the 14ers are crowded year round now, I counted 20 people in mount Wilson when I skied it in may!! Insane!!
