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South Park Perils! New Book Available!
There is nothing I love reading more than stories of early Colorado.
South Park Colorado is a lot more than the home of Cartman and the boys. It is a rugged and beautiful area
located
in Central Colorado, surrounded by majestic 14ners. It is an area
we spend
a great deal of time in, exploring the many isolated areas.
Of course many
of those areas
aren't as isolated
as they used to be, since more and more people are moving in to stake their claim to their little house on the prairie. South Park was home to the Pikes Peak Gold Rush in the late
1850's
. The towns of Fairplay, Tarryall, Garo, Como
still
remain, a few, like Buckskin Jo are only memories.
The area was the hunting grounds of local Native Americans, as great buffalo herds filled the park. Antelope, coyotes, and buffalo can easily
be spotted
on almost any
given
day.
My husband and I spend our anniversary weekend in Fairplay every year at the Hand Hotel, a quaint get away we cherish each year.
The history of the area is a rich history of the old west. Filled with tales of hangings, cattle thieves and the exploits of the murderous Espinoza brothers, who terrorized the area, in 1863, while
the rest of the country was involved
in the Civil War. Colorado was anything but quiet
at that time,
and Christie Wright brings to life many of those infamous stories in her newest book
South Park Perils
Short Ropes and True Tales
of Historic Park County, Colorado.
Only $15.95 with FREE shipping
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