Greg Scholl Wrote:
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... Debating this stuff here has no effect
> and frankly may be detrimental to those
> outsiders considering riding.
Hard to imagine any 'outsider' who is not already a foamer reading the NGDF. We may chuckle at some of the "Grand Solutions" being suggested, but this debate is very unlikely to discourage any of us from visiting Chama - or even Antonito - for several days each year
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... Its going to cost you a lot of money to
> get there, including meals, lodging, and
> gasoline. At that point $25.00 to $50.00
> is not that big of a deal as part of a trip.
IMHO, Greg -
There are - or at least in 1975, were - enough people who wanted a half-day trip to pretty much fill the short and very profitable trains pulled by #19 from Cumbres to Sublette and return (see [
ngdiscussion.net]). If you're traveling from Alamosa to Durango or Pagosa Springs, it's not unreasonable to detour via Cumbres Pass on hiways 285, 17 and 84 - and include a half-day train trip - vs committing an entire day to a bus+train or train+bus trip from either Antonito or Chama.
Of course this does entail bypassing the scenic route from Alamosa to South Fork via Montrose and Del Norte ...
- El Greengo Curmudgeoño de los Locos Viejos y Verdes
aka Der DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHaber
p.s. I agree that there are a few extras available - especially at the Chama end. Roger Hogan helped my daughter Cindy (Jackelopette) and I arrange for a very enjoyable horseback ride up into the Elk preserve when we were there for a couple of days back in 2004. IIRC, Roger himself is available as a guide for anyone wanting to find local critturs to photograph.
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 06/30/2015 11:48AM by Russo Loco.