Re: Chama's decreasing population--Creating a tourist Hotspot

Hmm, I wonder how proximity to Alamosa affects viewing:


(source: [darksitefinder.com])

I cropped the screenshot to include the entire C&TS route, in order to show that a significant part of it from just south of Cumbres to about Sublette is in the darkest zone provided by the map. Wife and I can personally attest to the view; freezing our butts off in the open car returning from Cumbres on a dinner train a couple of years ago, Milky Way was splayed out in all its glory like no photograph could present...

RDannemann Wrote:
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> Out of thin air. Alamosa has jumped into the race
> creating a new tourist Hotspot. A $700. per night
> star gazing venue. Some locals don't favor the
> project wanting to retain the existing status quo.
> Here is a link about the new Alamosa project
> [coloradosun.com]
> zing-resort-alamosa-county/?utm_campaign=Colorado%
> E2%80%99s+%E2%80%9Clucky%E2%80%9D+avalanche+season
> _20240415&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&u
> tm_source=The+Colorado+Sun+Newsletters
>
> The Colorado San Luis Valley has both the tourist
> UFO viewing platform and nearby Crestone has the
> Ziggurat Tower for landscape viewing. The night
> sky in areas without city light pollution is truly
> a wonder. Moab, Crested Butte and Grand
> Junction/Fruita increased their tourist industry
> by Jeeping the old mining roads and Mountain
> Biking on existing trails. Someone just needed to
> create a map.
>
> Now living in nowhere between a metropolis with
> only one traffic light and three others with none,
> I can understand the local 'no changes' mentality
> and also see the effects of few local jobs.
> Honestly, being overrun with crowds of tourists is
> not pleasant either.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 04/15/2024 04:07PM by Glenn Butcher.