Alexander Lodge Open?!? GM.

[Qreiff]

You know teasing us in the meantime is........well mean!

 

[CANNONMAN]

I know, but believe me it will be worth the wait and totally unexpected. After this weekend you will be seeing a lot more posts from me with a lot of Snowest members participation. I want to tell everybody now, and the waiting is killing me, but I must do it!

 

[Farmer]

Mark, I am keeping my fingers crossed.

 

[black swan]

Well, maybe Cannonman will be the next mayor of the mesa..

guess, we should give the grand tour, ASAP!

Ray

 

[866RMK]

I'll be posting some very interesting and shocking news regarding the Grand Mesa Lodges after this coming weekend. Everyone is going to like this! Stay tuned.

Ok, I am ready to hear some news, its after the weekend.

I noticed a new add in the latest Snowest, Grand Lodge Mesa........Restaurant coming Soon.......could this be part of the news?


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[grizzly7]

Come on Cannonman dont keep the natives waiting, they are getting restless!!! And so are we back here in WI!!!

 

[black swan]

rumor i heard today was..............the spruce wont be open this year...........ahh schucks, NO LOSS , imo...

so what's the word cannonman??

 

[BOHICA]

rumor i heard today was..............the spruce wont be open this year...........ahh schucks, NO LOSS , imo...

so what's the word cannonman??

The Spruce hasn't "really" been open for a long time, IMO.
Hopefully Cannonman will come thru with good news.
Mark

 

[CANNONMAN]

Patience Grasshoppers, this has taken a turn but it is going to happen, hopefully with in the next two days. Details shortly. Oh, just to give you a hint there is not much snow left on the Mesa as of today!

 

[BOHICA]

I've got a strange feeling that the Spruce might be open this year???????
Wonder what the new name will be??????????????

 

[CANNONMAN]

You Sir are very perceptive!

I've got a strange feeling that the Spruce might be open this year???????
Wonder what the new name will be??????????????

 

[Qreiff]

Ah, maybe the "Grand Oasis"..................

 

[Farmer]

I've got a strange feeling that the Spruce might be open this year???????
Wonder what the new name will be??????????????

What was the name the Indians called Grand Mesa??????

 

[Qreiff]

Ute Indians........

"Home of the Departed Spirit"

 

[BOHICA]

"Home of the Departed Spirit"

I saw some spirits up there last Saturday for sure.

 

[black swan]

What was the name the Indians called Grand Mesa??????

The Utes, their painting/petrieglifics are all over plateau creek....

 

[corpeleven]

Paging Cannonman

Check your PM's or give me a call.

-Ryan

 

[BOHICA]

What was the name the Indians called Grand Mesa??????

The Ute Indians called Grand Mesa “Thunder Mountain”, standing at Land’s End Overlook with the Grand Valley spreading more than a mile below, one can watch the spring and summer thunderstorms march across the landscape. This breathtaking 63 mile drive from I-70 climbs through the dusty canyon of Plateau Creek to the cool alpine forests of the mesa top.

At 10,000 feet above sea level, with 300 stream fed lakes wildlife abounds. Elk and deer, bobcats and mountain lion, bears and foxes in their natural habitat. Beaver ponds create spawning grounds for native cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, and brook trout.

A natural experience, not just a pretty drive. Keep in mind there are no services between Cedaredge and Mesa. Also note that the spur road to Land’s End Overlook is closed in the winter months.

For more information contact: Grand Mesa Byway Association, P.O. Box 122, Cedaredge, Colorado 81413 (800) 436-3041.

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Fly-fishing in Southwestern and Northwestern Colorado by Michele
Wildlife in the Colorado Rockies: Plains, Waterways, and Mountains by Michele
Colorado Rockies Bureau of Land Management: Public Lands and Recreational Activities by Michele

 

[Farmer]

What was the name the Indians called Grand Mesa??????

The history book I have on Grand Mesa said the Utes called it "Thunder Mountain" . Might be a good name for a lodge.....

 

[Qreiff]

"Thunder Mtn" is correct...............but it was also called "Home of the Departed Spirit" due to the Ute burying many dead up on the mountain.

I think we'd all like Thunder Mountain a bit more............