The Valley of Life

[highz]

I took a fishing trip to Valle Vidal and Rio Costilla Park. You can read about it here. Hope you enjoy.

 

[Dusty]

Appreciate the report and the photos. I think Turner is the biggest landholder in the world. Well, not as big as US Govt who owns about half our country and mis manages it as one would expect Big Government to do. The Spectator has a nice article about this today, entitled "An Enviromentalist Deception": There wouldn't be so many Forest fires if more of the land was in Private/State hands.
http://spectator.org/archives/2013/09/04/an-environmentalist-deception

Or not...
Dusty, who picks up his Grandby shell on Sept 16 in Eagle, WI.

 

[ski3pin]

Highz, that looked like fun! Thanks for sharing and some nice cutthroatsI I appreciated your observations on the different approaches to public land management.

 

[takesiteasy]

Yes, thanks for the trip report. That sure is nice country.

 

[Lighthawk]

Nice write up. The ATV ban is interesting. They sure do impact TNF in the areas we often visit. With an increasingly older population, that can afford ATV/UTV toys, the noise, the dust and the impacts on the land are driving greater regulation. Unfortunately,I don't think we can go back to the good old days.

Always good to read a fishing report too. Thanks for sharing your trip with us.

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Very nice report Highz.I envy your area to fish.We get a high usage in the Sierras,but I can find a quiet spot sometimes.
Thanks for the photos.
Frank