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Nifty resource - Colorado Wilderness Assessment May 18, 2016 12:33:55 GMT -8 Lamebeaver, Westy, and 1 more like this

Post by desertsp on May 18, 2016 12:33:55 GMT -8

Just wanted to share a potentially useful US Forest Service report, which includes maps showing 'visitors per day' for trails across the Colorado wilderness areas.

The link goes to a large PDF, and the maps are sorted alphabetically. I wasn't about to try and navigate the US government website structure to find the main report...but you can Google 'Colorado wilderness assessment' to get other components.

www.fs.fed.us/r2/recreation/wilderness/training/training_docs/2010-winter-meeting/cwa-summary-021710-appendix-f.pdf

Westy Trail Wise! Diagnosed w/Post-Trail Transition Syndrome Posts: 1,960	Nifty resource - Colorado Wilderness Assessment May 19, 2016 7:30:55 GMT -8 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Westy on May 19, 2016 7:30:55 GMT -8 Very interesting. Thank you for posting. I groove on this type of data.

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Nifty resource - Colorado Wilderness Assessment May 20, 2016 6:17:48 GMT -8

Post by desertsp on May 20, 2016 6:17:48 GMT -8

So do I. I'm tempted to get a hold of the report author(s) and see if they have digital GIS data available...but they probably have more important things to do! At the very least, it's interesting to get a peek at how our government is managing these resources.

null Trail Wise! Posts: 578	Nifty resource - Colorado Wilderness Assessment May 22, 2016 4:43:20 GMT -8 Westy likes this Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by null on May 22, 2016 4:43:20 GMT -8 I like that there's a trailhead in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness called "Difficult Trailhead"
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Westy Trail Wise! Diagnosed w/Post-Trail Transition Syndrome Posts: 1,960	Nifty resource - Colorado Wilderness Assessment May 22, 2016 6:59:56 GMT -8 null likes this Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Westy on May 22, 2016 6:59:56 GMT -8 Had to look that one up. Aspen Parks Department says the Difficult Trail is Moderate.

Lamebeaver Trail Wise! Posts: 10,432	Nifty resource - Colorado Wilderness Assessment May 23, 2016 8:22:56 GMT -8 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Lamebeaver on May 23, 2016 8:22:56 GMT -8 Very useful - thanks!
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Nifty resource - Colorado Wilderness Assessment

Post by desertsp on May 18, 2016 12:33:55 GMT -8

Post by Westy on May 19, 2016 7:30:55 GMT -8

Post by desertsp on May 20, 2016 6:17:48 GMT -8

Post by null on May 22, 2016 4:43:20 GMT -8

Post by Westy on May 22, 2016 6:59:56 GMT -8

Post by Lamebeaver on May 23, 2016 8:22:56 GMT -8