In the name of ‘Saving the Blues,’ let’s forgo the ‘Blues’
Dear Editor:
We are fortunate, here in the San Juans, to have a great many non-motorized trails that hikers, mountain bikers and horse riders can choose from. Unfortunately there are some trails and areas accessed by these trails that receive overuse. A prime example is the Blue Lakes trail head area, the Blue Lakes Trail and the area around the first Blue Lake. This Blue Lakes area, which is part of the Sneffels Wilderness, is being “loved to death.”
In recent years, the camping use around th...
