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Great news! On July 17th the El Paso County Board of County Commissioners unanimously passed its resolution enabling the Pike Trail in Colorado – El Paso County. It is exciting that the county where Pikes Peak is located agreed to designating a automobile/bike/hike route near Pike’s footprint. This will unable you to see where Pike...

One of our next steps in working on the Pike Trail in Colorado is to provide an interpretive route book for the public. It will not only include route descriptions for Autos and Bike-Hike folks, maps, and interpretation but Pike’s words, scientific readings and Field Maps. Dr. Clive Siegle, Board member and`founding member of the...

Article by Allan Vainley We have reported fires on the Pike route in the Wet Mountain Valley and at the Royal Gorge in the past. There are currently (7/7/18) 15 wildfires raging in Colorado. 4 of them are close to where Pike’s crew passed in December 1806 and early January, 1807. Today more than 60...

We are moving into Phase II of the Pike Trail in CO (directional signs, interpretation and a route book). We have assured County Governments that we will work with them and CDOT regarding size, placement, number and cost of directional signs. Our suggested design has been established. We are making CDOT and other state agencies...

Article by Allan Vainley 12/23 to 31/1806 Pike, Mountjoy and Miller had explored the headwaters of the Arkansas and are now following the others from Johnson Village south and caught up with them on the 24th. They spent Christmas Eve and Christmas at Big Bend 7 miles northwest of Salida, CO. They encamped on the...

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