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Although history books usually begin with the 19th-century gold rush to the central Rockies, the real cradle of Colorado is here, on the wind-swept plains of the Southeast. It was here, in the 1540s, that the first gold-seekers arrived - Francisco Vasquez de Coronado and his band of conquistadores. It was here, in 1806, that Colorado received its first emissaries from the United States - the expedition led by Zebulon Pike. And it was here, in 1833, that the first American settlement was raised - Bent’s Old Fort. __The Arkansas River represents a direct line into the past. The Santa Fe Trail ran right alongside it, bringing traders and, later, armies into one of the country’s last Native American strongholds. For legendary frontiersmen such as Kit Carson and John C. Fremont, the Arkansas provided a gateway to the Rockies. Homesteaders traveled upstream in their wake, moving in tandem with the railroad crews and building towns - Lamar, La Junta and Rocky Ford - that still dot the banks of the river. The two largest cities of Southeast Colorado, Trinidad and Pueblo, made their wealth on ranching, coal mining and commerce. __Today the region possesses the dignity that comes with age. There’s no heritage of hurry here, no rush to riches at the foundation of the culture. Time is as plentiful as the prairie shortgrass. Visitors who overlook this quiet corner of the state are missing out on something special. In the vastness of its landscapes and the bottomless depth of its roots, Southeast Colorado conveys a sense of the eternal.

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Boy Scouts take up bells at kettles

Nov 20, 2008 6:03 am

The Boy Scouts of America will ring bells at The Salvation Army's red kettles throughout El Paso County on Saturday.

Commissioners split meeting in 2

Nov 20, 2008 6:03 am

Today's El Paso County commissioner meeting will be split into two segments and held at two places.

Fighting to keep D.A.R.E

Nov 20, 2008 5:48 am

Don't dare mess with our D.A.R.E. program. That's the message a group of Widefield School District 3 residents will broadcast to their school board and the El Paso County commissioners today.

400 floodway trees to be cut

Nov 20, 2008 5:48 am

The city of Colorado Springs will cut down more than 400 trees this winter in the Templeton Gap Floodway to protect property owners and the city should flooding occur in the area.

Fire crews contain brush fire

Nov 20, 2008 4:18 am

A smoky brush fire along Interstate 25 south of downtown Colorado Springs burned about 3 acres this afternnon before being brought under control around 1 p.m.

SIDE STREETS: Man wants to put fake potholes on East Platte Avenue

Nov 19, 2008 10:48 pm

Kim Polomka may be the only person in Colorado Springs to ever request a pothole. Actually, he wants a couple, smack in the middle of East Platte Avenue near Union Boulevard. The bigger the better. Is...

NOREEN: Imagine everybody friendly for a change

Nov 19, 2008 9:33 pm

One side says "Imagine no religion" and some of us respond, "Imagine no billboards."

Obama Cabinet pick to be in Denver

Nov 19, 2008 9:18 pm

DENVER - Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, in line to become secretary of Health and Human Services, will be in Denver next month for a health-care reform conference.

Report paints grim financial picture for U.S. hospitals

Nov 19, 2008 6:33 pm

Hospitals are hurting on all fronts because of the economic crisis, despite health care's reputation as one of the more robust sectors when it comes to things like job growth and demand.

SUNRISE: Record high temperature expected today

Nov 19, 2008 1:48 pm

Record heat is expected for the Colorado Springs area today, according to the National Weather Service forecast. The high temperature could hit 75 degrees, which is 2 degrees warmer than the record se...

Greg Norman's Southern Cross Developments Selects River Rim Ranch

Greg Norman’s Southern Cross Developments, proprietor of the exclusive “Norman Estates” real estate brand, is pleased to announce that River Rim Ranch in Teton Valley, Idaho will be the location for its newest project, the “Norman Ranch Estates. [Read More]

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