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Arthur Carhart

Life in the Colorado Wilderness: Journal Entry Reflects Rangers' Experiences in Retracing Arthur Carhart's First Journey to Trappers Lake

October 29, 2014 Kate Jerman, White River National Forest, U.S. Forest Service

In 1919, landscape architect Arthur Carhart made his first journey to Colorado’s Trappers Lake and the Flat Top Wilderness. His idea of keeping natural areas of beauty free from development inspired the Forest Service to be the first natural resource agency to push for designated wilderness areas...

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Forest Service to Live-Stream Cradle of Wilderness Commemoration Event

August 20, 2014 Kate Jerman, White River National Forest, U.S. Forest Service

In the Flat Tops Wilderness of Colorado, there is a grand rock formation named the Amphitheatre that serves as the backdrop for the overlook to Trappers Lake known as the Cradle of Wilderness. The area forms a sort of natural amphitheater of majestic volcanic cliffs, 320 surface acres of pristine...

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