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Section 6 of "A Glossary of Vail Valley Names" describes the streets, circles, lanes, trails, and drives throughout the Vail Valley and the history of their names.
What's in a name? The Simontons link the rich heritage of Eagle County pioneers and early development to something we use every day: our streets and roads. This section covers the areas of Vail, Avon, Eagle-Vail, Minturn, and Arrowhead, among others.
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Section 1 of "A Glossary of Vail Valley Names" focuses on Arrowhead, originally known as Arrowhead at Vail. Today, this area includes a golf course, ski resort, and restaurants as well as private homes. Vail Associates purchased the area in 1993.
What's in a name? The Simontons link the rich heritage of Eagle County pioneers to the names of our trails, ski runs, lifts, streets, and restaurants. Arrowhead and Beaver Creek were once home to ranchers,...
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The last section of "A Glossary of Vail Valley Names" pays homage to the other towns and communities scattered throughout the Vail & Eagle River Valleys. Many towns precede Vail's history by as much as a century and provide context to the people, communities, economy, and growth of the area as well as the movement of people and industries.
What's in a name? The Simontons link the rich heritage of Eagle County pioneers to the names of our towns...
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"The beautifully landscaped LionsHead pedestrian mall is a pleasant place in summer for shop browsing and outdoor dining. The Vail gondola ski lift located in LionsHead takes visitors to the summit of Vail Mountain for scenic views of the Colorado high country. Free bus transportation links the LionsHead and Vail Village shopping areas." -- caption
LionsHead was completely redone in 2008.
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From Lionshead parking structure area, looking down West Meadow Drive. Free ice skating rink is on the left.
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West Meadow Drive, going up to East Lionshead Circle. The free ice rink [no structure] is off to the right; what will be the Lionshead parking structure area in background.
7) Lionshead
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"Tennis at Lionshead on one of the area's 50 courts.."
Peter Runyon Photography, Box 1441, Vail, Colo. 81657; The Continental card, Mike Roberts, Berkeley 94710; B5999
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An aerial view of the Eagle County Regional Airport and the surrounding area looking east.
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Series of three shots from the same spot, showing a Rocky Mountain Airways airplane landing at the Avon STOLport.
Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Western Colorado: Avon STOLport [short take-off and landing airport], 2004: "The date of construction of this field is unknown.
It was apparently built at some point between 1963-82, as it was not depicted on the October 1963 Sangre De Christo Mountains World Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of Donald...
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A view of the Homestake Fire on October 18th (the fire burned from October 17 to 20, 1991) from the S curve on Hwy 24.
"Though threatening, the Homestake Fire swept quickly through its high-terrain tinderbox and actually provided a helpful burn-off of ground grasses that may promote and fertilize the area's prime wildlife forage. At one point, according to firefighters at the scene, the fire traveled 30-feet per minute and was stoked periodically...
