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UTE PASS HISTORICAL SOCIET Y& Pikes Peak Museum

P. O. Box 6875 / 231 East Henrietta Avenue

Woodland Park, CO 80866

(719) 686-7512 • uphs@peakinter.net

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Pike Conquers the Peak (or, does he?)From Guide to the Colorado Mountains (1974)

by Robert Ormeswith the Colorado Mountain Club

Denver’s mountain historian Louisa Arps has supplied many items of interest for this book, including theĨŽůůŽǁ ŝŶŐŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŽŶWŝŬĞƐWĞĂŬ

The mountain was the first 14,000-foot mountain in the United States to be climbed. This was on July 13,ϭϰ ĂŶĚϭϱ ϭϴϮϬŝŶďĞĂƵƟĨƵůŵŝĚ-summer weather with a sky so blue that Dr. Edwin James, botanist,ǁ ŽŶĚĞƌĞĚŝĨƚŚĞďůƵĞŽĨƚŚĞƚƵŶĚƌĂŇŽǁ ĞƌƐǁ ĂƐŶŽƚƉĂƌƟĂůůLJĂĐƋƵŝƌĞĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞďůƵĞŽĨƚŚĞƐŬLJƌ:ĂŵĞƐ ĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐǁ ĞƌĞĂƐŽůĚŝĞƌĂŶĚĂĐŝǀ ŝůŝĂŶĞŵƉůŽLJĞĞŽĨƚŚĞ>ŽŶŐdžƉĞĚŝƟŽŶ dŚĞĐůŝŵďǁ ĂƐƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůŝŶƐƉŝƚĞof the fact that the climbers broke most modern mountaineering rules; the soldier, instead of “going light”,ĐĂƌƌŝĞĚĂŐƵŶ;ŝŶĐĂƐĞŽĨŚŽƐƟůĞ/ŶĚŝĂŶƐͿƚŚĞLJĐĂƌƌŝĞĚŶŽĞŵĞƌŐĞŶĐLJƌĂƟŽŶƐ ƚŚĞLJůĞŌƚŚĞŝƌǁ ĂƌŵĐůŽƚŚĞƐŝŶcamp; the party did not stay together—ƚŚĞĐŝǀ ŝůŝĂŶŐŽƚƟƌĞĚĂŶĚƚŽŽŬĂŶĂƉďĞůŽǁ ƟŵďĞƌůŝŶĞĐĂƵƐŝŶŐƌ:ĂŵĞƐƚŽůŽƐĞƟŵĞĂŶĚƉĂƟĞŶĐĞŚŽůůĞƌŝŶŐĨŽƌŚŝŵ ƵƚƚŚĞǁ ŽƌƐƚƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĞLJĚŝĚǁ ĂƐĨĂŝůƚŽƉƵƚŽƵƚƚŚĞŝƌĮ ƌĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŵŽƌŶŝŶŐĂŌĞƌƚŚĞLJďŝǀ ŽƵĂĐŬĞĚŽŶƚŚĞĂƐĐĞŶƚ t ŚĞŶƚŚĞLJĐĂŵĞŽī ƚŚĞŵŽƵŶƚĂŝŶƚŚĞLJĨŽƵŶĚƚŚĞŝƌcached supplies burned and a good part of the forest with them. Colorado’s first careless campers!

&ŽƵƌƚĞĞŶLJĞĂƌƐďĞĨŽƌĞŝŶϭϴϬϲ ƚŚĞŵĂŶĨŽƌǁ ŚŽŵWŝŬĞƐWĞĂŬǁ ĂƐŶĂŵĞĚ ĞďƵůŽŶD ŽŶƚŐŽŵĞƌLJWŝŬĞůĞŌhis main party in a breastwork built of 14 logs on the present site of Pueblo, and, with three companions, setout to “ascend the north fork (Fountain Creek) to the high point of the blue mountain, which we conceivedǁ ŽƵůĚďĞŽŶĞĚĂLJƐŵĂƌĐŚ ŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽůĂLJĚŽǁ ŶƚŚĞǀ ĂƌŝŽƵƐďƌĂŶĐŚĞƐĂŶĚƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ >ĞŐĞŶĚƐŚĂǀ ĞŐƌŽǁ ŶƵƉĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚŝƐĂƩ ĞŵƉƚ—one that Pike actually climbed Cheyenne Mountain; another that hesaid Pikes Peak would never be climbed.

Mountaineering scholars now think hecame up South Turkey Creek and climbedone Blue Mountain or another of thesummits southwest of CheyenneD ŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ ƚĂƌƟŶŐǁ ŝƚŚĂŶĞŶƚƌLJŽĨE ŽͲvember 24, 1806, his account reads thus:

We marched at one o’clock with an ideaof arriving at the foot of the mountain;but found ourselves obliged to take up ournights lodging under a single cedar, whichwe found in the prairie, without water andextremely cold...Distance, 12 miles.

Pikes Peak from Woodland ParkPhoto by Judy Perkins

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A Good Time Was Had By All!

KŶ:ĂŶƵĂƌLJϮϱ ϮϬϭϱhW, ^ƐŚŽǁ ĞĚŽƵƌĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƟŽŶĨŽƌŽƵƌůŽLJĂůƉĂƚƌŽŶƐǁ ŝƚŚƚŚĞŶŶƵĂůWĂƚƌŽŶ>ƵŶĐŚͲĞŽŶ dŚĞƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůƐŽƵƉ ƐĂŶĚǁ ŝĐŚĂŶĚĚĞƐƐĞƌƚďƵī ĞƚƉƌŽǀ ŝĚĞĚďLJhW, ^ǀ ŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌƐǁ ĂƐďĞƩĞƌƚŚĂŶĞǀ ĞƌĂƐƐŚŽǁ ŶďLJƉĂƚƌŽŶƐ ƌĞƉĞĂƚĞĚƚƌŝƉƐƚŽƚŚĞƐĞƌǀ ŝŶŐƚĂďůĞƐ dŚĂŶŬƐƚŽĂůůŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŽŬƐĂŶĚďŽƩ ůĞǁ ĂƐŚĞƌƐ

ŽŶŶĂ&ŝŶŝĐůĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚƚŚĞĂŶŶƵĂů^ƚĂƚĞŽĨƚŚĞKƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ ŵĞƐƐĂŐĞƚŚĂƚŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚĂƐƵŵŵĂƌLJŽĨƚŚĞŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ ƐĮ ŶĂŶĐĞƐ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐand what’s to come in 2015.

WĂƚƌŽŶƐǁ ŚŽŽǁ ŶŝWŚŽŶĞƐǁ ĞƌĞĞdžĐŝƚĞĚƚŽŚĞĂƌĂǀ ĞD ĂƌƟŶĞŬĂŶĚD ĂƌŝŽŶs ĂŶĐĞĨƌŽŵdĞůůĞƌ, ŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂŶĚŶǀ ŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůŽĂůŝƟŽŶƚĞůůĂďŽƵƚthe new Tour Teller iPhone app. The app was developed by THE Coali-ƟŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞ, ĞƌŝƚĂŐĞdŽƵƌŝƐŵŽŵŵŝƩ ĞĞŽĨǁ ŚŝĐŚhW, ^ŝƐĂŵĞŵďĞƌ/ƚguides you on a series of TellerCounty driving tours made up of sev-ĞŶĚŝƐƟŶĐƚƌŽƵƚĞƐdŽĚŽǁ ŶůŽĂĚƚŚĞapp, check UPHS’ website orFacebook for link to Peak Historic

Driving Tour in the Apple Store. An Android version of the app will beĂǀ ĂŝůĂďůĞƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌ

Local author Ken Valles presented the program, “Rare Facts of Colo-ƌĂĚŽ dŚĞƉƵďůŝĐǁ ĂƐĂůƐŽŝŶǀ ŝƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞǁ ŽŶĚĞƌĨƵůůLJĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŝŶŐŽŌĞŶŚƵŵŽƌŽƵƐĂŶĚĂůǁ ĂLJƐŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟǀ ĞƚĂůŬ<ĞŶ ƐŬŶŽǁ ůĞĚŐĞŽĨŽůŽƌĂĚŽŝƐŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝǀ ĞĂƐŝƐŚŝƐĚŝŐŝƚĂůĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶŽĨƉŚŽƚŽŐƌĂƉŚƐĂŶĚĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚƐthat added interest to his talk. Unfortunately, we cannot include all ofƚŚĞ ƌĂƌĞĨĂĐƚƐ ŝŶƚŚŝƐŶĞǁ ƐůĞƩ ĞƌďƵƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞĂĨĞǁ ƟĚďŝƚƐƚŽƟĐŬůĞyour curiosity …

Pueblo, our neighbor to the south, is home to four Congressional Medal of Honor recipients. Thecity honors its hometown heroes with a four-mile mural along the Arkansas River levee.

The highest-scoring regular season NBA game was the triple-Žǀ ĞƌƟŵĞgame between the DetroitPistons and the Denver Nuggets on December 13, 1983 in the Pepsi Center. The two teams com-bined to score ϯ ϳ ϬƉŽŝŶƚƐ ǁ ŝƚŚƚŚĞWŝƐƚŽŶƐĚĞĨĞĂƟŶŐƚŚĞE ƵŐŐĞƚƐϭϴϲ–184.

Jolly Rancher candies originated in 1949 in Golden. The Jolly Rancher Company was sold to Be-atrice Foods in 1966 and is now owned by Hershey Foods.

The Grammy Award trophies are made in Ridgway. Grand Mesa is the largest flat top mountain in the world. There are 1,500 ghost towns and 23,000 abandoned mines in our state. Steamboat Springs, Ski Town USA, has been home to over 80 Winter Olympians since 1932. And so on …

dŚĞKůĚƵƌŝŽƐŝƚLJ' ŝŌ ŚŽƉĐĂƌƌŝĞƐĂǀ ĂƌŝĞĚŝŶǀ ĞŶƚŽƌLJŽĨŬƐĂďŽƵƚŽůŽƌĂĚŽ ƚŽƉďLJƚŽƉŝĐŬƵƉŽŶĞŽƌƚǁ Ž ĂŶĚƐĞĞŝĨLJŽƵĐĂŶĚŝƐĐŽǀ ĞƌLJŽƵƌŽǁ ŶĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶŽĨ ZĂƌĞ&ĂĐƚƐŽĨŽůŽƌĂĚŽ ZĞŵĞŵďĞƌhW, ^ƉĂƚƌŽŶƐreceive a 10% discount on most items in the store.

<ĞŶs ĂůůĞƐƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐ“Rare Facts of Colorado”

Jimena Yantorno, wife of new UPHSBoard Member John.

Welcome to the Yantorno Family!

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Thank you to …

Our new and renewing Family and Associate PatronsThomas and Bonnie Acton * Allen County Public Library * Betsy Anderson and John McClellandMarilyn Blackwell * Margaret Blume * Jeanie Bray * Joan Buechler * Ruth Armentrout Cannella<ĂƚŚƌLJŶĂdžƚĞƌĂŶĚĞďƌĂdĂLJůŽƌΎ<ĂƚŚůĞĞŶůŝŌŽŶΎ ŚĞƌƌLJŽƵůƚĞƐΎE ĂŶĐLJĂŶĚWĂƵůĞƐŝůĞƚƐ

Paul Edwards * Mark and P.J. Ellingson * John and Marcia FordGarry and Peggy Garrison * Karen and Doug Gilliam * Tom and Carol Gould

Kathy Gue * Don F. Hamilton * Paul and Janice Hamlet * Kay and Richard Hanes * Jim and Meg Huber Lisa Huff * Ellin Jensen * Irving and Joyce Johnson * Billie and David Kilman * Mary Kokosky, M.D.

Pete LaBarre * Paul Loyd * John and Judy Montgomery * Charles and Claire Morgan * Daniel and Terry Odell:ĂƐŽŶ dƌĂĐĞLJ ĞƚŚĂŶĚD Đ<ĞŶŶĂŚWĞĂƌĐĞΎĂůĞĂŶĚ:ƵĚLJWĞƌŬŝŶƐΎ ƚĞǀ ĞWůƵƩ

Toni Busch Ratzlaff * Nancy Rawson * Julie Reid * Sally and Mel Riley * Inez Ripley Brian and Theresa Rogers * Ted and Karla Schweitzer * Keith and Mary Anne Sheldon

Alan and Deborah Smith * Lisa and Steve Stanton * Dennis and Kathy StocktonEric and Cathy Swab * Jean Taylor * Bill and Elizabeth Tiedt * Virginia Wagner

Dan and Nancy Woods * Jon and Beth Woods * John, Jimena, and Indi Yantorno

KƵƌƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĂŶĚ ƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐWĂƚƌŽŶƐAmy Hopfe/ARH.LLC

:ƵůŝĞ ŶLJĚĞƌ WŝŬĞƐWĞĂŬŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ&ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶJim and Natalie Unruh

Our Benefactor PatronsD ŝĐŚĂĞůĂŶĚE ĂŶĞƩ ĞůůĞŶ

EĂŶĐLJƌŝƩ ĂŝŶΎŚŝƉŝƚĂWĂƌŬƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ:ĂŶĞĂŶĚŝĐŬ>ĂƐƐΎZŝĐŬĂŶĚŶŶĞD ĂůůĞƩ

Rick McVey * Mary Lou PennyJean Rodeck * Lisa Taylor

President’s ClubŝĐŬƌĂƩ ŽŶ ƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚΎůĞdžĂŶĚ<ĂƚŚLJWĂƵů

Special thanks to ourHistorical Club Patrons

Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company

and UPHS recognizes our, ŽŶŽƌĂƌLJ>ŝĨĞƟŵĞWĂƚƌŽŶƐ

Larry Black * Paul and Patricia CrowsonJack and Mary Ann Davis * Donna Elder

Claudia and Jim Eley * Anne FosterMarg Ed Kwapil * Sandy and Daniel Lampe

' ĂƌLJĂŶĚŶŶĂ>ŝƚĐŚĞŶďĞƌŐΎĞƩLJD ĞƌĐŚĂŶƚD ĞůD Đ&ĂƌůĂŶĚΎ' ĞŽƌŐĞWĂƌŬŚƵƌƐƚΎ:ĂŶĞƚWĞƫ ƚ

Claude Wiatrowski

unteer!

And to our Amazing Volunteers!Larry Black * Marilyn Blackwell

Jack and Mary Ann Davis * Nancy and Paul DesiletsClaudia Eley * Donna Finicle

Garry and Peggy Garrison * Karen GilliamSuzie Graf * Lisa Huff * Jane Lass * Paul Loyd

Ăǀ ŝĚD ĂƌƟŶĞŬΎZŝĐŬD Đs ĞLJΎĞƩLJD ĞƌĐŚĂŶƚGeorge Parkhurst * Jason PearceĂůĞĂŶĚ:ƵĚLJWĞƌŬŝŶƐΎ:ĂŶWĞƫ ƚMel and Sally Riley * Jean Rodeck

Ted and Karla Schweitzer * Jean TaylorMarion Vance * Nancy Weeks * Jon Woods

John Yantorno * Fred Zobel

inVOLved

UPHS volunteers

make history,

in a good way!

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ŽŶƟŶƵĞĚĨƌŽŵWĂŐĞϭ

ϮϱƚŚE Žǀ ĞŵďĞƌdƵĞƐĚĂLJD ĂƌĐŚĞĚĞĂƌůLJǁ ŝƚŚĂŶĞdžƉĞĐƚĂƟŽŶŽĨĂƐĐĞŶĚŝŶŐƚŚĞŵŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ ďƵƚǁ ĂƐŽŶůLJable to encamp at its base...Killed two buffalo. Distance, 22 miles.

ϮϲƚŚE Žǀ ĞŵďĞƌt ĞĚŶĞƐĚĂLJdžƉĞĐƟŶŐƚŽƌĞƚƵƌŶƚŽŽƵƌĐĂŵƉƚŚĂƚĞǀ ĞŶŝŶŐǁ ĞůĞŌŽƵƌďůĂŶŬĞƚƐĂŶĚprovisions at the foot of the mountain...We commenced ascending, found it very difficult, being obliged to ĐůŝŵďƵƉƌŽĐŬƐ ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐĂůŵŽƐƚƉĞƌƉĞŶĚŝĐƵůĂƌĂŶĚĂŌĞƌŵĂƌĐŚŝŶŐĂůůĚĂLJǁ ĞĞŶĐĂŵƉĞĚŝŶĂĐĂǀ Ğwithout blankets, victuals, or water…

27th November, Thursday. Arose hungry, dry, and extremely sore from the inequality of the rocks onwhich we had lain all night, but were amply compensated for toil by the sublimity of the prospect below…Commenced our march up the mountain, and in about an hour arrived at the summit of this chain; here weĨŽƵŶĚƐŶŽǁ ŵŝĚĚůĞĚĞĞƉ ŶŽƐŝŐŶŽĨďĞĂƐƚŽƌďŝƌĚŝŶŚĂďŝƟŶŐƚŚĞƌĞŐŝŽŶ dŚĞƚŚĞƌŵŽŵĞƚĞƌŚĞƌĞĨĞůůƚŽϰĚĞŐƌĞĞƐďĞůŽǁ ϬdŚĞƐƵŵŵŝƚŽĨƚŚĞ' ƌĂŶĚWĞĂŬǁ ŚŝĐŚǁ ĂƐĞŶƟƌĞͲůLJďĂƌĞŽĨǀ ĞŐĞƚĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĐŽǀ ĞƌĞĚǁ ŝƚŚƐŶŽǁ ŶŽǁ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĞĚĂƚƚŚĞdistance of 15 or 16 miles from us; and as high again as what wehad ascended and would have taken a whole day’s march to havearrived at its base, when I believe no human being could have as-cended to its pinical (sic). dŚŝƐǁ ŝƚŚƚŚĞĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶŽĨŵLJƐŽůĚŝĞƌƐwho had only light overalls on, and no stockings...the bad prospectof killing anything to subsist on...determined us to return...Wedescended by way of a long ravine with much less difficulty than contemplated. Found all our baggage safe but the provisions alldestroyed. It began to snow, and we sought shelter under the sideŽĨĂƉƌŽũĞĐƟŶŐƌŽĐŬǁ ŚĞƌĞǁ ĞĂůůĨŽƵƌŵĂĚĞĂŵĞĂůŽŶŽŶĞƉĂƌͲƚƌŝĚŐĞĂŶĚĂƉŝĞĐĞŽĨĚĞĞƌƐƌŝďƐƚŚĞƌĂǀ ĞŶƐŚĂĚůĞŌƵƐ ďĞŝŶŐƚŚĞfirst we had eaten in 48 hours.

28th November, Friday. Marched at 9 o’clock. Kept straightdown the creek to avoid the hills. At half past one o’clock shot twobuffalo...Encamped in a valley under a shelving rock…

ϮϵƚŚE Žǀ ĞŵďĞƌ ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJD ĂƌĐŚĞĚĂŌĞƌĂƐŚŽƌƚƌĞƉĂƐƚ ĂŶĚarrived at our camp before night.

Zebulon Montgomery Pikec. 1800

Ute Pass Historical Society volunteer, Marilyn Trantham Blackwell, will begin teaching Beginning Genealogyclasses on April 25 and 28th in the second floor boardroom of the Woodland Park Rampart District Library. ƉƌŝůϮϱŝƐĂ ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJĂŌĞƌŶŽŽŶĐůĂƐƐĨƌŽŵϭϮ ϯϬƚŽϯ ϯ ϬƉƌŝůϮϴŝƐĂdƵĞƐĚĂLJŵŽƌŶŝŶŐĐůĂƐƐĨƌŽŵϭϬƚŽ12:30. The class will also be offered on June 20 at 12:30 to 3:30 and June 23 from 10 to 12:30. The cost for UPHS patrons is $20 per person and $25 for non-patrons. Class material will be provided upon arrival. AƉŽƌƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĐŽƐƚǁ ŝůůďĞĚŽŶĂƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞhƚĞWĂƐƐ, ŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂů ŽĐŝĞƚLJdŚĞďŽĂƌĚƌŽŽŵǁ ŝůůŚŽůĚƚĞŶƉĞŽƉůĞper class.

Please RSVP to mj.trantham@yahoo.com or (719) 660-ϰϲϱϴD ĂƌŝůLJŶǁ ŝůůƌĞƐƉŽŶĚǁ ŝƚŚĂĐŽŶĮ ƌŵĂƟŽŶŽƌreschedule for a future class.

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Gluten Free Chocolate Cookies

It seems as though every gathering of family or friends includes at least one gluten-free person. These cookieswill please everyone at your table, gluten intolerant or not. The recipe serves a crowd, so save your waistlineby sending guests home with a goodie bag.

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History Park Summer Tours on Saturdays: Beginning June 6 and ending September 12, UPHS offers free ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJƚŽƵƌƐĂƚϭϭĂŵ ;ǁ ĞĂƚŚĞƌƉĞƌŵŝƫ ŶŐĂŶĚĞdžĐůƵĚŝŶŐ:ƵůLJϭϭͿŽĨ, ŝƐƚŽƌLJWĂƌŬ&ƌĞĞƉƵďůŝĐƚŽƵƌƐĂƌĞŽŶůLJŽī ĞƌĞĚ ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJƐĂƚϭϭĂŵ Wƌŝǀ ĂƚĞƚŽƵƌƐĂƚŽƚŚĞƌĚĂLJƐĂŶĚƟŵĞƐĐĂŶďĞĂƌƌĂŶŐĞĚďLJĐĂůůŝŶŐhW, ^Ăƚ719.686.7512.Old-Fashioned 4th of July: D ŽƐƚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐǁ ŝůůďĞŽƉĞŶĨŽƌƚŚĞƚŽƵƌĂƚϭϭ ' ŝŌ ŚŽƉǁ ŝůůďĞŽƉĞŶϭϬƚŽϯ 4th Annual Cemetery Crawl Will be from 1 pm to 3 pm at the Woodland Park Cemetery July 4. Tickets are$5.2015 Marigreen Pines Tours: Saturday, July 11 and Sunday, July 12.Bronc Day: Saturday, August 1st, Bronc Day, Green Mountain Falls, UPHS Traveling Bookshop.hW, ^&ŽŽĚ<ŝƚĐŚĞŶĂƚD ŽƵŶƚĂŝŶƌƚƐ&ĞƐƟǀ ĂůSaturday, August 1st and Sunday, August 2nd.Annual Potato Soup Supper: Friday, October 23rd, 5:30 pm at the Pikes Peak Community Club in Divide.

Ingredients2-1/2 cups powdered sugar

1/2 cups unsweetened cocoa powder

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

3 egg whites

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2-1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

/ŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐPreheat the oven to 350F and line baking sheet(s)with parchment paper

In a large bowl, combine the powdered sugar, cocoaƉŽǁ ĚĞƌĐŝŶŶĂŵŽŶĂŶĚƐĂůƚŽŶůŽǁ ƟƌŝŶƚŚĞĞŐŐ

ǁ ŚŝƚĞƐĂŶĚďĞĂƚƵŶƟůďĂƩ ĞƌŝƐǁ ĞůůŵŝdžĞĚ ƟƌŝŶƚŚĞvanilla extract and chocolate chips by hand. TheďĂƩĞƌǁ ŝůůůŽŽŬǁ ĞŝƌĚ ŽŶ ƚǁ ŽƌƌLJĂďŽƵƚŝƚ ZĞĂůůLJ

hƐŝŶŐĂƐŵĂůůĐŽŽŬŝĞƐĐŽŽƉŽƌƐƉŽŽŶ ďůŽďďĂƩ ĞƌŽŶͲto the baking sheets about an inch apart to allow forspreading.

ĂŬĞĂďŽƵƚϭϱŵŝŶƵƚĞƐƵŶƟůƚŚĞĐŽŽŬŝĞƐĂƌĞĐƌĂĐŬŝŶŐon the surface.

Let cool for ten minutes on the trays, then carefullyremove to a cooling rack.

Cookies keep for three days in a covered container,but they won’t last that long.

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The tours are Saturday and Sunday, July 11 and 12, 2015.Tours start every 45 minutes beginning at 9am to 3pm onSaturday, and noon to 3pm on Sunday. The final bus returns from MGP at 6pm both days. Tickets for this popular event areŽŶůLJĂǀ ĂŝůĂďůĞĂƚƚŚĞhƚĞWĂƐƐ, ŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂů ŽĐŝĞƚLJ' ŝŌ ŚŽƉ in-ƉĞƌƐŽŶŽƌďLJŵĂŝůzŽƵĐĂŶĐŽƉLJƚŚĞƟĐŬĞƚŽƌĚĞƌĨŽƌŵĨƌŽŵŽƵƌǁ ĞďƐŝƚĞWĂƚƌŽŶƟĐŬĞƚƐĂŶĚŐƌŽƵƉƐŽĨϭϮŽƌŵŽƌĞĂƌĞΨϭϲ general public are $18.

Have you been on the tour before? Maybe you’d like to be adocent this year. Call Jane Lass at: 719.687.6975.

1ST QUARTER MARCH 2015 PRESERVING THE PAST TO ENHANCE THE FUTURE VOLUME 15 ISSUE 1

Ute Pass Historical Society& Pikes Peak Museum

P.O. Box 6875Woodland Park, CO 80866-6875

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Office Telephone: 719.686.7512 Email: uphs@peakinter.net

Website: utepasshistoricalsociety.org

UPHS is a 501 (C) (3) non-ƉƌŽĮ ƚŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ

THANK YOU!

The Ute Pass Historical Society’s Board ofDirectors is grateful to our loyal patronsĂŶĚĞŶƚŚƵƐŝĂƐƟĐǀ ŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌƐ t ŝƚŚŽƵƚLJŽƵƌ

ŐĞŶĞƌŽƵƐĮ ŶĂŶĐŝĂůĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐĂŶĚdedicated volunteer service, we would notĞdžŝƐƚ dŚĂŶŬƐƚŽĂůůŽĨLJŽƵĨŽƌƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐŽƵƌmission to preserve and share the history ofƚŚĞĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐĂŶĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐŽĨƚŚĞh ƚĞ

Pass area of Colorado.It is an honor to serve you!

2015 Board of Directors

Donna Finicle, PresidentJon Woods, Treasurer

Suzie Graf and Jane Lass, SecretariesPaul Loyd, Board Member

Marcia Ford, Board MemberJean Rodeck, Board Member

John Yantorno, Board MemberRick McVey, Board Member

Sally Riley, City Liaison

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Oral History: Larry BlackResearch/Inquiries: Larry Black and Jean Taylor

Photo Librarian and Sales: Paul LoydEĞǁ ƐůĞƩ Ğƌ WĂƚƌŽŶĂŐĞ:ƵĚLJWĞƌŬŝŶƐ