After researching many properties around Buena Vista and Salida, I settled on Silver Trout Lodge. The pics of the surroundings were spectacular. We were 10 minutes from Buena Vista, 20 min from Salida, 2 hours South of Denver, and about 2 West of Manitou Springs (Pikes Peak).This was centrally located to our rafting, climbing, hiking, and biking trips, and more food choices than we could ever need.
The Lodge was even better than expected. We travelled with 2 dads and 5 high school graduates for their senior trip. The kitchen was well-equipped with plenty of utensils and cookware to prepare for these boys. The gas grill was in clean and in excellent condition. All linens, towels, soap and shampoo was provided. For our evening down time, the TV was great with tons of programming and the ability to log in to your own streaming networks. WiFi was more than enough.
Every morning, we opened the front door to the best view in Colorado, Mt Princeton. The moon sets behind it and gives it's outline a beautiful illumination. The sun rises behind the lodge with an equally awesome sight.
Our outings included: Pikes Peak and Garden of the Gods in Manitou Springs, Rafting on the Arkansas River with Performance
Tours, Exploring the town of Buena Vista and hiking the surrounding trails along the Arkansas River, Relaxing in the Mineral Pools at CottonWood Spas, Hiking Cottonwood Pass, visiting St Elmo ghost town, and more!
Will return next year with the wife! Jon from SC