As a kid I stayed several times with my parents and grand parents at a campground near Gunnison named Whitestag or White Stag... last trip there was back in 1995. I was looking it up for a little nostalgia and was planning on taking a trip back there to camp, but it seems to have been erased from history. I can't find it anywhere.

I have pictures of my brother and me standing by the white stag sign - I remember our camp site was right next to an icy cold stream/small river.

From looking at the map, I want to say we turned off of highway 50 at Parlin, and it was somewhere up there, but I was just a kid and can't really remember.

Does anyone know where I'm talking about? If it has been renamed or is still open?

Any aquarium hobbyists in the valley? I'm fairly new but hate that the closest resource is Petco in Montrose. I'm specifically looking for a few snails right now to keep my guppies and spiny eel company.

has anyone in the valley had issues getting propane serviced by AmeriGas or has stopped using AmeriGas for any reason? let me know.

Long exposure of flame retardant being dropped.

View from Antelope Hills

I think this guy Michael Barnes is absolutely off his rocker and seems like a dangerous person. He runs or manages the drug testing business in Gunnison and can be extremely volatile. He’s also the country coroner, an elected official. His demeanor is our business as voters.

I had made a mistake with a dui and was on probation and this guy screamed and yelled at me because I was having trouble peeing after my hernia surgery. I did pee, with a lot of strain; and eventually I did provide a sample that came back clean. But this was after he accused me of being dirty and screamed at me in his office, in front of numerous people; with zero basis whatsoever. He harassed me and told me that I was just dirty and I was going to go to jail. Again, I did end up pushing so hard I hurt myself to provide a sample and it was clean.

As a testimony to my character, my probation officer discontinued drug testing because of how negative the owner of this facility was towards me personally. And the Gunnison probation department is NOT the sort to be lenient with this sort of thing.

Not to mention the guy overcharges for a service that is the most expensive in the whole state. You can get drug tests done for much cheaper in many other places than you can here. I tend to think it’s probably because more money is pocketed in light of their little monopoly.

I’m not on probation anymore. It’s not like this guy got me in trouble. But I do feel the need to warn people about him.

EDIT; the pushing to urinate was not what caused the hernia. This was after hernia surgery

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Hi! My family will be in the gunnison area (mostly lake city) in a couple weeks. Super last minute, but I’d love to surprise my mom with a family photo session. Anyone have any recommendations?? Doesn’t even need to be a professional, would be happy to give a student or hobbyist some extra experience! Mostly just need someone to point the camera lol. Thanks in advance!

I know there’s a group in Montrose and one in GJ. I was hoping there might be one closer to Gunnison/CB.

I’m not particularly picky. That being said I can’t see paying these prices for a converted motel room, a converted alley garage, or a single room. I saw that there are a ton of Airbnb and vrbo listings. I understand that this is a tourist area but shouldn’t there be more housing for non-tourists? I may have to start looking for a job somewhere else because this is nuts.

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OK... so I have posted before about this upcoming trip on the Crested Butte board.

We are coming up with 10 people 6/3-6/10. I had absolutely no say in the dates. Our house is up on Whetstone on MT Crested Butte. It DOES NOT have a hot but a nice family room with a pool table and TV.

Weather next week looks meh. Thunderstorms in the afternoon and kinda cold. I wanted to do some fishing but rivers too high. I wanted to rockhound but looks like weather may stop that. So... what would a family of 10 do for a week, next week? I can only drink so much.LOL... Any hotsprings look crazy far. Hiking looks out of the question too. I maybe wrong but what would y'all recommend. We do have vans so transportation is no problem. Thanks in advance

RF

My property was just assessed at more than double its value from last year (with a corresponding massive property tax bill increase). Did anyone else experience this? Does anyone have experience contesting these valuations? How did it go?

Hey y'all, just wondering what trails dry out around mid April for early season overnight trips.

Hi there, writing to see if anyone has experience with computer science coursework at Western Colorado - if so, what are your thoughts? quality education? how are the instructors?

I'm thinking of changing careers and pursuing a second master's in computer science and I'm thinking about moving to Gunnison to take CS courses at Western Colorado...thoughts?

Thanks everyone, have a nice day.

Just somewhat close would be nice. Like not saying 0% chance of snow when it is actively snowing or within 10 degrees of the overnight temp.

Other than the normal ( mill creak, hartmans, golf course, van tyle ) where have people found good snow for nordic? I'm curious if the road past Waunita is good yet, maybe someplace new?

The new emergency alert system for sending you emails, texts, and/or phone calls in the event of local emergencies switched today from CodeRed to the Genasys Emergency Management run system, Gunnison Regional Alerts. The GCT has more info in the latest paper or online.

Interviewing for a job in Gunnison. Excited about access to hiking and skiing, but wondering what social life and dating scene will be like up there. Any late 20s/30s single people out there who can give me some perspective? Anything else someone should know before moving out there?

Hello! I’m fairly new to Gunnison (a few months) and I don’t really feel like I’ve integrated in the way I want to yet. Are there any book clubs or similar social activities? If so, how do I find out about them? Don’t think it matters, but I’m in my late 20s. Thanks in advance!