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Ken Bingenheimer paints a tantilizing picture of the Slumgullion Pass area the Falcons will see on the ride starting September 13.

“The ride on Colorado 149 from Blue Mesa Reservoir, west of Gunnison, to Lake City and down to Creede takes you over Slumgullion and Spring Creek Passes.  Heading out of Lake City going south you quickly come to the Alferd Packer Massacre Site. It was on this spot in 1874 that Alferd Packer, trapped with five other men by heavy snow, survived by eating his companions.”

Read the rest of the article by Ken Bingenheimer Slumgullion and Spring Creek Passes - Motorcycle Colorado.

Ken Bingenheimer the Denver examiner for the examiner.com. Here is hi  bio   ”Ken Bingenheimer has been in love with motorcycles as long as he can remember and finds Colorado the perfect place to ride. He shares his enthusiasm on his website, Passes and Canyons, Motorcycle Touring in Colorado.

Pictures of  Slumgullion Pass  and Lake City.