SportsmansNews.com
June 2015
Volume 11 Issue 6
Experience Colorado’s Flattop Wilderness By Collin Dalley
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eeker, Colorado is well known for its beautiful scenery, large populations of elk and excellent trout fishing. Adams Lodge Outfitters operates in the Flattop Wilderness area of the White River Forest in northwest Colorado and offers some of the most breathtaking scenery surrounded by mountains, wildlife and exceptional fishing and hunting. If you want to explore this scenic backcountry of Colorado, then Adams Lodge Outfitters is your ticket. They’re a horse-based operation, meaning everything you do will start and end on a horse. They can pack your gear in and drop it off, while you journey into the backcountry. Specifically, they specialize in pack trips for Colorado’s GMU 24, just outside of Meeker, Colorado. Their area encompasses the Marvine Drainage and Marvine Lake area. On our trip we started the day off by meeting our guide and owner, Bruce Clatterbaugh at his home where we watched Bruce and his guides round up our horses for the trip. I think it’s safe to say, Adams Lodge Outfitters has no shortage of horses that are some of the gentlest, most well-behaved horses I have ever been around in my many travels. I was lucky enough to take my wife and in-laws on this trip with me and even though we have spent time around horses in past years, we definitely are not experts by any means. Needless to say, no one had any trouble on the entire trip. Overall, Adams Lodge provides a way to experience Colorado’s backcountry continued on page 6
The author with a beautiful Colorado 18" Colorado cutthroat that was released back into the beautiful waters of Marvine Lake to live another day.