finding another pocket was a needle in a haystack. It is fair to mention that Lone Writer would not know a gem from painted rock, so finding anything of value on Mt. Antero is not likely in his ...

Mount Antero (14,269 feet) is the 11th highest 14er in Colorado and surrounded by many of the highest. The hike to the summit is ranked in the middle of difficulty among 14ers, accessed most often ...

MOUNT ANTERO • The road is even worse than before, steep and slim and boulder-strewn as always, but now with avalanche debris adding an extra crunch and rivers running wider and deeper.

Mount Antero, named after a Ute Indian chief ... On a ridge half a mile to the south of the summit is a pocket of rock rich in gems such as aquamarine, quartz, fluorite and topaz.

The Cardwells use an excavator on Mount ... Antero of the Uintah band of Utes. The Dorrises reveal their largest amazonite and smoky quartz combination. The Cardwells find their biggest pocket ...