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Cabin Fever By Jeffrey V. Smith PEAK TO PEAK eeling irritable, unmotivated and lethargic lately? Blame it on the season, and cabin fever. Short days limit exposure to sunlight, cold temperatures dissuade outdoor adventure and long nights bring about a type of seasonal affective disorder during this time of the year. Especially at elevation. One of the more popular, yet extreme, depictions of the affliction comes from Stephen King’s novel “The Shining,”
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detailing a family trapped in an isolated hotel during the middle of winter. While the novel’s outcome isn’t favorable for its main character, there are ways to prevent becoming “a dull boy.” Winter depression and its symptoms – inactivity, crankiness, sleep loss, and feeling “down in the dumps” – is real to millions of people. In some people, these symptoms are small and not noticeable, but for others they can be more severe. It’s almost like hibernation for humans. Continued on page 8
Peak to Peak Byway begins in Black Hawk surrounded by history This is a year-long series exploring the history By Jeffrey V. Smith found along the drive. PEAK TO PEAK The Peak to Peak Highway, for which this PART TWO: Central City/Black Hawk to Dory Hill/ region is named, is a designated Scenic and HisGolden Gate Canyon Rd. (Colo. 46) toric Byway. The 55-mile-long The Peak to Peak officially begins where route provides matchless views Hwy. 119 and Gregory Street intersect of the Continental Divide and in Black Hawk and heads north. While its timbered approaches and driving in from Idaho Springs, however, winds past a string of popular the route passes through Central City and attractions including Arapaho Mountain City on the way down to Black and Roosevelt National Forests, Hawk. The area is one of the state’s most Golden Gate Canyon State Park, historic, and provides more than a glimpse Eldora Mountain Resort and into Colorado’s mining days. Rocky Mountain National Park. On May 6, 1859, John H. Gregory loThe route combines abundant Part Two cated, staked, and began mining claims recreation, scenery and mining in what was to become known as the history allowing those who drive it a chance to Continued on page 7 experience the full-range of Colorado’s offerings.
This 1880s view of Black Hawk, looking west toward Central City, shows several buildings that remain today near (and above) the Gregory and Main intersection. Photo courtesy Denver Public Library Western History Collection