Talk:Barr Trail

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Reverted edit edit

Latest comment: 9 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

This edit was reverted for several reasons:

One of the sources, Trail and Timberline is a set of journals that span several years, but the content wasn't matched up to the specific journal and year - so the years were incorrect.

Resolution: The source was reviewed and information added, based upon content from the source - and the correct journal/date/page numbers within the issue were identified in the citations.

There's a tendency to cite content that is not in the source. For instance, there's nothing in Trail and Timberline about "The differing Barr Burro Trail through Englemann Canyon along the 1890 Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway to the Pike's Peak summit". Another example, there was nothing in the source about the National Recreation Trail about the "1918 trail". Based upon experience with this user, this seems to be a pattern of original research. He or she may be right, but there need to be sources to verify the information.

Related, there's a tendency to take a broad statement like "burro trail" and connect that so something specific, like the Barr Burro Trail.

It is not helpful to add uncited content with "tbds".

I reviewed the cited sources, favoring secondary sources, and added content based upon information the source.--CaroleHenson (talk) 21:14, 16 January 2015 (UTC)Reply

New Barr Trail edit

Latest comment: 9 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

I've been trying to sort out what this means, since the Barr Trail was not fully completed until 1921:

The "new Barr trail" was officially opened by the Pike's Peak Branch of the Colorado Mountain Club to the summit of Pike's Peak on July 4, 1920. They returned from the summit on the Barr Burro Trail.^[1]

^ Dorothy Stott Shaw (July 1920). "The Fourth of July Trip" (Google books). Trail and Timberline (22): 5. Retrieved January 16, 2015.

It would seem, based upon the date, that the Barr Burro Trail was the trail that he had been using since about 1908. (perhaps Fremont Trail or a portion of Fremont Trail)
I'm not sure what "new Barr trail" means - since it says it's officially opened and the year is 1920. Perhaps its a portion of the 13 mile trail from Ruxton Avenue via the top of the Manitou Incline to the summit opened in 1921? Or another one of Barr's trails (Bottomless Pit, etc.)?

Does anyone know how "new Barr trail" compares to "Barr Burr Trail"? Any sources? Thanks!--CaroleHenson (talk) 05:51, 17 January 2015 (UTC)Reply

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[Trail_and_Timber_#22-1] Dorothy Stott Shaw (July 1920). "The Fourth of July Trip" (Google books). Trail and Timberline (22): 5. Retrieved January 16, 2015.

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