The Legend-News

I ... came across the 'Lost Lake' question. As a kid I was always wondering which one it was. I knew of at least 6 or 7 'Lost Lakes' in Colorado and as I was looking them up in the DeLorme Atlas I came across a bunch more and I am sure if one was to sit down and spend some time they could find a lot more. Here is what I found:

[A note to those of you wondering about the aforementioned "DeLorme Atlas". This book is properly entitled "Colorado Atlas & Gazetteer(TM)", published by DeLorme at a price of US$16.95. I'll add pictures to this list, later this week. The list below refers to pages in the Atlas, and the grid location of the lake. -- Ed.]

• Page 18, C3, off the North Fork of the Laramie River
• Page 18, D4, northwest corner, to the northeast of Chambers Lake
• Page 19, B6, off Prairie Divide Road, east of Many Thunders Mountain
• Page 19, D6, southwest corner, off Big Thompson River. [A few miles east on the river is "Lost Falls". -- Ed.]
• Page 28, B3, northeast of Gravel Mountain
• Page 37, B7, southeast corner
• Page 37, C6, below Piney Lake
• Page 39, A6, on the western edge. [This one is west of Eldora; I mentioned it in the 26 July edition of the Legend-News, when I thought that I found a picture of the "real" Lost Lake. -- Ed.]
• Page 44, D1, below the Mesa Lakes
• Page 44, also in D1, at the eastern edge, just west of the Cottonwood Lakes
• Page 46, A3
• Page 47, A6, on the border of B6. Two "Lost Lakes". I doubt if it was this one.
• Page 59, B6, in Chaffee County near the Gunnison County border. This one is close to my home town. When I was younger, 25 years ago or so, I just knew that it was this lake. [Trivial note: there's a "Campbird Mine" at D5. This is definitely not the subject of the song "Camp Bird Mine"; that mine is elsewhere, near Ouray. -- Ed.]
• Page 77, C5, at the northern edge. [This lake is southeast of Silverton, which makes it a better candidate for the 'real' Lost Lake. -- Ed.]
• Page 77, D5, northeast corner, off Roell Creek. [Strangely, "Hidden Lake" is just west of this one. -- Ed.]
• Page 89, C6

I wonder which one it was?

And while I was verifying these sightings, I also noticed at least six occurences of 'Clear Lake'.