Shoshone Springs, one of many in Manitou Springs, Colorado
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member ronjean
N 38° 51.490 W 104° 55.027
13S E 507191 N 4301040
A spring with high mineral content, used for healing by the native Indians
Waymark Code: WM4NZP
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 09/13/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member chstress53
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Downtown Manitou Springs has a number of these springs, open for public use. Very high mineral content makes the raw water taste like "Alka-Seltzer". When mixed with Kool-Aid, it tastes like a flavored carbonated soda. Tourists may turn up their nose at the taste now, but in the late 1800s, visitors came to the area for the health benefits of the water.

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