Thanks for the history lesson on the BV area. I've enjoyed several summer vacations around Salida, BV, Leadville and St. Elmo doing volunteer work on the Colorado Trail in the Collegiates with the Colorado Trail Foundation. Spent a very pleasant noon time in the BV town park a few years ago for lunch, sorting, organizing and repacking backpack gear for a few days of fly fishing on the Ark and some of it's tribs. I really enjoy your informative reviews of the towns in Colorado.
I really like your work. Very comprehensive. I was in Buena Vista in '96. It was so small we had a hard time finding a motel room. I love those Arkansas river valley towns. They all have good vibes. Keep up the good work.
I was there beginning of June last year. So beautiful. I could live there. Everyone was friendly, it was clean and quiet( but busy). definitely a place I would tell people to visit.
Back in 1968, while working at a summer camp near there, visited BV and ate at the H.Burger stand there, a couple of times. Hitchhiked there, no less. What times. Thanks.
Born in Salida, and lived in Buena Vista in the 1960s. We never called it "Buena"... for the townfolk back then, it was pronounced "Beuknee" (Beu.. rhyming with view, +knee)
I'm enjoying your videos. I feel bad for my first comment being a little bit negative but I have to say: I'm from here but I will never pronounce it "byoona Vista". I think it's a false legend that they wanted it to sound like "beautiful". It's just the way English speaking people butcher Spanish words, the same way we butchered Salida and Salina (and so many others here). Anyway it's a small nitpick but it's a huge pet peeve of mine, I will call it "BV" (and sometimes when I feel like annoying the locals I'll use the Spanish pronunciation 😊). Anyway, thanks for making these great videos. They're super fun to watch
I cringed also when I heard the pronunciation at the beginning of the vid , never been to this lovely place and am Canadian and never heard any one in my live pronounce Beuna that way and did not even realize that there was a contention with the name and glad Ski Lodge explained. Sad really that we cannot leave well alone and not parrot the error.
@@lindamorgan2678 Yeah, totally agree. I know it really is the official name of the town but it's just a butchering of the original word. We've done it to three or four other towns here along the same area like Salida and Salina but none of them are as egregious in my opinion as Byoony. I respect the video makers decision to use the local's nomenclature though
@@generalstoaschicken Thanks for your reply. I found this video as I was searching for a Monastery in the area of town. There is not much about it Thanks again
The fact that there is a prison right outside of town should be everything you need to know about BV. That, and the kind of cultural ignorance that would, in the twenty first century yet, purposefully malign the Spanish language that was responsible for the name of the town, by pronouncing it as "Bew-na Vista". Thanks, but no thanks.
One of my favorite places in Colorado.
This channel is awesome please keep them coming
Thanks for the history lesson on the BV area. I've enjoyed several summer vacations around Salida, BV, Leadville and St. Elmo doing volunteer work on the Colorado Trail in the Collegiates with the Colorado Trail Foundation. Spent a very pleasant noon time in the BV town park a few years ago for lunch, sorting, organizing and repacking backpack gear for a few days of fly fishing on the Ark and some of it's tribs. I really enjoy your informative reviews of the towns in Colorado.
Fantastic video. The Ark Valley is incredible.
Love Buena. I totally agree with your ranking.
It was an easy decision!
I really like your work. Very comprehensive. I was in Buena Vista in '96. It was so small we had a hard time finding a motel room. I love those Arkansas river valley towns. They all have good vibes. Keep up the good work.
I was there beginning of June last year. So beautiful. I could live there. Everyone was friendly, it was clean and quiet( but busy). definitely a place I would tell people to visit.
I watch these every weekend
Great videos, sure look forward to them.
Very interessing !
We went from 🇫🇷 France in September 2019.
Museum was fine.
We staid 3 days; too short !
Back in 1968, while working at a summer camp near there, visited BV and ate at the H.Burger stand there, a couple of times. Hitchhiked there, no less. What times. Thanks.
yes like this one where to next ?
Born in Salida, and lived in Buena Vista in the 1960s. We never called it "Buena"... for the townfolk back then, it was pronounced "Beuknee" (Beu.. rhyming with view, +knee)
I'm enjoying your videos. I feel bad for my first comment being a little bit negative but I have to say: I'm from here but I will never pronounce it "byoona Vista". I think it's a false legend that they wanted it to sound like "beautiful". It's just the way English speaking people butcher Spanish words, the same way we butchered Salida and Salina (and so many others here). Anyway it's a small nitpick but it's a huge pet peeve of mine, I will call it "BV" (and sometimes when I feel like annoying the locals I'll use the Spanish pronunciation 😊).
Anyway, thanks for making these great videos. They're super fun to watch
It's all good, I just report it how it is. Thanks for watching!
I cringed also when I heard the pronunciation at the beginning of the vid , never been to this lovely place and am Canadian and never heard any one in my live pronounce Beuna that way and did not even realize that there was a contention with the name and glad Ski Lodge explained. Sad really that we cannot leave well alone and not parrot the error.
@@lindamorgan2678 Yeah, totally agree. I know it really is the official name of the town but it's just a butchering of the original word. We've done it to three or four other towns here along the same area like Salida and Salina but none of them are as egregious in my opinion as Byoony. I respect the video makers decision to use the local's nomenclature though
@@generalstoaschicken Thanks for your reply. I found this video as I was searching for a Monastery in the area of town. There is not much about it Thanks again
Hey can you go to Delta ? Montrose ? Pagosa springs ? Or are they to far....
Try Pagosa Springs
But not Gardner ....nothing there ...😅
The fact that there is a prison right outside of town should be everything you need to know about BV. That, and the kind of cultural ignorance that would, in the twenty first century yet, purposefully malign the Spanish language that was responsible for the name of the town, by pronouncing it as "Bew-na Vista". Thanks, but no thanks.
Wait until your hear about Del Norte. I live in Nathrop. Because people couldn't pronounce a German last name. Calm down.
@@Puddlef1sh there are no prisons in Del Norte, chum. BIG difference.