Kinikinik is a small

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in western

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, in the

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. It is located along State Highway 14 in the upper Poudre Canyon west of Rustic on the east side of Cameron Pass. The community consists of a former general store and neighboring summer mountain resorts and vacation homes. The activities include fishing in the Cache la Poudre River and hiking in the nearby mountains in the

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. The community was named for the kinnikinick plant by early settlers. Kinikinik is also one of the longest palindromic places in the US, and in the world.

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