Colorado 2013

  • Looking east from the top of Independence pass, over 12,000 feet.
  • Welcome to Colorado, our first trip there since 2007. Janet's sister lives in Fraser, next door to Winter Park. This photo was shot in a restaurant in Winter Park.
  • Lots of flowers in Winter Park August.
  • More flowers in Winter Park Village.
  • More in Winter Park Village.
  • The Real, Original, Hard Rock Cafe. No, it's not in NY or London, but in Empire, CO.
  • Old church outside of Leadville, CO.
  • The ghost town of St. Elmo. The day we were there, it was anything but a ghost town, as it was packed with tourists.
  • St. Elmo Post Office.
  • The main street of St. Elmo, and a few of the visitors.
  • Old buildings in St. Elmo.
  • Inside an antique store in St. Elmo. Yes, there are a couple of stores.
  • You would be smiling like this fellow if you were in the town of Salida. It's really a quaint town of good restaurants, shops and art galleries.
  • Victoria Bar in Salida.
  • River rafting and conoeing is very popular on the Arkansas River, which flows through Salida.
  • I needed a fix of my $20 hair cut, but I didn't stop in.
  • The 365 foot tall smelter stack just outside of Salida. The smelting plant, active from about 1910 to 1920, is now abandoned.
  • Looking west at Cottonwood Pass, slightly over 12,000 feet. Yes, this guy rode all the way up.
  • Raiinstorm over a lake.
  • Night time on Main Street in Crested Butte.
  • Cemetery outside Crested Butte.
  • A wall of license plates in Crested Butte.
  • Musicians at a coffee shop in Crested Butte.
  • Rum distillery, Crested Butte.
  • A real ghost town this time. This is the long abandoned settlement of Independence, on the road between Aspen and Independence Pass.
  • Late afternoon at Independence Pass. This pass is over 12,000 feet.
  • A pond at the top of Independence Pass.
  • Sunset near Leadville, CO.
  • My sister-in-law and her dog Lucy and the Fraser River Trail. Fraser, CO.
  • We went to a night rodeo in Fraser. This is called "mutton busting," in which young children learn to fall off animals, much to the enjoyment of the fans, and their parents.
  • The inevitable and predictable result of the very short ride on the back of a sheep. The cowboys surely got a laugh, but his momma us going to use a lot of Tide on his clothes.
  • Mountain goats on Mount Evans.
  • The top of Mt. Evans at over 14,000 feet. It is one of 54 "fourteeners" (peaks above 14,000 feet) in Colorado. The road you see here is the highest paved road in the US.
  • Downtown Georgetown, CO
  • Steam excursion train on the Georgetown Loop Railroad. You can ride the train then tour the Lebanon Mine - next slide.
  • Inside the Lebanon silver mine at Georgetown, CO. It is a constant 44 degrees inside the mine, which is next to, and extends under, I70.
  • The main street, which is unpaved, in Silver Plume, CO. Except for the modern cars and overhead wires, Silver Plume could easily be mistaken for a town right out of the late 19th century. Population as of 2010 was 170.
  • While it looks like you're going back 150 years, Silver Plume can easily be seen by travelers on I70. In fact, I70 almost cuts the town in half (it is just out of the frame to the left).
  • A home in Silver Plume.
  • Colorful fire hydrant and a fence made of discarded skis. Silver Plume, CO.
  • Street scene, Silver Plume.
  • Honor system bread. Silver Plume.
  • Main street, Silver Plume.
  • Open range, and a boot. Silver Plume.
  • Mountain scenery near Berthhould Pass. Elevation here is about 11,000 feet.
  • Melinda and Lucy. Lucy is after a small squirrel, and won't give up the hunt.
  • Unless, she's picked up and carried a good distance away.