A beautiful drive up Clear Creek Canyon.
Some of the colors are starting to change.
It will be so gorgeous in a few weeks!
Clear Creek Canyon has lots of small mines in the mountains and Vicksburg has
varieties of old equipment from several nearby mines.
The Museum consists of a couple of old buildings which are locked.
The sign reminds you that the homes behind the fence (8 of them) are private
and not part of the museum.
I find it hard to imagine that the owners would spend much time here but one owners has his green plastic chairs out on the front porch.
Main Street-Vicksburg
Such harsh winters!
Several buildings have been restored and a few homes are for sale.
A typical miners cabin.
The lots are 50 by 100 feet, and were free if built on.
Today, this large area contains lots of disbursed camping.
The school house
This one is for sale if you'd like a nice spot in the mountains!
BOY-- can these people hike!
The average elevation of the trail in Colorado is 10,000 feet above sea level, and along the way summits the highest peak on the Continental Divide, and also the highest elevation of any National Scenic Trail: Gray's Peak, a stunning 14,270 feet above sea level.
That said, we are more in the category of "fike" (fake hike)
or "Tromp" (wish we could do more hiking)
We saw a sign to the Winfield Cemetery that told us it was a quarter mile, but we gave up at about 1/2 mile (uphill at over 10,000 ft).
Such wimps!
Another pleasant day.
