There's sooo much stuff all around, all those names like Aspen and Breckenridge, Copper Mountain and the historic gold+coal town of Leadville, the old ghost-town of Tincup somewhere right up there in some tucked-away alpine valley....it's hard to make a decision of which way to turn in the mornings.:???::???:
Skipping Aspen and the sealed Independence Pass for two high-altitude gravel passes, the Cottonwood and Cumberland passes, the latter leading from Tincup to Pitkin , gold+shovel-country...
https://goo.gl/maps/FHXR4P2WaXN2
It's hard to tell if Leadville is hanging on by the skin of its teeth or is "slightly resurging"... it's the former, I guess. Still, there are some glimmers of hope and maybe turning it into a full tourist-town might mean survival.
Post Box glory....
Everything in its proper bag, aye?!!!
Proper bag, yessir!! If that bag is full, let's buy 'em out of their stock!!
(maybe the town's resurgence is closer than I thought?)
If it ain't a twin-stacker, it ain't worth having.
The "V8" main-street BBQ joint, sadly closed for breakfast.
There certainly were some Grande-Times around here...
Not just hanging a shingle on the wall...the local Freemasons sure know how to advertise their stuff.
And...shit, mate!!....amongst the weed they're growing KLR's here!! Whoohoo!!
Time to keep tacking south, the mountains are calling.
Skipping Aspen and the sealed Independence Pass for two high-altitude gravel passes, the Cottonwood and Cumberland passes, the latter leading from Tincup to Pitkin , gold+shovel-country...
https://goo.gl/maps/FHXR4P2WaXN2
It's hard to tell if Leadville is hanging on by the skin of its teeth or is "slightly resurging"... it's the former, I guess. Still, there are some glimmers of hope and maybe turning it into a full tourist-town might mean survival.
Post Box glory....
Everything in its proper bag, aye?!!!
Proper bag, yessir!! If that bag is full, let's buy 'em out of their stock!!
(maybe the town's resurgence is closer than I thought?)
If it ain't a twin-stacker, it ain't worth having.
The "V8" main-street BBQ joint, sadly closed for breakfast.
There certainly were some Grande-Times around here...
Not just hanging a shingle on the wall...the local Freemasons sure know how to advertise their stuff.
And...shit, mate!!....amongst the weed they're growing KLR's here!! Whoohoo!!
Time to keep tacking south, the mountains are calling.