Colorado
First we drove west. There's a lot to see in Kansas.
The first campsite where we stayed, near Colorado Springs. We were sure there were bears, and it was waaay too cold.
But there was some good hiking.
We hiked a little hike up to see a waterfall. There was a sign at the bottom telling the story of the woman it was named after, Agnes Vaille. In summary it was that she and a female friend had planned to climb all the nearby mountains but she fell off of one and froze to death waiting for help. It was a bit of a downer.
We went to a ghost town called St. Elmo. It was a mining town but even the trains stopped going there in 1910. For years it only had two residents, but the air is so dry up there that several of the old buildings are still standing just like they were 125 years ago.
We geeked out at a fossil park looking at ancient petrified trees. We were the ONLY people there under 45 until a jr. high field trip group showed up.
We went to a great little town called Salida where all the houses are these cute little square, stucco buildings. The Arkansas River runs through it. I'd definitely go back there sometime.
We accidentally drove west for a while instead of east the last day and felt real silly. But I got some good pictures (mostly featuring 18-wheelers... what can you do?)
We hit a crazy storm on our way back into Kansas.
And, that's the end!
The first campsite where we stayed, near Colorado Springs. We were sure there were bears, and it was waaay too cold.
But there was some good hiking.
We hiked a little hike up to see a waterfall. There was a sign at the bottom telling the story of the woman it was named after, Agnes Vaille. In summary it was that she and a female friend had planned to climb all the nearby mountains but she fell off of one and froze to death waiting for help. It was a bit of a downer.
We went to a ghost town called St. Elmo. It was a mining town but even the trains stopped going there in 1910. For years it only had two residents, but the air is so dry up there that several of the old buildings are still standing just like they were 125 years ago.
We geeked out at a fossil park looking at ancient petrified trees. We were the ONLY people there under 45 until a jr. high field trip group showed up.
We went to a great little town called Salida where all the houses are these cute little square, stucco buildings. The Arkansas River runs through it. I'd definitely go back there sometime.
We accidentally drove west for a while instead of east the last day and felt real silly. But I got some good pictures (mostly featuring 18-wheelers... what can you do?)
We hit a crazy storm on our way back into Kansas.
And, that's the end!
posted by sarah at 9:24 PM
3 Comments:
One of the things about Colorado that amazed me was how big the skies are out there. I have similar photos to your storm photos because as we were driving out of Rocky Mt. Nat'l Park we drove through a storm right at sunset. It was so amazing we pulled off the side of the road so I could take pictures.
Glad you posted so many pictures. It sounds like you had a really great time.
I'm glad.
love,
rosanne
yaaay for stories with pictures! hey guess what...i'm in college! gasp, frightening isn't it? it's...rocky...but i think it's slowly getting better (i hope). write me an e-mail sometime! much love...
you got some amazing pictures. i can only imagine how great things were when they were right in front of you.
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