So in two weeks, I've been through all four seasons already. Including winter. Which turned to back into late spring by mid-afternoon. And I thought Kansas was weather-schizo. (Taken 4/26)
Driving up to Central City a few days later:
I think rock cuts are fascinating, though I'm probably alone in that...
This used to be vertica but has fallen at some point after an uplift...each of the sections is a different time period in history. Just thinking how long it took each layer to be laid down gives me chills:
Abandoned mine shaft:
So you know how towns used to hang signs outside their store with pictures to explain what was inside in case people couldn't read? I wonder what they were trying to say here...
View down the second of the two main roads. The town was built in the mid-1800's and is still very proud of it's Victorian heritage. They've got a pretty neat (and apparently busy) Opera House, but it wasn't open:
Memorial plaque
The other main road. The EZ-Street Casino is the oldest continually operated bar in the state of Colorado. The Dostel next to it is now a microbrew/casino and has a pretty darn good dry Stout.
The outskirts of town, where you can still see evidence of some of the original mining operations:
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Driving up to Central City a few days later:
I think rock cuts are fascinating, though I'm probably alone in that...
This used to be vertica but has fallen at some point after an uplift...each of the sections is a different time period in history. Just thinking how long it took each layer to be laid down gives me chills:
Abandoned mine shaft:
So you know how towns used to hang signs outside their store with pictures to explain what was inside in case people couldn't read? I wonder what they were trying to say here...
View down the second of the two main roads. The town was built in the mid-1800's and is still very proud of it's Victorian heritage. They've got a pretty neat (and apparently busy) Opera House, but it wasn't open:
Memorial plaque
The other main road. The EZ-Street Casino is the oldest continually operated bar in the state of Colorado. The Dostel next to it is now a microbrew/casino and has a pretty darn good dry Stout.
The outskirts of town, where you can still see evidence of some of the original mining operations:
*MORE*