Creede, CO. Though not a “Ghost Town”, it won my heart. No ski mountains or other attractions. Just a simple old Colorado mining Town.

What a fantastic weekend out exploring new to me parts of Colorado with great friends from the club, even with the downpours. Somehow I’d never been to Creede yet, I fell in love instantly. To me, I feel Creede is what Colorado used to like….. To kick off the trip, we checked out the Bachelor Loop, with the Commodor Mine and Phoenix Falls being some of the highlights. The Commodor Mine operated from 1891-1976. Saturday, after a stop at the Underground Mining Museum (that was also hosting a International Scout gathering) we took a short drive and checked out Crystal Lake and Bristol Head (12,706ft). Spectacular views at the top of Bristol Head!

Some of my favorite images from this years “Ghost Town Run”.

First morning for the trip. Up early to watch the inversion roll in.

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Commodore Mine.

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I headed up to the cabin this past Friday ( my Saturday). Hadn’t been up since the Solstice get together. Once on the property, I found that the loggers were working above the farmhouse, making there way towards the pond/upper meadows. This would actually be the first time since they started that I came across them while working. Excitedly, I headed straight to where they were at. After informing them who I was, I stood out of the way to take pics. It wasn’t long before they were having me taking pics of them working. So cool to watch those machines! Spent the rest of the day at the cabin, before ending the evening with a drive to the wilderness boundary.

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Harbells

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Loggers working away on the road to the pond/upper meadows

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I headed up this past Friday ( 7/2/2021) to meet up with my pal Dan from the club for a morning ride on the Georgetown Loop Railroad. His girlfriend Nancy, work on the railroad and gives tours of the mines. The tour was fun. especially with Nancy giving it and the group seemed to click well.

Remnants of the Georgetown, Breckenridge and Leadville Railroad, the Georgetown Loop is a 3ft narrow Gauge Line situated between the old mining towns of Georgetown (Silver Queen of the Rockies) and Silver Plume, CO. The two towns are two miles apart, yet it uses 3 miles of rail for the Georgetown Loop to get between the two. Definitely one of the highlights is the “Devils Gate Bridge”. A trestle crossing Clear Creek, far, far below.

A fun outing!

Ended up getting to Georgetown a bit early. Was nice to spend some time walking around town before it got busy.

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About ready to leave the Georgetown/Devils Gate depot.

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