More on Ashcroft

StuMonkey asks how 2500 people could have lived in the View Hotel. In fact, there were many other fine buildings, not to mention the Blue Mirror Saloon which made this a very nice place to live.

Maroon Bells

The peaks in the background are the Maroon Bells near Aspen, Colorado. Colorado is glorious in the summer....

Ghost Town

Here is the View Hotel in the ghost town of Ashcroft near Aspen, Colorado. Founded in 1880 Ashcroft peaked at 2500 persons but had declined to only 100 in 1885 due to poor ore quality in the surrounding silver mines. Local mining took another blow in 1893 with the silver market crash. Postal delivery stopped in 1912 when the population was down to 50. The last resident was said to have died in the '30s of malnutrition.

Yellow-bellied Marmot

I also captured shots of deer, chipmunks, and birds. This handsome critter was on Pike's Peak.

Garden of the Gods

This shot is from the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs.