Reunion Trip 2004 - Colorado Springs, Albuquerque and Back.
[The pictures are all thumbnails, clicking on them will get
you a nice larger version. ]
(For the Videos, if you start one, let it finish before starting another or they will all
play together)
Various view from above Leadville Colorado
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On Rt. 91 on the way to Leadville, south and west of Denver - |
(See map below) We took I70 west of Denver and then South on 91. |
We drove up dirt road above Leadville to see some old mining sites | Old buildings, shafts and the multicolored tailings |
Looking at another area of mines and tailings |
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| Looking west from the mountain behind Leadville | Late afternoon clouds to the west | Forest and ranches in the valley west of Leadville | Storm approaching | North east of Leadville, a dirt road winds up to the top |
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| From Leadville south on Rt 24 and following 24 as it heads east. |
Shots taken on the way from Leadville to Colorado Springs |
Looking to the north as we cross South Park. (see map) |
With the clouds and mountains in the distance |
Garden of the Gods
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| Video view from the visitors center. Click here to view |
Flying W Ranch
Click to visit the Ranch's web page
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| View from the top of the rock formation at the ranch | Flat roof area top center is the dining area, inside and out. | One of the stores in reclaimed buildings |
Videos
(start with volume low)
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Waiting for diner at the Flying W ranch. Click here to view |
After diner show with apologies for the shaky camera work. Click here to view |
The squirrel song. Click here to view |
View from the rock behind the Ranch. Click here to view |
Pikes Peak
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| The Peak from The Garden of the Gods | At the top | Looking out and down from the top | Looking back east | Part of the road to the summit |
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| Reservoir with the road crossing the dam | Another view from the top | Another view from the top | Another view from the top | Caught on the way back down |
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| Caught on the way back down | Caught on the way back down | The road, up and down, no guard rails. | View on the way down. | View on the way down. | Looking back up at the road just traveled. |
Some shots from the trip from Colorado Springs
to Albuquerque.
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We took a side trip on Rt 160 west of Walsenbrg and then Rt 12 south and back east, taking us through the San Isabel National Forest. These pictures were taken there |
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And the last few from our trip home
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| Heading east from New Mexico | The dry flat land and the mesas in the background | Way east now, we head north up the Blue Ridge | parkway. The first two looking east | and this one looking back to the west |
