This is not the cabin where we stayed. It's cute though, isn't it? There are all sorts of abandoned 19th-c. houses and schoolhouses in the mountains, relics of pioneer days.
The next day we decided to drive over the pass down to Aspen for lunch. This is Twin Lakes. Where do we live? This is just over two hours from our house.
The trusty Pathfinder.
On the roof of the Rockies, at Independence Pass. At 12,095 feet, it is the highest paved crossing of the Continental Divide in the U.S.
On the way home on Monday, we stopped for a hike on the side of the road.
A little barre3 in the old ghost town of Independence, at 10,830 feet. Once a thriving town built around a gold mine discovered on July 4, 1879 (hence the name), it was abandoned by 1912. How on earth did people survive in such a harsh climate? I stripped off two jackets to take this photo.
The trusty Pathfinder.
Blessed.
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