Scenic Wow around Cripple Creek Colorado

While Mike and I were up in the mountains during Valentine's Day weekend, we drove up to Cripple Creek and drove parts of the Gold Belt Tour Scenic Byway through Victor and Florrisant Fossil Beds National Monument. Surprisingly, at 9,000 feet, we were quite comfortable in sweatshirts; and, even though there were storm warnings in effect for later that afternoon, the sun shone brilliantly over the valley. These pictures were taken on Highway 67 on the hills above the town.

Cripple Creek area - Alicia Gossman-Steeves

At the time of our visit, Cripple Creek was celebrating its Ice Festival. Too bad it was so warm. Here are the melting ice sculptures.

Ice Festival - Cripple Creek - AGS

Here are some artists working on their sculpture. They are using chain saws and ice picks to do their work.

Ice Festival - Cripple Creek - AGS

Here are shots of the downtown area. Cripple Creek is a gaming town so there are multiple casinos. If you are into that sort of thing Cripple Creek would be a great place to go. If you are not, there are mining museums and a railroad. Historical stuff is more our speed but we didn't take time to do that. We just walked around for a little bit.

Cripple Creek - AGS

Mike in Cripple Creek - AGS

Cripple Creek - AGS

Here is a view from the road between Cripple Creek and Victor. Along this road, you can see modern mining in progress and examples of historic mining. It's an interesting route for many reasons but for me, the scenery is the best part.

View from the Gold Belt Scenic Byway - AGS

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Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Scenic Wow around Cripple Creek Colorado

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