Idaho Springs Field Trip

Its been a while since I posted and it has also been a while since I actually went on this trip.

View from the experimental mine's entrance

Some old timer mining gear

Underground shop

View from main street

Large 100% gold nugget

The old ARGO tunnel

Unlucky 13er

I used to think that people who got lost on the trails either really weren't paying attention, couldn't read maps, or were looking to get lost. I can say with some confidence that I am not one of those three, or at least that is what I thought.  This was my first attempt at a 13er (a mountain that is over 13000 feet in height, or almost 4 km for my metric toting friends) and we managed to get lost.  As you may be able to see in the map below, we made a sharp left turn after the first mile.  we had lost the trail (unmarked, by the way) and proceeded along a ridge to "find" the trail.  Either way, we had a nice long hike and I got some nice pictures out of the deal.

A little Colorado Walkabout

Less than 8 days into my stay here in Denver I have finally had my time in the sun.  It was a mere 9330 feet (2844 meters) but  a significant workout.  I'm still not sure if the altitude change is still an effect on me, but I was dead tired after this one.

Off in the distance of this one you can see Pike's Peak