Driving back I asked John to stop so I could get a picture of the Stone church. The Pope has been here. Also we stopped to take a few pictures of Longs Peak, it is the tallest of the the 14ners in the Rockies.
panning for gold, tacky tourist stop Argo mines, John and Sage in Jail
After the train ride we ate lunch at the Tommyknocker Brewery in Idaho Springs.
The miners believed that the spirits of the dead miners in the mines would protect them from bad thing by knocking on the cave walls--the spirits were called "Tommyknockers". (click on the text and it will take you to a new page about the history of the Tommyknockers-scroll down.)Silver mine tunnel Miners at Lebanon tunnel
Video of Train ride--by Clay
Sage watching the train arrive
John, Clay and Sage at
Devil's Gate Station
veiw of tunnel thru windshield
Today we were the ultimate tacky tourist. We drove 2 hours south of Estes Park on beautiful winding roads to Georgetown to ride a train. The train ride was ok, but we were able to do a silver mine tour which was really interesting.
Today we were the ultimate tacky tourist. We drove 2 hours south of Estes Park on beautiful winding roads to Georgetown to ride a train. The train ride was ok, but we were able to do a silver mine tour which was really interesting.
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