Written by Kyle We took a side trip on our way home from Salida, and visited St. Elmo, Colorado. Originally named Forest City, the town was renamed St. Elmo in 1880. During its peak in the 1880s, over 2,000 miners and their families lived there, supported by the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad. WhenContinue reading “St. Elmo Ghost Town – St. Elmo, Colorado”
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Carson Colorado Ghost Town
Written by Kyle A couple weeks ago Bee suggested an impromptu trip to Carson, a ghost town located outside of Lake City, Colorado. At almost 12,000 feet near the top of the Continental Divide Carson was one of the most inaccessible mining camps in Colorado. I pulled up the location on Gaia (super helpful off-line GPS mapsContinue reading “Carson Colorado Ghost Town”
