SIA 2010 Overview. Part One. Part Two.
In order to not overwhelm one post with images, there will be three (or four) posts about Gold in Them Thar Hills.
So far our tour consisted of the Mollie Kathleen Mine and the Cripple Creek & Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad. The giant tour bus ventured on windy Colorado roads to Victor, CO. Victor felt more authentic than Cripple Creek; with ghost signs, tired buildings, and that western feeling (without the Hollywood effect). In Victor we all ate lunch in the park and had some time to wander around the unique & interesting Victor Lowell Thomas Museum. The museum featured local history exhibits, mining history exhibits, and furnished rooms upstairs. Our visit was short, and I would have liked more time to wander around Victor.
Ah, I loved Victor, CO.
Neat signs and buildings on the small business strip.
Victor's streetscape.
Merchant's Cafe. Great coffee, great owner with entertaining stories, great atmosphere. It totally made my day. Go there and say hi to Alex, the baker in the back. In the 1970s, Alex owned an organic bakery in Putney, VT. What a small world! Visit the website.
The tour continued just outside of Victor, but that’s an entirely different set of photographs.One more from Victor:
Another shot in Victor; the town could use a spruce (but it's still lovely!)
Preservation in Pink 