Gold was discovered in the Cripple Creek area in the late 1800's. This created a rush by miners to stake claims and make their fortunes. In the early 1900's, this area had a total population of over 55,000 people. Nowadays, there are few people who live in the two small towns of Victor and Cripple Creek. The area is covered with old mines and abandoned shacks. Today we killed two birds with one stone: we got our exercise hiking the trail and got a lesson in history to boot.
Above is Joy, the wonder dog, our longtime friends, Helen and Milo and Don. Helen and Milo were our guides for the day and peppered us with all sorts of history lessons about the area around Cripple Creek and the town of Victor.
This makes me wonder how in the world this old mine building manages to stay standing! The normal male would probably want to take duct tape to this so it doesn't come apart....
Clouds are starting to build up as we head back to spot where we parked. We started out with a clear blue sky and no clouds at all.
The weather man predicted thundershowers. Early in the afternoon, the dark clouds started to gather. Guess he was right.
Gold was discovered in the Cripple Creek area in the late 1800's. This created a rush by miners to stake claims and make their fortunes. In the early 1900's, this area had a total population of over 55,000 people. Nowadays, there are few people who live in the two small towns of Victor and Cripple Creek. The area is covered with old mines and abandoned shacks. Today we killed two birds with one stone: we got our exercise hiking the trail and got a lesson in history to boot.
Above is Joy, the wonder dog, our longtime friends, Helen and Milo and Don. Helen and Milo were our guides for the day and peppered us with all sorts of history lessons about the area around Cripple Creek and the town of Victor. 
This makes me wonder how in the world this old mine building manages to stay standing! The normal male would probably want to take duct tape to this so it doesn't come apart....
Clouds are starting to build up as we head back to spot where we parked. We started out with a clear blue sky and no clouds at all.
The weather man predicted thundershowers. Early in the afternoon, the dark clouds started to gather. Guess he was right.
Beautiful. We made a stop at Cripple Creek also. Did you tour the town?
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