Thursday, September 10, 2009

More wildflowers and animals

by Karen on September 10, 2009

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We have taken so many photos of animals and flowers that I can’t fit them all in one post so I thought I would add another post today of photos.

another chipmunk posing

another chipmunk posing

one of the elk that was behind our camper one morning in Rocky Mtn. National park last week that I told you about previously

one of the elk that was behind our camper one morning in Rocky Mtn. National park last week that I told you about previously

and look at this big guy laying down in back of the camper - about 100 feet from the camper estimated.

and look at this big guy laying down in back of the camper - about 100 feet from the camper estimated (from last week also - Mike uses the zoom lens, he does not get close ).

the back of our camper at that park so you can see the area it was in, the elk were down there in back of it in the rocks and trees bedded down for part of the day, there were at least 9 of them that we could see

the back of our camper at that park so you can see the area it was in, the elk were down there in back of it in the rocks and trees bedded down for part of the day, there were at least 9 of them that we could see

giant flower pots in the town of Estes Park by the National park. Why can I not get flowers to grow this pretty! the town has flower pots and baskets all over the place

giant flower pots in the town of Estes Park by the National park. Why can I not get flowers to grow this pretty! the town has flower pots and baskets all over the place

pretty daisies in the town

pretty daisies in the town

Bighorn sheep - we caught sight of 3 of these magnificent animals on the mountain cliff side last week these animals that we saw were not in the park but about 15 east of the town.

Bighorn sheep - we caught sight of 3 of these magnificent animals on the mountain cliff side last week. These animals that we saw were not in the park but about 15 east of the town.

Pearly Everlasting

Pearly Everlasting

purple harebells and a yellow "daisy"

purple harebells and a yellow "daisy"

Indian Paintbrush

Indian Paintbrush

That’s it for now.  I am going to try to get some photo’s from Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park on here later this evening if I can get the photos uploaded, this internet is very slow here.  Today we are off to Ouray and a box canyon – 40% chance of rain and 64 degrees for that area it says – it is higher in elevation that the campground here and even though we are only about 4 miles from the town it is much cooler there – today at the campground it is supposed to be about 5 degrees warmer.

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Animas Fork Mining Town

by Karen on September 10, 2009

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On Tuesday this week we drove from our campsite to the old mining town of Silverton about 30 miles south of here.  It is a very quaint town, year round population is maybe 500 – summer is another story – maybe double that?  The towns elevation is close to 10,000 feet.   There are a lot of artist in this town and it has some very nice shops.   I had the opportunity to watch a weaver doing his weaving and talk to him about how he does it.  He was very talented and I’m envious of the fabric he was weaving.

The Durango-Silverton narrow gauge railroad train goes from Durango to Silverton helping the town of Silverton maintain an economy from all the tourist that have a 3 hour wait before boarding the train to go back down the mountain to Durango.  We have taken the train ride several times and decided not to this time.

All around the town of Silverton and Ouray are jeep and 4 wheel drive trails.  Some are very rough! and that is putting it mildly in my opinion I am not a fan of these trails but that is me, a lot of people love them.

Tuesday we drove out on one of these 4 wheel drive trails about 10 miles before it gets really rough and visited the old mining town of Animas Fork.  It was booming mainly in the late 1800′s and the early 1900′s.  It was kind of cool to see the old buildings and read the plaques outside of them.  Some of them are still in good enough condition that you can walk around the inside of them a little bit.

the parking area at the mining town. The jeep trail goes off in the distance of it.

the parking area at the mining town. The jeep trail goes off in the distance of it.

some of the old houses

some of the old houses - all of the old artifacts are gone having been taken years ago, nothing here but the shells of the buildings.

this house has the distinction of being the only house in this "town" that had in door plumbing!

this house has the distinction of being the only house in this "town" that had in door plumbing!

this is a side view of the house in the previous picture. The middle room is an enclosed hallway with windows that leads to the outhouse making this house the only house in town with indoor plumbing!! Lucky family not having to trudge though the snow to go potty :)

this is a side view of the house in the previous picture. The middle room is an enclosed hallway with windows that leads to the outhouse making this house the only house in town with indoor plumbing!! Lucky family not having to trudge though the snow to go potty :) and they do have snow up here for about 8 months out of the year.

more of the old buildings

more of the old buildings

I managed to get a few more blocks done on So Charming and now have 20 blocks, here is a photo of them.

So Charming - 20 blocks

So Charming - 20 blocks, no design wall space here in the motorhome so I have to lay them out on the sheet of the bed to get a photo but I can tell I will not have luck laying many more out at a time with this space!

Thank you to everyone leaving comments and e mail about the photos.  We love taking photos and sharing them.  We do not watch much tv while we are traveling, in fact we have had the tv on only one time to check the news and found out the tv wasn’t working!!  It is practically new.  We will check it out again when we get home and see if it will work, not a clue why it wouldn’t.  The dvd player will work but we haven’t even bother to watch one of the 20 or so movies that we brought along with us.  Normally we just listen to music in the evening in the summer (to many reruns on tv) and read, sew (me), and work on blogs!  What can I say we are computer addicted and we have been irked at times as to how slow the internet is here for uploading photo’s.  At times we have not been able to get any to load at all.

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