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Ghost Town: ST. ELMO, COLORADO!

(Surrounding Mountain Scenery Including Mt. Princeton & Mt. Antero) - April 2004


To get to St. Elmo, take State Highway 162 near Nathrop. From the Arkansas Valley, the views of the mountains are amazing!
Mt. Princeton! I have got to hike that mountain this summer! I already did four 14ers ... Mount Princeton is next! :)
Mt. Antero and its surrounding range.
Goodness! I took 125 photos in a six hour period!
Looking down into the Mount Princeton Hot Springs valley. That valley takes you into St. Elmo!

More mountain scenery! The bottom shot is the Mt. Ouray range, that's west of Salida.
Okay, one token shot of me! ;)
Into Chalk Creek Canyon we go...
Oh my goodness! Just look at those aspens! You know, I think I need to come to this very spot in the autumn, when these trees will be shouting in bright yellow! ;)
Whooooooa! There was a very steep curve in the road ... kind of reminded me of Old Fall River Road in Rocky Mountain National Park! ;)
Arrival in St. Elmo! :)
There's all sorts of old buildings in the canyon...


Lots of historic buildings!

From what I could see, there have been efforts to preserve these historic buildings and it appears there are even some newly built homes in the canyon.
Oh boy! I was really tempted to drive up Tincup Pass. Other Continental Divide passes: Independence Pass, Cottonwood Pass and Wolf Creek Pass.
A Shameless commercial! :)
That's Mount Mamma, elevation 13,645 feet.
Wow! I love this photo of Chalk Creek!
The scenery along the way is well worth visiting this town!
One last photo as I was leaving town.

Back down the canyon, a nice shot of Alpine Lake. (top)

Near Highway 162 at Nathrop, looking back at Mount Princeton. See the autumn photo from the same vicinity! :)

Also, my two other pictorials from that day:
  • Buena Vista, CO scenery
  • Cottonwood Hot Springs


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