TWIN LAKES, COLORADO! A Historic Village In Lake County (At The Foot Of Mt. Elbert)
December 17, 2005
 |
Twin Lakes, Colorado!
This morning I visited the village of Twin Lakes in Lake County, with the weather lingering in the single digits. ;) |
 |
It was so cold that I didn't bother to walk along the lake. Instead, I visited and wandered throughout the small village. You can see two of my other pictures of the actual twin lakes at: CO Mountains and Drive To Aspen. |
 |
The Twin Lakes Visitor Center was understandably closed. It is really quiet there in the winter! Interestingly, this particular building was known as the Red Rooster Tavern in the late 1800's. :) |
 |
Below are my pictorials of Lake County and the nearby region:
Drive to Independence Pass / Aspen
Pictures of Collegiate Peaks
Buena Vista
Mt. Princeton Hike
Cottonwood Pass |
 |
A cozy-looking cabin. I was told there are only 25 year-round residents in Twin Lakes! Reminds me of Villa Grove in the San Luis Valley! ;) |
 |
This house is actually up a private road outside of Twin Lakes Village. Do you think we should all chip in and buy it? Come to think of it, I wonder if that home in Breckenridge ever sold? :) |
 |
It was a very gray and cold day. The quality of this picture isn't the greatest, but if you're really craving photos of Twin Lakes ... ;) |
 |
Wow! An old schoolhouse. |
 |
Um, one picture of me. And yes, I'm keeping the sunglasses! |
 |
The highway westbound will lead to Independence Pass, but it's closed from about November 1 to sometime in May. ;) |
 |
I love this shot! I zoomed-in on a mountain. ;)
Here's a few other mountain pictorials of mine:
Dallas Divide (Near Ridgway)
Hoosier Pass
Kite Lake
Mt. Yale Pictures |
 |
A couple of shots standing in the very same spot. I'm going to take a very educated guess that that's Twin Peaks, altitude 13,333 at the summit. |
 |
One shot of the Twin Lakes as I was driving west out of town. |
