The Leadville Train

Leadville is about 10,600 feet above sea level.

Blue sky at Blue Mesa Lake

Abandoned mining camp - probably from the 1800s

View from the Leadville train

In the background you can see the headwaters of the Arkansas River, one of the most beautiful rivers in the country, which winds its way through the states of Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.

Aspen Grove along CR 12

Gary & Cooper playing at Lake Blue Mesa

Note it's not Gary Cooper, it's Gary (son-in-law) and Cooper (Golden Retriever)...

Fly fishing, Arkansas River, Salida, Colorado

Highway 50, near Canon City

Aspens going gold

This was from the Leadville train which takes you from Leadville, an old mining community and the highest town in the U.S., to Climax, up the mountain at almost 11,000 feet, a trip of about 13 miles.

Young bucks - caught off CR-12 near Cotopaxi

Great Sand Dunes - another view

The Great Sand Dunes from Lake San Luis