Browns Canyon National Monument
· 6.9 mi · Historical Marker
The most commercially rafted stretch of river in the United States, Browns Canyon on the Arkansas River between Buena Vista and Salida cuts through billion-year-old granite walls and was designated a national monument…
Saint Elmo, Colorado
· 14.2 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Imagine striking it rich in the rugged Colorado mountains! That's what drew nearly 2,000 people to Saint Elmo in its heyday. Founded around 1880, Saint Elmo boomed as prospectors flocked here, hoping to unearth fortunes…
Morley Bridge
· 16.3 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Built in 1881, this wrought-iron Pratt truss bridge is a rare survivor of 19th-century engineering. This is the Morley Bridge, originally built by the Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad. They needed a way to cross…
Vicksburg, Colorado
· 17.2 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Imagine striking it rich overnight – that's the dream that fueled Vicksburg. In 1867, prospectors stumbled upon gold here, and Vicksburg boomed, quickly becoming a bustling mining town nestled in Clear Creek Canyon. The…
Alpine Tunnel
· 19.4 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Imagine a steam engine struggling against gravity, its whistle echoing through these mountains! That was the reality at Alpine Tunnel, once the highest railroad tunnel in North America. Built in 1882, the Alpine Tunnel…