YouTube/CreekDalton 12 Authentic Colorado Ghost Towns 1. Ashcroft Google Maps 1. Ashcroft At its peak, Ashcroft was a bustling silver mine camp. The town was started in 1880, and was home to over 1,200 people and 20 saloons. However, the town went bust in 1885 after depleting the shal...
Bagging a “sky island” is easier than it sounds on this 8.4-mile overnight. As you hike up the gently gradedGuadalupe Peaktrail, you’ll rise from a desert of prickly pear and juniper to a forest of Douglas fir and ponderosa pine, where elk and grey fox patrol the understory. It’s...