Earache Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 ..got the bike out and went for a scoot. Passed the Cline Mansion, looks like it could use a bit of paint. Built in 1928 by Foster Cline (rancher) Bet it was soemthing to see in it's day... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted June 16, 2020 Author Share Posted June 16, 2020 Next stop was the Train Roundhouse in Como. Wish I could have gotten closer but it was fenced off..... 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted June 16, 2020 Author Share Posted June 16, 2020 My goal today was to go over Boreas Pass and into Breckenridge from the south - but the Pass was closed due to Covid-19 safety measures. WTF? 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted June 16, 2020 Author Share Posted June 16, 2020 Back down the hill to Como again I go. This is the train depot, eating house and hotel that are obviously not in use anymore. Shame. Not a lot else happening in Como these days... 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Jesus, and Pete says he rides in ghost towns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted June 16, 2020 Author Share Posted June 16, 2020 Tried to find an off road way around Hoosier Pass with no luck. Found a cool lake though and the waterfall that feeds it... 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted June 16, 2020 Author Share Posted June 16, 2020 Rode around the lake to find teh stream that feeds into the lake. Passes by yet another abandoned gold mine... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted June 16, 2020 Author Share Posted June 16, 2020 Almost back home and passed above the lake at Dillon.... 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted June 16, 2020 Author Share Posted June 16, 2020 That's it - just a quick blast near home and I'm back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted June 16, 2020 Author Share Posted June 16, 2020 7 minutes ago, Pedro said: Jesus, and Pete says he rides in ghost towns This whole State is a ghost town. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catteeclan Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 What a back yard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 Incredible! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 You have sooooooooo much land to roam around Is that Merc abandoned , that would make good money over here.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted June 17, 2020 Author Share Posted June 17, 2020 5 hours ago, Catteeclan said: What a back yard It is pretty cool living out in the boonies..until you need something like groceries, fuel, etc. Then it sucks as the nearest shop of any kind is 30 miles away. But still, it's worth the extra effort. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted June 17, 2020 Author Share Posted June 17, 2020 2 hours ago, boboneleg said: You have sooooooooo much land to roam around Is that Merc abandoned , that would make good money over here.............. It looked like it's been there for a good while - very dust covered and had a lot of junk stored inside of it. I rode just over 300 miles today and went through one modern town (Breckenridge) - nothing but open space out here and that's what I like most about living here. There are untold miles of dirt roads and trails to ride, most don't really go anywhere, lots of dead ends. But it's still fun to ride around and check them out - might see something cool. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 Did you move to Colorado from elsewhere @Earache? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted June 17, 2020 Author Share Posted June 17, 2020 5 minutes ago, XTreme said: Did you move to Colorado from elsewhere @Earache? Yes, moved here 6 years ago. Prior to that we lived in Indianapolis, Ohio, Montana, Iowa and Pennsylvania. But this is my last move - not going anywhere else as I'm getting too old to move. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 23 minutes ago, Earache said: Yes, moved here 6 years ago. Prior to that we lived in Indianapolis, Ohio, Montana, Iowa and Pennsylvania. But this is my last move - not going anywhere else as I'm getting too old to move. Isn't Pennsylvania where they have Welsh communities? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted June 17, 2020 Author Share Posted June 17, 2020 7 minutes ago, XTreme said: Isn't Pennsylvania where they have Welsh communities? Yes. But you'll find them all over the place as a lot of Welsh must have left Wales for the USA back in the day. Lots of German in Pennsylvania and Ohio as well. My grandfather immigrated to Ohio from Germany as did my wife's family. Even our town here has a wall known as the Welsh Wall. It's was built by the Welsh stone masons that immigrated here. It's a retaining wall that was made from local rocks and uses no mortar - just stacked stone. Built in the 1880's and is still there - so they were skilled workers who knew whar they were doing. I'll get out later today and take some pics of these walls and foundations and post here. Many of the gold miners here were from England, Ireland and Wales as they worked in mines there and were skilled at mining. So lots of Welsh influence here. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted June 17, 2020 Author Share Posted June 17, 2020 Had to run to get the mail, so I snapped a few pics of the Welsh made walls in town. More walls than York, I tell ya! A lot of the foundations no longer have buildings on them and are in a state of ruin.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted June 17, 2020 Author Share Posted June 17, 2020 But there are lots of examples where the walls / foundations are still in use. The Welsh made walls have no mortar whereas more modern walls here do have mortar... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 Bloody hell.......seen these @Sir Fallsalot? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted June 17, 2020 Author Share Posted June 17, 2020 Hill above town. Old gold mines all over the place... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted June 17, 2020 Author Share Posted June 17, 2020 More gold mines.. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted June 17, 2020 Author Share Posted June 17, 2020 And of course there;s an old Mason's Lodge - still in use - amongst the mines... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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