St. Elmo & Cascade Falls (Colorado V)

If you ever have the opportunity, I highly recommend you go to St. Elmo. It is a preserved (not restored) Colorado ghost town. Here's info from their official site (http://www.st-elmo.com/)

St. Elmo Colorado was officially founded in 1880. Gold and Silver Mining brought many people to the area. There were over 150 Patented mine claims inthe St. Elmo area. Populations reached a high of nearly 2000 people.The DSP&P laid their tracks up to St. Elmo and continued the line through Romley then to Hancock and through theHistoric Alpine Tunnel. St. Elmo was considered a Hub town for supplies arrivingby train. The tracks were abandoned in 1922. It is said that St. Elmo's Population rode the last train out of town and never came back.

I have to admit...I go there to feed the chipmunks and hear the zillion hummingbirds flying around. Evie was intrigued by the chipmunks...she actually kicked at one of them. ***Maybe the poll of the week should be "Would YOU let a rodent step on your baby's leg?" :o>

It's a beautiful drive. We stopped by Cascade Falls on the way back to camp.