Silver Cliff, ColoradoSaturday June 10 through Tuesday June 13 2006: Pueblo, Colorado (On I-25 100-miles north of the New Mexico border). We are in Pueblo West Campground N38° 20.522 W104° 43.097'. Pueblo West Campground is located on US-50 about 5-miles west of I-25. It is totally gravel with huge pull-thru sites (trees are limited); 50-amps, water and sewer, $20 per-night 719-547-9887. This is a campground and equestrian facility. Tuesday, our last full day in this area was spent doing the Mountain Valley scenic drive as suggested by a handout we obtained from the Canon City visitor center. This was a beautiful drive through some awesome mountain valleys flanked by snow covered mountains. A local we met somewhere along the way said that there were no stop lights in the entire county "Comal County" and I think he said 18,000 residents. Sparsely populated would be an understatement. Wide open spaces lush grazing areas and beautiful forested mountains. However, many if not most of the mountains on the western flank of this beautiful valley climb to over 14,000' which puts them 2,500' above the tree line. Snow can still be seen on many of these peaks. This is the third in a series of travel adventures covering our Mountain Valley Scenic Drive. We have just visited Bigelow Divide and will continue on to Westcliffe after passing through Silver Cliff.
East of Silver Cliff, Colorado
The picture to the right is on SR-96 somewhere east of Silver Cliffe. Once we got on SR-96 heading west to Silver Cliffe and Westcliffe the panorama expanded. We were on a high plateau between mountain ranges to the west and east. It appeared to be made up of giant cattle ranches.
East of Silver Cliff, Colorado
Then we would wind around another mountain and another ranch house would emerge.
East of Silver Cliff, Colorado
Then a house tucked away on a small rise on this huge plateau with cattle grazing on the sparce grass available.
East of Silver Cliff, Colorado
More pictures from SR-165 east of Silver Cliffe on that high plateau.
Silver Cliff, Colorado
Sometimes they find silver deep in the mountains and other times they find it in the valleys between mountains. Here they found silver in the middle of this seeming barren plateau.
Mine tailings from the silver mine in Silver Cliff, Colorado
Mine tailings around the silver mining process in Silver Cliff.
Westcliffe, Colorado
Less than a mile west of Silver Cliff is Westcliffe a real charming Colorado town. Westcliffe is a place one could stop in and never leave. Beautiful does not even come close to describing it. This is the end of our Silver Cliff travel adventure.......Click here for Westcliffe which is the next installment in our Mountain Valley Scenic Drive. Other Travel Adventures in this area that you may enjoy: Rafting on the Arkansas River in Colorado Skyline Drive near Canon City, Colorado Victor & Cripple Creek two old gold mining towns Click here for some Colorado travellogsUntil next time remember how good life is. More Colorado AdventuresAdventures by State ** More 2006 Travel Adventures
Mike & Joyce Hendrix
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