Union Pacific train going through a tunnel
Crags Hotel Site
Me
Backside of Boulder Mountain
Train coming out of the tunnel
Coal train on the way down to Denver
Above the entrance to the canyon from the Fowler Trail
Monday, August 03, 2009
El Dorado
It was free State Park day in Colorado. Yes, I know state parks are free in North Carolina, but that is not the case in Colorado. So I took advantage of the free day and with to Eldorado Canyon State Park. I had never been there before. I hiked up the Rattlesnake Gulch Trail. The trail goes to the remains of the short-lived Crags Hotel. It opened in 1908 and burned down in 1912. From there I hike to a view of the Continental Divide. Then I hiked to the railroad tracks and waited an hour in order to see a train come out of a tunnel. Thankfully there was shade because it hot quick today. I got spoiled last week. The highs were in the upper 60’s and lower 70’s for most of last week.
Union Pacific train going through a tunnel
Crags Hotel Site
Me
Backside of Boulder Mountain
Train coming out of the tunnel
Coal train on the way down to Denver
Above the entrance to the canyon from the Fowler Trail
Union Pacific train going through a tunnel
Crags Hotel Site
Me
Backside of Boulder Mountain
Train coming out of the tunnel
Coal train on the way down to Denver
Above the entrance to the canyon from the Fowler Trail
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5 comments:
Colorado has some interesting state parks.
Is the fireplace all that's left of the Crags Hotel? I'd like to hike there. Mom
The fireplace was the biggest of remnants that are left. Lots of old nails around the fireplace. There were three main buildings. There were small bits of the foundation for some of them. The fireplace was from the dinning area. It is a1.4 mile hike (one-way) to the hotel ruins. 800 ft. gain in elevation. The trailhead elevation is approximately 6,000 feet.
It's cool how you got at least 10 feet from a train! It was moving to!
We are going to Mickey-D's for lunch.
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