Sunday, August 09, 2015

Castle

Epilogue. My parents were still in town for a few days after my section hike on the Colorado Trail. On July 27th, we went for a drive in the Wet Mountains after dropping off their rental car. The first stop was Lake Isabel. It was pretty much a recreation area for fishing. We got out and went for a short walk next to the lake.
Lake Isabel
We then went to Bishop Castle . What is Bishop Castle ? It is a homemade castle built by Jim Bishop. You are allowed to explore it on your own. It is pretty amazing. Some of the castle is a bit hairy in regards to heights. It was fun watching the different levels of fear that people had to it. I made it to the top. The view was great.
Inside Bishop Castle
Looking down from the sphere like structure
The tallest tower
Bridge to nowhere
Looking down on the sphere like structure
View down from the top
The Dragon
Stained Glass
Bottom half Bishop Castle
Top half of Bishop Castle
After the castle, we drove to Westcliffe and ate lunch. After that, we headed home. My parent went home a few days later.

2 comments:

Pops said...

You knocked out roughly 20% of the Colorado Train in one section hike. Way to go, & Keep on hiking!

Pops said...

The Castle was an interesting place to visit, but no way would I climb higher than the 2nd floor.