In April of 1891, a major vein of silver ore was discovered near the present town of Creede, Colorado. This became one of the largest silver producing areas in the USA. We enjoyed taking the drive called Bachelor Loop which takes people through this historic mining district.
Site of the Commodore Mine
The remains of the Commodore Mine mill foundation
Some of the buildings must have been a challenge to erect.
A large ore loading facility
Timber retaining wall
These are the remains of a haulage track built across the mountain where mules hauled ore from the mines to the top of the mill.
Site of the Amethyst Mine
The Last Chance Mine above the Amethyst Mine
We saw several different wildflowers along the drive.
Blacktip Ragwort
Blue Penstemon
Butterfly on Asters
Delphinium
Thistle
This Golden Eagle flew right in front of us, but was much further away before I got the camera ready.
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