Site Seeing To Tiny Town

Jim, Tom (Jim's brother) and I took an all-day trip to see where Tom grew up after his siblings left home.  We drove up this beautiful canyon and entered the city of Morrison.  Very quint and laid back town.  We passed through Tiny Town on the way which is a tourist spot for kids.  There is a riding, minature train and a town of small buildings.  Tom remembered how he helped build the railroad tracks when he was a teen.  We visited the house where Tom grew up, then drove further up the canyon to a 10 acrea meadow that Tom has always wanted to own.  The three of us trespassed onto the property to look around.  Oh, oh!!  The roof of the metal barn was gone, but inside there was a 1958 Jaguire, 1955 pickup truck, a 1962 VW bug, some canoes, and a small boat.  Amazing!!  The 100 year-old log house of about 300 sq feet was leaning, worse than the Barthaven cabin used to be. There were two 1930s pickup trucks parked out back, all rusted out.  Can't you just picture this place in it's prime?  The folks that owned the land passed away, and Tom thinks the property passed down to the kids.  He is researching the ownership to see if they would like to sell the property.

We drove approximately 2 miles up a dirt road to see the Lindo Cemetary. This cemetary is unique in that it is located at approximately 8,000 feet elevation and people are buried in crypts either in the ground or above ground all over the mountain top. A VERY large, lighted cross on the mountain side can be seen from 

 downtown Denver. No grass, just the natural mountain scenery. It was unlike any cemetary I've seen.

We left there and drove along the mountain route to Pine City. In the 1800s, the Denver and South Park Railroad wound its way along the Platte River from Denver eventually through South Park to Breckenridge. We stopped for lunch at the Buck Snort Saloon, which used to be the Sphinx Park Mercantile way back when. Rustic log cabins still remain perched precariously on granate rock outcroppings. This place was definitely a Colorado mountain experience!

All in all, it was a fun-filled day.

Today is Raea's birthday and she's 4 years old.  Happy Birthday Raea!!!