Photos from my retro photo album titled: Colorado, August 2007.
How many ghost towns do you think Colorado has? If you guessed over 1,500, you’d be correct!
One of my favorite ones is Stumptown outside of Leadville, Co. Stumptown. What a romantic name.
Ghost towns appeal to my sensibilities because I like what they represent: they are visual reminders that man is fully capable of chasing his dreams. Although man may not always achieve his dreams, evidence of his indomitable spirit to try lies scattered as ruins in some of the most beautiful, remote, and rugged locations imaginable.
The ashes of man’s successes and failures stand as legacies that not even the greatest of heights, the coldest of climates, nor the driest of deserts are obstacles enough to suppress man’s insatiable quest for riches. Indeed, no one ever walks to a ghost town. As a sort of unwritten rule, one must exert some measure of actual energy if one desires to stroll among the forgotten spirits of the past.
My books Memory Road Trip (e-book or paperback) and Time Traveled (e-book or paperback) are both available! You can also find them at most major international book sites.
Krista Marson 