Top 10 Places To Visit In Colorado l United States
Colorado, a western U.S. state, has a diverse landscape of arid desert, river canyons and the snow-covered Rocky Mountains, which are partly protected by Rocky Mountain National Park. Elsewhere, Mesa Verde National Park features Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings. Perched a mile above sea level, Denver, Colorado’s capital and largest city, features a vibrant downtown area.
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Highway of Legends: Colorado Route 12 Trinidad to Cucharas Pass
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This is part 1 of 2 of my drive on the Highway of Legends in southern Colorado. The drive follows Colorado Route 12, starting in Trinidad, and passing through the near-ghost town of Weston and the community of Stonewall. The drive ends at Cucharas Pass, where part 2 begins.
Music Info:
Artist: Chris Zabriskie
Titles May Include:
Oxygen Garden
I Am a Man Who Will Fight for Your Honor
Out of the Skies, Under the Earth
The Life and Death of a Certain K. Zabriskie, Patriarch
I Am Running Down the Long Hallway of Viewmont Elementary
I Am Running with Temporary Success from a Monstrous Vacuum In Pursuit
Divider
Wonder Cycle
Candlepower
Air Hockey Saloon
Mario Bava Sleeps In a Little Later Than He Expected To.
You'll find the track title(s) at the end of the video.
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Yes, I do have written permission from Chris to use his music.
Southern Colorado Scenic Highway of Legends
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Come, Visit Southern Colorado's Scenic Highway of Legends. This is truly one of the most unique and beautiful drives in the state. The Byway follows sections of I-25, State Hwy. 12, U.S. Hwy. 160 and Cordova Pass Road in circular fashion around the East and West Spanish Peaks. Gateways to the Byway can be found in Walsenburg, Aguilar, Trinidad and La Veta.
Come, visit the sites of some of the most notable events and waypoints in Colorado History. See the land where coal was king in Walsenburg and where the strife between owners and laborers reached a climax at the infamous Ludlow Massacre took place in 1914. See the historic City of Trinidad, where westward bound pioneers reached the banks of the Puratoire River after crossing the high plains on the Northern Branch of the Santa Fe Trail. Come, experience an unspoiled alpine setting as you wind your way through the Sangre De Cristo Mountain Range and through some of the most unique geological features in the World, the Radial Dikes. Take a hike or have a picnic along in the remote wilderness that surrounds Cordova Pass. Come and visit the enchanting Village of Cuchara. Ride the Rio Grande Scenic Railroad or play the links at Grandote Peaks Golf Course in the tiny Artist's Colony of La Veta.
Come, Discover the other Colorado. Visit the Scenic Highway of Legends
Royal Gorge Route Railroad – Driver’s Eye View
The ‘Royal Gorge Route’ train carries tourists through one of Colorado’s most amazing natural features, the Grand Canyon of the Arkansas River, known as the ‘Royal Gorge’. In places the canyon is only thirty feet wide, requiring the railway to be suspended above the river on an engineering masterpiece known as the ‘hanging bridge’. For decades passenger trains stopped on the bridge to allow passengers time to alight and wonder at the raging river below and the canyon walls rising 2600 feet above. During the heyday of the line in the 1890’s, four transcontinental passenger trains a day passed through the Royal Gorge. Competition from air and coach transport eventually reduced the service to one train daily between Denver and Salida, even this train was discontinued in 1967. The Rio Grande continued freight services through the gorge until 1989, after which various mergers and acquisitions led to closure of the Tennessee Pass line, including the gorge segment in 1997. Today’s ‘Royal Gorge Route Railroad’ began running trains over a 12 miles (19 km) section in 1998 going on to become a major tourist destination attracting over 100 000 visitors a year. The railway offers a variety of packages from a simple train ride to a delicious full dining option and for something really special it is possible to book a ride in the locomotive alongside the engineer. For further information about the history of this line please click on either of these links - - To book a trip or cab ride please click on this link -
I would like to thank the friendly staff for making my visit a real pleasure and a special thank you to the locomotive crew for mounting my camera on the locomotive to make this video possible.
Several people asked if the Royal Gorge Railroad was still connected to the national network, so I Googled it and discovered this very interesting article, please click on the link to read it -
This video was filmed on 15th September 2017
At the request of some American viewers I should point out that 'Train Driver' is not the general term used to describe the person at the controls of the locomotive, whereas 'Engineer' is the accepted title in the USA, I sincerely hope my American viewers will forgive me for this oversight.
S. Colorado Scenic Highway of Legends Intro.
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Come, Visit Southern Colorado's Scenic Highway of Legends. This is truly one of the most unique and beautiful drives in the state. The Byway follows sections of I-25, State Hwy. 12, U.S. Hwy. 160 and Cordova Pass Road in circular fashion around the East and West Spanish Peaks. Gateways to the Byway can be found in Walsenburg, Aguilar, Trinidad and La Veta.
Come, visit the sites of some of the most notable events and waypoints in Colorado History. See the land where coal was king in Walsenburg and where the strife between owners and laborers reached a climax at the infamous Ludlow Massacre took place in 1914. See the historic City of Trinidad, where westward bound pioneers reached the banks of the Puratoire River after crossing the high plains on the Northern Branch of the Santa Fe Trail. Come, experience an unspoiled alpine setting as you wind your way through the Sangre De Cristo Mountain Range and through some of the most unique geological features in the World, the Radial Dikes. Take a hike or have a picnic along in the remote wilderness that surrounds Cordova Pass. Come and visit the enchanting Village of Cuchara. Ride the Rio Grande Scenic Railroad or play the links at Grandote Peaks Golf Course in the tiny Artist's Colony of La Veta.
Come, Discover the other Colorado. Visit the Scenic Highway of Legends
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Colorado has over 1,500 ghost towns. Currently only about 640 remain. Due to incomplete records and legends that are now accepted as fact, no list will ever be complete. Ghost towns are predominantly of few reasons: mining towns, abandoned when the mines closed; many due to the devaluation of silver in 1893, mill towns that were abandoned when the mining towns closed, farming towns on the eastern plains deserted due to rural depopulation, coal towns abandoned when the coal, or need for it ran out, stage stops abandoned when the railroad came through, and the rail stops that were deserted when then railroad changed routes or abandoned the spurs. Some were resort towns which never brought in enough tourists. One or two were caused by the creation of reservoirs, or covered in mining tailings.
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A pan and zoom presentation of scenic Colorado that contains all original music and photography. Music by Frank Milholland, Vocals by Deby Kenyon, Photography by Alyn Wolf. The three of us were so impressed and awed by God's design of Colorado that we had to share our interpretation of that beauty. Copyright 2011 Alyn Wolf