American Rocky Mountains - Some landscope photos of Leadville

American Rocky Mountains- Colorado Midland Centennial Trail

This is by far the pretties and breathtakingly beautiful trail I have ever hiked. The weather is perfect and there were not many people on it. There were so many wild flowers and so beautifully blooming!!

American Rocky Mountains- Ride on Leadville Colorado & Southern Railroad

This 2 and ½ hour adventure through the untamed wilderness of the San Isabel National Forest takes you back time about Leadville's colorful past, mining and railroading , home to legends like Molly Brown and Horace, Augusta and Baby Doe Tabor, Guggenheims and at one time Doc Holiday…. Originating in "the highest incorporated city in North America," the LC&S takes passengers along the old Denver, South Park & Pacific and Colorado & Southern lines to the Continental Divide. This journey takes you to some breath-taking panoramas across the Arkansas River Valley and humorous narratives. The Leadville Colorado & Southern Railroad travels north along the Arkansas River Valley, it raises up 1,000 feet off the valley floor which gives you some spectacular views of Freemont Pass and the two tallest peaks in Colorado, Mt. Massive and Mt. Elbert.

American Rocky Mountains - Leadville- Mining sites

A former silver mining town that lies near the headwaters of the Arkansas River in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, the Leadville Historic District contains many historic structures and sites from its dynamic mining era. In the late 19th century, Leadville was the second most populous city in Colorado, after Denver. These photos only give you a glimpse of how the mining activities once was.