The Heritage Museum ~ Leadville Colorado

 

The Heritage Museum

 

 

So much

 

history

 

can be dug up

 

in all these

 

mountain mining

 

towns.

 

Leadville

 

is a great

 

place to bring

 

mining history to life.

Denver Museum of Nature and Science ~ Dinosaur Bones

 

Denver Museum of Nature and Science

 

 

Dinosaur bones

 

just seem to

 

catch the interest of

 

children(and adults for that matter)

 

We love visiting

 

the Science Museum.

 

Seeing all

 

the bones

 

is a must for every visit.

Snowshoeing the Leadville Mineral Belt Trail ~ Bridges and the Miners Sauna

 

Mineral Belt Trail

 

 

Just imagine

 

a long

 

hard

 

day.

 

Stuck underground.

 

digging for gold,

 

on a cold winter day...

 

and then visiting

 

the local miner's sauna afterward.

 

I'm sure this hidden treasure,

 

was just the

 

thing,

 

for soothing those

 

overworked muscles.

 

Miners had a tough life.

Snowshoeing the Leadville Mineral Belt Trail ~ Snow Covered Mining History

Mineral Belt Trail

In addition 

to the beautiful scenery

amazing landscape,

and exhilarating excercize,

snowshoeing the Mineral Belt

provides an incredible opportunity

to see some of the rugid

rustic mining

architecture of days gone by.

Showshoeing ~ Mineral Belt Trail ~ Leadville Colorado

 

Mineral Belt Trail

 

 

 

Snowshoeing is

 

one of the

 

truly great

 

wintertime activities.

 

It's something a whole family can enjoy.

 

Even our half pint hiked for a while.

 

When she got tired, her dad and grandpa

 

took turns

 

carrying her.

 

Love those warm winter days in Colorado.  There's nothing like them.