Westminster Castle

Westminster Castle

This beautiful piece of architecture serves

Two purposes. Beauty and Function.

In addition to it's bold and beautiful 

structure siloetted against the sky,  it

serves as a gathering place for school 

children who come to learn.  Imagine 

Learning in such a beautiful locale.

Dunafon Castle

Dunafon Castle

 

Like most 

 

of the 

 

castles in Colorado,

 

one needs

 

a special invite

 

to visit and tour it.

 

Dunafon can be rented for weddings.  I was able to snap these shots from the road.

Quite an impressive stone structure even when obscured  by trees and mountains.

Joining 

Skywatch

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Molly Brown House Museum

Molly Brown House Museum

 

Of the various 

 

Colorado Castles,

 

this one is accessible 

 

to the public

 

for a small fee.

 

The tour lasts around

 

45 minutes.

 

Unfortunately 

 

photography 

 

inside the castle 

 

is prohibited.

 

Consequently

 

I had to content 

 

myself 

 

with only 

 

taking 

 

pictures 

 

of the 

 

exterior.

 

As you can see,

 

our dear Molly

 

spared no expense,

 

even on the outside

 

of her

 

glorious 

 

Mansion.

 

Truly a must see,

 

if you enjoy 

 

Colorado gold rush history.

Roosevelt Arch ~ Yellwostone National Park

Roosevelt Arch ~ Yellowstone National Park

 

Sunsets most anywhere

 

are pretty spectacular,

 

but when combined 

 

with the Roosevelt Arch,

 

surrounding Rocky Mountains,

 

and lovely cloud coverage ...

 

you have the makings 

 

of a truly amazing

 

picture perfect

 

sunset.

 

This one 

 

was a show stopper.

I couldn't stop 

 

taking pictures.

 

So

 

so 

so

 

beautiful!

 

While we were there

we made sure to drive

 

Gardiner Montana.

 

Couldn't skip the chance 

 

to mark another State

 

off our bucket list.

 

And wouldn't you believe,

 

I found another 

 

castle house.

 

I never knew 

there were so many 

 

castles in the U.S.