Earache Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Sunny and warm (24C) out here in the sticks yesterday, Aspens getting some leaves, so I got on my scooter and headed out... 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 Passed a ranch where the owner built some period looking homes for his ranch hands... 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 Some of the ranches in the area weren't quite as prosperous. These old log cabin remains are scattered all over Colorado... 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 Not able to get this close to these things very often - they're freakin' huuuuge! Their idling motors made the ground shake... 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 Some more abandoned homes . .. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Earache Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 Rode along some National Forest fire roads on the way home. These are absolutely eveywhere in the mountains; used by the Forestry Service for fire mitigation, etc. Perfect for big adventure bikes to ride around on. Could ride them for years and still never see them all... 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 More cabins on the way home... 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 Independence Pass - the road to Aspen - just opened for the first time yesterday. Plan to hit it tomorrow afternoon if I have the time. Pics to follow..... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Amazing shots......the quality is superb. What camera are you using @Earache? And I see you like visiting old abandoned places........so do I! But over here in Spain there's not just abandoned buildings.......there's completely abandoned villages. Apparently there's over 3000 of them here! Here's an example....... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 My bike camera is a Canon EOS-T6. It fits in my tank bag so well that I just leave it there. We have loads of abandoned towns - or "ghost towns" as well call them - all over the place. This one is about a mile from my home. Lots of building foundations left but only a few complete buildings 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Looks like something out of a Western. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 15 minutes ago, XTreme said: Looks like something out of a Western. That's nothing - check out our Main Street in town - an old western movie was filmed there years ago. It hasn't changed much in the last 150 years since it was built... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Good stuff, us old world people sometimes like to see americans exploring their own history like it’s our own, just on account of all the cinema we see in our living rooms making it feel like our own. Your scenery is better than most of us dream off, so do carry on and post pictures! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted June 3, 2020 Author Share Posted June 3, 2020 3 hours ago, Pedro said: Good stuff, us old world people sometimes like to see americans exploring their own history like it’s our own, just on account of all the cinema we see in our living rooms making it feel like our own. Your scenery is better than most of us dream off, so do carry on and post pictures! Our "history" is only like 150 years as there wasn't anything here prior to that - at least nothing that white men built. And much of the history belongs to Europeans as well; for it was mostly immigrants from Europe that built these towns. Maybe I'll shoot a bunch of pics of town and post them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 And @Earache..........we got Castles! You'll struggle on this one! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tym Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Cool chit, my 88 yo old mum loved the pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 15 hours ago, Earache said: Love this pic! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted June 3, 2020 Author Share Posted June 3, 2020 7 hours ago, XTreme said: And @Earache..........we got Castles! You'll struggle on this one! You got me there, we have no castles at all. I have been to Spain a couple of times and really enjoyed the castles and old churches as well as the architecture in general. Fascinates me to look at old buildings and think of how they were built with no cranes, trucks, etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted June 3, 2020 Author Share Posted June 3, 2020 29 minutes ago, Tym said: Cool chit, my 88 yo old mum loved the pics! Can't beat that! Glad she liked them - will try to post more that she can enjoy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 1 minute ago, Earache said: You got me there, we have no castles at all. I have been to Spain a couple of times and really enjoyed the castles and old churches as well as the architecture in general. Fascinates me to look at old buildings and think of how they were built with no cranes, trucks, etc. I'll get you on another one soon.......because once the lockdown lifts I'll be crossing into Murcia to visit the church that's actually a cave within a massive wall of rock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 You might be interested in this one @Earache 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted June 3, 2020 Author Share Posted June 3, 2020 YOu can still see where the trains tarcks we laid on teh video - nice! As someone said; that old station wopuld make a great home. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfalfa Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Colorado is one of our favorite places to ride. Lots of mountain and forest roads, beautiful scenery! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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