Cripple Creek, Co.

Our first stop was the Heritage Center to get ideas about what to visit
Our first stop was the Heritage Center to get ideas about what to visit
the view down the main drag- obviously rush hour doesn't exist here!
The view down the main drag- obviously rush hour doesn’t exist here (I stood in the middle of the street to get this shot!)!

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We rode the narrow gauge train; really a blast! A real steam engine, you could probably walk faster!
We rode the narrow gauge train; really a blast! A real steam engine, you could probably walk faster!

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Lots of coal smoke and steam; loved it!
Lots of coal smoke and steam; loved it!

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we visited the Cripple CreekJail Museum; it was an operating jail until 1992!
We visited the Cripple CreekJail Museum; it was an operating jail until 1992!
The plush accommodations; one bathroom per floor!
The plush accommodations; one bathroom per floor!
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The opulent bathroom facility!

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Some interesting past guests too!
Some interesting past guests too!

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There's also a small heard of resident donkeys in town who have free reign wherever they want to wander; good beggars too but we had no carrots or apples.
There’s also a small herd of resident donkeys in town who have free reign wherever they want to wander; good beggars too but we had no carrots or apples.

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house for sale; fixer-upper, cheap!
House for sale; fixer-upper, cheap!
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Colorful motel in town.

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The Mollie Kathleen Mining Museum in town.

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