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Cripple Creek & Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad

Posted on July 27, 2019 by Roger

Not much of a story here. I decided to spend the day seeing what there is to see in Cripple Creek. That included a ride on the narrow gauge railroad. I sat in the first of two cars, right behind … Continue reading →

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Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine Tour

Posted on July 27, 2019 by Roger

Mollie Kathleen Gortner lived in Colorado Springs with her husband. Their son Perry surveyed gold mining claims in Cripple Creek. When Mollie visited in the fall of 1891, Perry told her where she could see a large herd of elk … Continue reading →

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The Acro-Cats

Posted on July 21, 2019 by Roger

There I sat on a Sunday evening between my wife and my boss in a wooden-domed theater watching a woman who had sorta trained some house cats to do tricks. A friend’s mom had purchased a table near the front … Continue reading →

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El Paso County Fair

Posted on July 20, 2019 by Roger

If you were dropped into the middle of the El Paso County Fair without context, you would not guess that the county was home to a city of 600,000. The fair screams rural in every way. There were eight or … Continue reading →

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This and That

Posted on July 13, 2019 by Roger

This was a day when you could fry an egg on any surface. It was close to 100° in Denver and not much better anywhere east of the mountains. I decided to check off some things on my list that … Continue reading →

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