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The Ghost Towns of Vicksburg & Winfield Colorado

July 30, 2009 By Doug Niedermiller 3 Comments

The Ghost Towns of Vicksburg & Winfield are located 16 miles north of Buena Vista on Hwy 24. Make a left on County Road 390. Travel west 8 miles to Vicksburg & Winfield at 12 miles (from the turnoff). Both towns are located in beautiful Clear Creek Canyon. There is a river with beaver ponds and a trailhead for Mt Oxford. There are several campgrounds along with a number dispersed campsites along the road. The first photo in this gallery is from the Climax Mine. The next 4 photos are located north of County Road 390. The rest where shot at Vicksburg & Winfield, Colorado. These ghost towns sprung up from the mining in the area during the 1880s.

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Map of Vicksburg & Winfield Colorado

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Colorado Fall Photos

May 27, 2009 By Doug Niedermiller Leave a Comment

“There’s gold in them there hills” and I’m not talking about the stuff in the ground. Its in the aspen trees. The photos in this gallery were shot in and around the old gold mining towns of Cripple Creek and Victor, Colorado. Cripple Creek’s streets are now lined with casinos. Victor is a sleepy little town and the home town of adventure travel writer & broadcaster, Lowell Thomas.