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JULY, 2010: OUT AND ABOUT RED RIVER, VOL. 2

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The area along the road up to Goose Lake used to be a relatively thriving mining community.  Many times, I have heard My Dad say "what stories these houses could tell if they could talk."  When some of the houses were built, all materials were cut on-site or  delivered by horse-drawn wagon -- up rocky, rutty roads where today's vehicles have difficulty.  The lifestyle which tamed the West, I guess.  Here you can see Bev gazing on what was undoubtedly the source of someone's pride and comfort at one time.
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The area along the road up to Goose Lake used to be a relatively thriving mining community. Many times, I have heard My Dad say "what stories these houses could tell if they could talk." When some of the houses were built, all materials were cut on-site or delivered by horse-drawn wagon -- up rocky, rutty roads where today's vehicles have difficulty. The lifestyle which tamed the West, I guess. Here you can see Bev gazing on what was undoubtedly the source of someone's pride and comfort at one time.

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  • The area along the road up to Goose Lake used to be a relatively thriving mining community.  Many times, I have heard My Dad say "what stories these houses could tell if they could talk."  When some of the houses were built, all materials were cut on-site or  delivered by horse-drawn wagon -- up rocky, rutty roads where today's vehicles have difficulty.  The lifestyle which tamed the West, I guess.  Here you can see Bev gazing on what was undoubtedly the source of someone's pride and comfort at one time.
  • How many young men were greeted by their Fathers, their Mothers, their wives and children through this very door.  What would they have thought if someone had told them that the future would bring hordes of folks coming to look upon the grounds where their dreams were made or crushed, and would rummage through the skeletons of their precious homes, basically for entertainment?
  • Perhaps I will leave you with those thoughts for a while.
  • Steve had very nicely gone into town and obtained numbered maps telling about the old homesteads, mines, etc.  Problem is, most of the numbers which were previously posted along the road are gone.  Out of 8 numbers, Jim and Bev narrowed our present position down to number 3, 4, 5, or 6......maybe.  Great navigators, these two.
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  • Up the road a bit further.
  • These cabins really are a part of an interesting time in American history.  Unfortunately they will not be there forever.  Each time I take this trip I see further deterioration from before.  We are lucky to still have some of these landmarks to remind us, to suggest stories, and to fill us with wonder.
  • And, if the thought if that is giving you a headache, just take some aspen and call me in the morning.
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  • About a 220-degree panorama.  Starts out looking north, at Goose Lake (to your right), then west (about the center of the photo), and ends up looking southeast (left edge of the photo).  If you look closely (but you don't need to), you can see some flaws in how the thing is put together, but I thought it came out looking fairly good.  You can see the trail, with switchbacks just left of center.  If you bring it up to original size (click the photo and then click on the "O" which you will see top-center on your screen and then allow a bit of time for download), you will see hikers on the trail (You will need to scroll to it, since at original size this photo will fill several computer screens). <br />
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I have also entered this photo on the "Map This" function, in case you want to get your bearings a little better.
  • VIDEO: CLICK ON THE PHOTO AND ALLOW IT TO BUFFER A BIT
  • Columbine.  Happens to be the state flower of Colorado, and has always been one of my favorites.<br />
<br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquilegia">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquilegia</a>
  • Anyone know what these are?  If so, please leave a comment.
  • Looking north, to Goose Lake, as we start up the slope.  The earlier panorama was taken down on the flat, just this side of the lake.
  • The trail switchbacks up a fairly steep slope.
  • The little pond below is just to the south of Goose Lake.  Each time I'm at Goose Lake, I think I will go look around it, but by the time I finish the other hiking, either I feel like people have waited long enough for me or I'm just too tired to do the extra steps necessary to go walk around it.  Looks like Bev is getting some nice macro shots of wild flowers along the trail.
  • Forget-me-not.  I believe that these are alpine forget-me-nots, which happen to be the state flower of Alaska.<br />
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For more, see    <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forget-me-not">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forget-me-not</a>
  • In case you pull this up on the "Map This" function above (click on the little "i" in the circle, and then on the word "Map), the view here is just about straight south.  You can see Taos Ski Area just to your right from the photo's center.
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