Montezuma’s Sunset
by rodeonexis
In the mid to late 1800s, Leadville, CO was a major player in the silver and lead mining industry. Prospectors looking for similar rock formations soon made the trek over Independence Pass to Aspen, and staked claims throughout the Roaring Fork Valley. Even with Aspen Mountain being a literal ‘gold mine,’ production didn’t spike until 1887, when the Denver and Rio Grande railroads reached the town. Click HERE for more details. Soon after, the Montezuma Company set up production below […]
Categories: Mountains, Sunrise/Sunset • Tags: 14ers, ashcroft, aspen snowmass wilderness, broken scree trail, castle, colorado photography, conundrum, epic landscape vistas, fourteeners, HDR, historical mining in colorado, maroon bells wilderness, Montezuma Basin, pearl pass, rugged rough jeep road, silver and lead mining, taylor pass, vivid mountain sunset
