Sunday, July 18, 2010

July 18, Fireplace

woman and dog at the ruins of an old hotel site
© Susannah Storch 2010

I was happy to get out of the house this morning, and headed to Eldorado Canyon State Park to hike up to the old Crags hotel site. In keeping with much of Colorado's history, the Crags Hotel burned down many years ago. All that remains is the fireplace, rusty old nails, and something that looks like broken china dishes. I can't help but think that if this were the East Coast, all of those nails and china pieces would be behind glass. I forgot how good ponderosa pines smell as they bake in the sun, and today they were especially fragrant in the 98 degree weather. Needless to say, I was also happy to get back to the truck!


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