Leadville, the highest incorporated city in the United States, at 10,152 feet.
Explored the old mines up along the road to Mosquito Pass
Took a look at the Climax Molybdenum Mine and Fremont Pass elevation 11,318 feet.
Tennessee Pass Rail Road Tunnel. Not being used at this time but it looks like it's in good shape if it's needed.
Took the Hagerman Pass road up to the divide elevation 11,925'. Went past Turquoise Lake on the way. The road follows the grade of the old Colorado Midland Railroad up to the two tunnels under the divide. The tunnels that you can still see the remains of are the Hagerman tunnel and the Busk-Ivanhoe Tunnel. One of the tunnels is now being used to transport water from West of the divide to the East side. The road was 4x4 or high clearance only, as it was not in the best of shape. We went up to the divide and returned to Leadville. Total time up and back was about three hours. Well worth the trip.
We ate lunch at Wild Bills Hamburgers where we had Buffalo Burgers. They were excellent. We ate dinner at the La Cantina Restaurant south of town. Very good Mexican food. We stayed in Leadville at: Columbine Inn & Suites located at 2019 N. Poplar. This hotel was very clean and quiet, although you would need to speak German to understand most of the people staying there.