St. Elmo Ghost Town/Mushroom Gulch.
Ever since we arrived here in Colorado, Say and I have wanted to check out St. Elmo to get some good photos, video and well, check out a GHOST TOWN!!!. So finally, after a year we loaded up the car and headed out into the ether labor day weekend to see what we could see.
The drive to St. Elmo was nice, after you exit the main road you have quite the trek via dirt road to make it to the town. I'd say about 20 minutes or so driving through the national parks and forest to get there.
WIKI-
St. Elmo is a ghost town in Chafee County,Colorado. Founded in 1880, St. Elmo lies in the heart of the Sawatch Range, southwest of Buena Vista and sits at an elevation of 9,961 feet. Nearly 2,000
people settled
in this town when mining for gold and silver started. The mining industry started to decline in the early 1920s,
and in 1922, the railroad discontinued service. It is one of Colorado's best-preserved ghost towns.
It was certainly worth the drive for us however make note that other than the handful of buildings to see on the old main street, that's all there is.When we arrived the sun had just come up and it was a real ghost town! We had the place to ourselves to get out and take the stroll with our dogs Abel and Rudy, we certainly enjoyed taking our time.
After we had our fill we went exploring a bit and drove around the forests, we were looking for a spot to set up shop for the day/night. We were about 3 hours away from home and had nothing but time so we turned up the music and set out to find an adventure.
While driving through the forest we happened across what I thought would be suitable spot.I got out of the car and went a bit deeper into the trees to investigate only to find a sasqua...I mean a girl, pants around her ankles doing some sort of human waste disposal ritual. Mortified I scrambled back to the car in order to move on, their camp was set up a bit further down the way deeper into the trees....the search continued.
We didn't have any cell service and were in an unfamiliar area so we didn't have much to work with as far as help finding a location to set up shop. There was a Wal-Mart down the road but this was not the type of experience we were looking for. Eventually we happened across Mushroom Gulch and made a hard right turn off the road.
Mushroom Gulch
Pike & San Isabel National Forest
4 Reviews
County Road 307Buena Vista, CO 81211719-539-3591719-553-1400Official Website
It was a bit hot but we had the best time! There was light ORV traffic and the occasional camper looking for a spot but we never ended up with neighbors and no one ever bothered us, it was the perfect gem on short notice (Labor Day weekend no less).
We played some games, had some drinks and enjoyed our Mountain House dinner before retiring for the evening.
The Milky Way was on full display, splattered right across the center of the sky like two halves being stitched together with the stars. It had a very ethereal feel to it, the stars seemed so close, it was absolutely beautiful.
The next morning we woke up pretty early, after a short panic attack thinking I had killed the car battery (I luckily did not) we opted to skip breakfast and get back on the road. Just a few hours later and we were back home, another successful adventure for the books.
This information is from a screenshot off the RV Parky app
After we had our fill we went exploring a bit and drove around the forests, we were looking for a spot to set up shop for the day/night. We were about 3 hours away from home and had nothing but time so we turned up the music and set out to find an adventure.
While driving through the forest we happened across what I thought would be suitable spot.I got out of the car and went a bit deeper into the trees to investigate only to find a sasqua...I mean a girl, pants around her ankles doing some sort of human waste disposal ritual. Mortified I scrambled back to the car in order to move on, their camp was set up a bit further down the way deeper into the trees....the search continued.
We didn't have any cell service and were in an unfamiliar area so we didn't have much to work with as far as help finding a location to set up shop. There was a Wal-Mart down the road but this was not the type of experience we were looking for. Eventually we happened across Mushroom Gulch and made a hard right turn off the road.
Mushroom Gulch
Pike & San Isabel National Forest
4 Reviews
County Road 307Buena Vista, CO 81211719-539-3591719-553-1400Official Website
GPS: 38.8379, -106.0019
We drove passed several large RV's and for the most part, it being Labor Day weekend and all, it was slim pickins as far as finding a spot with trees. There were however PLENTY of places, more than enough. We settled on one that already had a fire ring, there were no trees but we were not far from the stream and we were no where near anyone else. We rolled out the awning, set up shop and settled in for the day/night.
It was a bit hot but we had the best time! There was light ORV traffic and the occasional camper looking for a spot but we never ended up with neighbors and no one ever bothered us, it was the perfect gem on short notice (Labor Day weekend no less).
We played some games, had some drinks and enjoyed our Mountain House dinner before retiring for the evening.
The Milky Way was on full display, splattered right across the center of the sky like two halves being stitched together with the stars. It had a very ethereal feel to it, the stars seemed so close, it was absolutely beautiful.
The next morning we woke up pretty early, after a short panic attack thinking I had killed the car battery (I luckily did not) we opted to skip breakfast and get back on the road. Just a few hours later and we were back home, another successful adventure for the books.
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