Tag: Western Colorado

Miscellaneous Scenes along Colorado 141, July 2020

Whenever we saw something  curious during our drive along Colorado 141 in July of 2020, we would stop to take a closer look and review information signs, if such were available.

An old charcoal kiln seen along CO 141. Nikon D850, Nikon 24-70mm @ 27mm, f/11, 1/500s, ISO 200, edited in Adobe Lightroom and DxO Nik Modules.

It appears that someone has used this old charcoal kiln as a campsite or at least enjoyed a fire inside it.

An old charcoal kiln seen along CO 141. Nikon D850, Nikon 24-70mm @ 24mm, f/11, 1/200s, ISO 200, edited in Adobe Lightroom and DxO Nik Modules.

We spotted the ruins of an old home and stopped to check it out.

Remains of the Driggs Mansion along CO 141. Nikon D850, Nikon 24-70mm @ 38mm (before crop), f/11, 1/200s, ISO 200, edited in Adobe Lightroom and DxO Nik Modules.

An information sign at the pull out told the story of this old house, although there seems to be some uncertainty around exactly how long this house was in use.  More information can be found at here or by doing an internet search for Driggs Mansion.

Remains of the Driggs Mansion along CO 141. Nikon D850, Nikon 24-70mm @ 70mm, f/11, 1/125s, ISO 200, edited in Adobe Lightroom and DxO Nik Modules.

This post marks the end of my visit to this portion of Colorado.  From here I travel to the southeastern portion of the state.  Stay tuned for more on that part of July 2020 in Colorado.

Ken