A U.S. Geological Survey employee with nothing better to do on vacation than pore over old maps in the Library of Congress made an astonishing discovery last year: a Colorado map from 1894 that ...
A cross the country, forgotten ghost towns are finding new life as communities of artists, historians, and entrepreneurs ...
Fall is a popular time to visit these sites, offering a chance to also see the season's changing aspen leaves. Many former mining towns like St. Elmo, Animas Forks and Ashcroft have preserved ...
Colorado: ghosts of the first bonanzas -- Colorado: Pikes Peak or bust -- Colorado: Ghosts of the San Juan Mountains -- Wyoming: following the Ghost Trail -- Idaho: Ghosts of the Gem State -- Montana: ...