Friday, July 18, 2025
Creede, Colorado
The upper Rio Grande Valley had long been a tourist destination, well before the mining boom at Creede. The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad reached Alamosa in 1878 and was extended by the early 1880s to serve the region’s popular hot springs resorts. Considering how accessible the area had become, it is surprising that Creede’s rich mineral deposits remained undiscovered for so long.
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So theres an interesting brain fart.
ReplyDeleteRio Grande river valley puts a scene in my head. When my brain sees something like a date of 1878, I immediately see brownish colored sepia toned old photos of a horse and buggy, men in suits and top hats and women in those long dresses with those big lacy collars.
Then my brain reads the words 'tourist destination'... and the two simply do not compute? Anyone else?
Well tourists were different back then.. Think about sea voyages to what is now called cruises,. Travel back then were travel cases the size of a small car and had to be carried by 2 men or wheeled in... Now we carry backpacks and handbags for a cruise..
DeleteIt's all relative to it's time
JD
These are always such interesting reads...
ReplyDeleteIt's crazy how much our country has changed in such a short time
JD
I’m from Colorado, been to Creede quite a few times. If you get off road lots of old mines to explore. Beautiful area!!!
ReplyDeleteTodd near Denver
Ah, the joys of living in Colorado, dealing with tourists in the summer and skiers in the winter. Most aggravating are the motorcycle caravans. Often Europeans, all dressed up in Billy Bad Boy and Suzie Slut garb, doing 50 mph on two lane roads. Skiers, in their rental SUV, keep the local tow companies employed.
ReplyDeleteColorado has definitely changed and not for the better. 1-70 corridor is a disaster on weekends all year long. Have to drive up to the mountains at midnight if you want to get anywhere on time.
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