Lake City (5): Animas Forks Ghost Town
As part of the jeep ride around the Alpine Loop, we dropped down into a famous Colorado ghost town called Animas Forks. Animas Forks was a thriving mining community in the heart of the San Juan mountains near the end of the 19th century (1875ish). It eventually went bust, leaving a number of old, abandoned homes which are still open for viewing.
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Wow. Must have been kinda creepy. To think of the lives and history of that place. The families. Very cool. Amazing.