For this week, this is a picture of an old cabin located in Mayflower Gulch, CO, between Leadville and I-70, from September 2018. Given the drought during that year and the preceding winter, fall color was making an early appearance in the high country of Colorado. A beautiful morning for a hike, during a quick weekend trip from Lincoln, NE, resulted in plenty of excellent photo opportunities as my friends and I ascended through the gulch. Old cabins were strewn about the old ghost mining town of Boston, situated below Atlantic and Fletcher Peaks, and could be explored by hikers. While the largest golden, orange, and red aspen groves were to our north across CO Highway 91, the golden-hued shrubberies made for a beautiful scene.
I've only hiked this trail during the fall, but have read that it is a beautiful hike at other times of year as well, though you may need to be prepared with snow shoes or other similar gear. As with any high country hiking, check the weather forecast before you go, and make sure you're back before any thunderstorms, a particular danger during the North American Monsoon.
