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REDSTONE, COLORADO! A Historic Colorado Town In Pitkin County - July 1, 2006
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Redstone, Colorado! A friend of mine adores this
quaint town south of Carbondale that is surrounded by red sandstone cliffs.
I wandered throughout the western side of Independence Pass in Aspen,
Carbondale and all the way to Marble, and stopped by Redstone to take some pictures. |
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Regretably, it was fairly cloudy all afternoon,
and many of my photos did not come out as good as they usually do. Here is a shot of the
Crystal River downstream from Redstone as it runs along Highway 133. |
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At the main entrance to Redstone, you'll notice these
very peculiar structures, known as the Redstone Coke Ovens. |
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Redstone has a population of 92 people and the town consists largely of
one cozy road with Victorian homes and quaint shops as the creek runs alongside it.
The Redstone Inn looked like a really nice and luxurious place to stay,
but my photo of the grounds came out terribly because of the dreariness of the sky. However, I did get nice photos of:
TOP: The Redstone Art Center.
MIDDLE: The Redstone General Store.
BOTTOM: The Redstone Museum. |
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Behind the Redstone Museum is a park where one
can sit on the banks of the river. |
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Redstone is definitely a relaxed and "lazy, hazy"
kind of town nestled in the mountains. You will definitely feel very isolated in this spot,
and yet Carbondale, Glenwood Springs and Aspen are within an hour's drive away. |
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From the main entrance to Redstone, this shot is facing south and looking at my map,
I'm going to make an educated guess that is Chair Mountain, altitude 12,721 feet. :) |
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