The Silenced City

Hung out at the house in the morning and tried to figure out if I should go North, East, South, or West for the day to shoot.  I ended up heading up towards Nederland and stopped at Golden Gate Canyon State Park, and picked up an annual state park pass for $120.  I can't wait to see all of these parks finally, especially Roxborough.  I drove around the park a bit but didn't find much photo-worthy from the side of the road at the middle of the day, save for a little red barn with a snowed-in courtyard area.  Spent the rest of the day at the ghost town north of Nederland, where the Nissan got stuck on an icy part of the road and I had to dig it out with rocks.  I noticed that half of my tread was missing when I was under the car, and it made me nervous about getting stuck out in the middle of nowhere. Would I become a ghost of this place too?

Eventually I got the car unstuck after much effort, and hiked to the top of the nearest mountain with the snowshoes.

I just barely missed the sunset but I did capture some amazing shots of foliage on the peak in dusk.