Stage coaches in the old west...here's a great link where I found most of the following photos.
Last week I shared this photo of a stage coach in Ouray CO in 1890, in front of the Beaumont Hotel. It's rather civilized looking isn't it?
Beaumont hotel and spa in more recent shot!
Here a toll was collected at Bear Creek Falls, on the way to Silverton from Ouray CO. Silverton was the site of silver mines and a gold rush in the late 1800s.
The highway in 2019 still follows the creek's canyons.
The Old Circle Route Stage in Ouray CO, 1923.
The road in the 1890s.
Hudley Stage line to Cripple Creek. Even when trains could move passengers about through the mountains, some places needed the stage coaches still. Cripple Creek was a gold rush town.
I'll share more stage coach photos and more about Cripple Creek next Saturday!
