Twenty-five abandoned mines on the Alpine Loop Scenic Byway between Silverton and Lake City will be closed this fall in an effort to protect curious minds from wandering in and possibly getting hurt. ...

A dilapidated mining cabin in Animas Forks, one of several ghost towns seen along Colorado's Alpine Loop —Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in ...

LAKE CITY, Colo. - The one-lane roadway occupies a narrow shelf notched into the mountain wall. A dark escarpment towers to one side. The road-edge ledge plummets to an abyss on the other. I glance at ...