Leadville Trip

We arrived in Leadville, CO, Monday afternoon after a 11 hour drive through Nevada, Utah and then Colorado. Temperatures went from 108 deg in Las Vegas, NV to 55 deg here in Leadville, CO. Over the past few days we visited the small town of Leadville, seen a lot of the country side and old mining area, and attended a few race events.

Mineral Belt Trail
The first morning here in Leadville, I went for a run and found an amazing trail, called the Mineral Belt Trail, that runs around the city of Leadville and through the mountains. The total distance of the trail is 12.5 miles that runs through the a lot of historic sites which are marked with signs to tell you about the history at each spot. The trail itself is a smooth paved asphalt trail, which makes riding a road bike perfect, especially on the downhill sections which you can get up to about 30 mph coasting.

Running the Mineral Belt Trail

Bicycling the Mineral Belt Trail, overlooking the town of Leadville, CO

Old Tabor General Store located next to an old mine on the Mineral Belt Trail

Matchless Mine/Baby Doe Tabor Cabin
On Wednesday, we visited the Matchless Mine and Baby Doe Tabor's cabin. This is a very interesting story, so check out the website from the hyperlink provided. This is a true story of rags to riches and back to rags.

Leadville Train Station
We also had the chance to visit the old Leadville train station that use to service this small mining town by taking ore deposits out to be smelted and bringing supplies into town.