~~Adventure Tour Express~~

Ghost Town Adventures

Buick Electra, circa 1968

Adventures were the norm when Ron and I were dating.  Ron drove a 1963 Buick Electra and a date on a Sunday would be a trip to the mountains to explore old mining towns or ghost towns.   These were places definitely off road.  This Buick had miner's soul.  As big as this car was, it never got stuck and he never let us down.  Ron said he didn't need a Jeep as long as he had "The Tank."

 Gold Dust, Colorado

May, 1968

Thickening Tank

Monarch Mill

And so we arrive at the Monarch Mill.  A mill that processed the gold mined in the hills around it.
A process of leaching the gold our of the ore was done with cyanide and so the thickening tank was used to ultimately separate the gold from the slurry.  It was nasty job.  What man will not do for gold and riches.

It is incredibly exhilarating  to walk through and around a place that was once the center of activity and innovation.  To walk where others have walked and toiled hoping that the riches of the earth would make them RICH.  Wondering about the tales these empty places could tell if only they could talk."


It has been such a genuinely thrilling journey I began on those ghost town dates so many years ago.

~~~^j^~~~

Thanks be to God!

Now it's your turn. Please post an adventure we can all share and then link it here for all to see.

~Mosaic Monday~

I do love the beauty of the "Wild West!" There is so much "untamed beauty."

~~~^j^~~~

Thanks be to God!

Visit Mary at The Little Red House and share in the beauty offered there.   Lisa at  Macro Monday  also has much to offer.  The pictures are grand.

I would also like to remind you that Wednesday is Adventure Tour Express.  Be thinking about the adventure you would like to share on our journey together!

~Bluberry Scones~

Ever since I had tea at the Brown Palace Hotel,

nearly three months ago now, I have wanted

to make scones.  I finally went on line to find

a recipe for blueberry scones.  (Next I will try

the buttermilk scones.)  It is not difficult and

the results are most satisfying.

I served these for breakfast this morning with

Brown Palace Crown Jewel Tea.  They were
warm and light.  Yes, comforting and

satisfying.

Wishing you all a wonderful
Saturday.

~~~^j^~~~

Thanks be to God!

~Bad Haiku Friday~

Memories

Oh, the slidin' joy

When the summer wanes

And the evenings become chilled

Remember!

~~~^j^~~~
Thanks be to God!!!

Now off with ya to Laura's Catholic Teacher's Musings.  There'll be lots more fun there.  Wishing all a grand weekend!!!

~~Tea Talk~~

Drinking a daily cup of tea will surely starve the apothecary.

~Chinese Proverb

I'm having...my favorite Lipton Blueberry and Pomegranate White Tea.

My teacup is...a plain and simple cup.

I'm feeling...rested.   The morning is cool and the air is crisp.

On my mind...gratitude for the  beginning of a new day.

A bit of Moonbeam Coriopsis  in the garden.

Wishing all a wonderful day!

~~~^j^~~~

Thanks be to God!

Now won't you join me and visit Ruth at Celebrate Friendship is hosting Tea Talk at her house? Share a cup of tea or a cool refreshing drink with us.