New Towns Posted

[Johnnie]

Right On! Flatiron, and Laura,.... Bulldozing was in order.

J & S

[Mikejts]

With this update you get several new ghost towns. Cerrillos, Madrid, Golden, San Miguel all in New Mexico and a Fort on the Santa Fe Trail. THANKS to all of you that have signed my guest book and left comments. Many of you have direct connections to some of the Ghost Towns on the site. Always nice to see that people appreciate their history. I have begun posting some of those comments on the pages.
The Ghost Town of CerrillosNM
http://www.rockymountainprofiles.com/cerrillos_new_mexico.htm
February
If you saw the film – “Cowboys” starring John Wayne, you saw this town.
The Ghost Town of GoldenNM
http://www.rockymountainprofiles.com/golden_new_mexico.htm
February
In recovery
The Ghost Town of MadridNM
http://www.rockymountainprofiles.com/madrid_new_mexico.htm
February
What I expected I did not see.
The Ghost Town of Fort UnionNM
http://www.rockymountainprofiles.com/fort_union_new_mexico.htm
February
On the Santa Fe Trail
The Ghost Town of San Miguel
http://www.rockymountainprofiles.com/san_miguel_new_mexico.htm
February
Couldn’t help but think of Lavonne when I took these pictures.
Featured Colorado Collage
http://www.rockymountainprofiles.com/Colorado%20Collage.htm
February
Fall trip 2006

Articles of insanity
http://www.rockymountainprofiles.com/Articles%20of%20Insanity%20and%20Such.htm
February
Dedicated to the redneck in all of us.

[LauraA]

Great suff Rocky...also..loved the Palm Pilot LOL

[Mikejts]

Don't laugh too loud as my wife uses her "palm Pilot" all the time...

Great suff Rocky...also..loved the Palm Pilot LOL

[LauraA]

Don't laugh too loud as my wife uses her "palm Pilot" all the time...

So do I, it's better than a shopping list!

[Robert Roy]

How does one get to Chinese Camp you mentioned on your website? It doesn't look like you can drive in.
Robert

[Rockcrusher]

How does one get to Chinese Camp you mentioned on your website? It doesn't look like you can drive in.
Robert

I seriously doubt that it's possible to get even the most hardcore 4WD rig into Chinese Camp anymore. A bunch of us from Hawthorne made a few 4WD trips in and they were pretty much all day evolutions with lots of winching. That was pre-1980 so I can only imagine what the trail looks like today.

[Mikejts]

In case any of you care !!!

You might want to look up the TV schedule for this:Science Channel (Discovery)
Geologic Journey
The Rockies
TV-G, CC

See how the Rocky Mountains were formed and how people fought to carve out a living in the mountain townships and the vast prairies beyond.

This is one of the documentaries I worked on last year. I was the advisor for locations and filming sites in Colorado.

It was fun watching the Canadian Geologist looking for gold.

I also updated my site as I was back in my office for three weeks recently.

Added comments to many pages from readers that sent in stories about their ancestors, where they lived and worked. Here is an example - http://www.rockymountainprofiles.com...20Colorado.htm

[High Desert Drifter]

How does one get to Chinese Camp you mentioned on your website? It doesn't look like you can drive in.
Robert

Like RockCrusher said, very tuff getting in there. I would not even attempt with a rock crawling rig. I have failed with a quad and a Rokon, but will be making another attempt through a creek bed on my next trip. we plan on taking quads in as far as possible, then continueing on foot. Unfortunately this is the wrong time of the season to be walking back in there because of the high concentration of rattlesnakes. I think we will wait till late sept. early oct.

[Flatiron]

I guess it depends on what you call the actual site of Chinese Camp. I met Drifter going into the area a few years ago, and had a couple of pretty bad spots to negotiate in the Jeep, but made it quite a ways back in there. Come on Drifter! are a few rattlers going to stop you from maaking the trip?