FUN-travel: Too Cute Telluride, CO
May 30, 2018 by Susan Clarke · Comments Off on FUN-travel: Too Cute Telluride, CO
- This quintessential mountain hamlet…
…situated in a stunningly beautiful box canyon…
…with jaw-dropping views…
…& pristine Victorian homes…
…started the same way Aspen did…
…prospectors struck gold and silver in the 1880’s…
…& like Aspen they struck “white gold” in the 1970’s…
…with the creation of a ski resort.
- Twelve blocks along the town’s main street…
…comprise a National Historic Landmark District…
…& include the site where notorious outlaw Butch Cassidy robbed his first bank in 1889…
…stealing $24,000 in mining payroll!
- Bridal Veil Falls — is Colorado’s highest free-falling waterfall at 350 ft & can be seen from downtown.
Proof That the Late Bird Gets the Worm Too!
FUN-fact – Rumor Has It…the town was named for the famous send-off given to fortune seekers headed to the southern San Juan Mountains…”To-hell-you-ride!”
More FF – Mining created 350 miles of multi-level tunnels within the mountains.