I took a road trip to Cripple Creek, a small mountain casino town known for its gold mining!
Alll Aboard! I rode a marvelous coal powered train ride around town and learned some interesting history. For example, everyone wants to talk about San Francisco and the gold rush in California. But, Cripple Creek, Colorado yielded way more gold than any part of California dreamed of. There is one corporation who has been mining gold since the 90s; however to date m, this corporation still has not yielded the gold found in Cripple Creek during the Gold Rush of the 1800s!
I keep hearing about the ice castles in Cripple Creek during the winter time, but I really wanted to see Rita! Nestled right next door to Cripple Creek in Viktor, Colorado, you’ll find “Rita the Rock Planter,” created by world renowned artist Thomas Dambo. Rita is a massive and towering playful troll crafted entirely from recycled reclaimed wood. Her clothes are made from wood shingles. As you take the trail with free range cattle all around, you can see Rita as she kneels on the ground carefully tending to the earth.
Dambo was inspired by the historic mining landscape of Cripple Creek and Viktor as Rita is seen patching up the ground where minors from the 1800s may have carelessly left large gaping holes behind. Rita serves as a jovial giant and a symbol to really admire and treasure the the natural beauty around us. Right behind Rita is a jaw dropping panoramic view of the Continental Divide.
Kimmie
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| An old brothel in town. The Madam had quite a story. You can hear all about it in the train ride. They had a parade for her funeral. It was quite the fanfare. |
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| These are examples of the man made corporation gold digging mountains… |
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