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4-Wheel Drive To Tincup Pass August 2010 - Traveling on four-wheel drive road by Jeep or ATV to Tincup Pass is very popular in the summer. Shown are my 15 best photos of our drive, starting at St. Elmo and ending at the town of Tincup ... View Photos Photos of Hummingbirds July 2010 - Friends and I made a visit to St. Elmo after hiking to Agnes Vaille Falls. In this gallery are eight close-up photos of hummingbirds in front of the general store ... View Photos Snow Scenes In The Mountains February 2010 - I was due for a visit to St. Elmo and the sun's bright morning rays motivated me to make the drive from Buena Vista to St. Elmo. Plenty of snowy Colorado scenes are in this photo gallery ... View Photos Fall Season In Chalk Creek Canyon October 2009 - On a sunny October Saturday morning, I felt compelled to get out of the house and make the drive to St. Elmo. Enjoy some photos of mountains and remaining fall colors inside Chalk Creek Canyon ... View Photos Mud & Snow Season In The Mountains April 2009 - Kent, Stephen and Steve visited St. Elmo the day after a significant spring snowstorm in the mountains. Mud season has definitely arrived up here ... View Photos and Watch Video Colorado, A Winter Wonderland February 2009 - An array of mountain photos and St. Elmo covered in snow. Enjoy the video at the top of the page ... View Photos and Watch Video St. Elmo Postcards November 2008 - Jerry Probst submitted two historic postcards of St. Elmo ... View All Photos 2008 Autumn Colors September 2008 - The autumn colors turn much earlier than many area of Colorado. Enjoy a photo gallery of four striking pictures of the beautiful scenery at this time of year ... View All Photos Poplar Gulch Trail June 2008 - Today four of us hiked the Poplar Gulch Trail, located north of St. Elmo. It was a rigorous 3-mile hike (one way) above timberline that offered very beautiful views of the mountains ... View All Photos Spring - Plenty of Remaining Snow April 2008 - Spring has indeed arrived in Colorado, but there is still plenty of snow in St. Elmo and the Sawatch Mountains that is taking its good ol' time to melt. I briefly visited this afternoon to photograph the snowy scenery ... View All Photos Winter In The Mountains January 2008 - A visit to St. Elmo was in order with it being one of the snowiest and coldest winters in recent history. The road up the canyon is indeed plowed and I captured some nice mountain views and snow scenes ... View All Photos A Very Special Place ... St. Elmo, Colorado I am not fortunate enough to live in St. Elmo, but calling Buena Vista my home gives me the luxury of making the short drive to visit this special town frequently. Being a photographer of Colorado's natural beauty, I have found myself frequently inside Chalk Creek Canyon, the magnificent canyon inside the Sawatch mountain range that leads to St. Elmo and other points. Through the years, I have taken hundreds of photos of mountain scenery, historic buildings and fall foliage in and around the town of St. Elmo. This site is reason to visit St. Elmo more often. All the best, Steve

St. Elmo and Area on YouTube St. Elmo Web Cam The web cam above is provided by a St. Elmo property owner. Click here to see a larger version. Other Area Web Cams Monarch Mountain Ski Area Web cam is provided by the SkiMonarch.com. Highway 50 at Monarch Pass Web cam is provided by the Colorado Department of Transportation. Steve's Backyard (Buena Vista) Web cam is provided by the Steve in Buena Vista, who is the author of this web site. :) Popular Hikes & Adventures Below are links to "things to do" in and around St. Elmo. Agnes Vaille Falls Hancock / Alpine Tunnel ATV/Jeep Rentals in St. Elmo Tincup Pass Mt. Princeton Photos Mt. Princeton Hot Springs St. Elmo Facts St. Elmo's year round population is 3, but the number increases greatly during the summer months. (According to one property owner I communicated with) St. Elmo's elevation is 10,054 feet. In its heyday, St. Elmo had a population of approximately 1,000. Remarkably, Chaffee County Road 162, the road leading to St. Elmo from Nathrop, is plowed throughout the winter months.

More Photo Galleries Iron City Cemetery June 4, 2007 - The Iron City Cemetery is located not far from St. Elmo's town center, and is the final resting place for many mining families and those who called the area home during the historic settlement and mining era ... View Photos Romley and Hancock May 27, 2007 - I road my mountain bike along the old railroad grade from St. Elmo to the ghost towns of Romley and Hancock. It was an area once thriving with mining activity during the settlement era, and the Allie Belle Mine (above) is an example of a structure that still remains ... View Photos Chipmunks May 19, 2007 - The town chipmunks are out in full force these days and they'll pretty much entertain you in all sorts of ways ... Chipmunks Autumn Colors September 2007 - A journey up Chalk Creek Canyon with photos of pretty autumn colors. Colorado does not get enough respect when it comes to fall foliage viewing ... View Photos Bike Ride To St. Elmo May 18, 2007 - I biked round trip from the Colorado Trail parking area to St. Elmo. The ten miles one way into the canyon provided many reason to stop and take in the spectacular Colorado mountain scenery ... View Photos Muddy and Snowy March 25, 2007 - Winter still has quite a grip on this isolated mountain town, but rising temperatures are ever slowly melting the great amounts of snow. To say Spring has arrived is a "reach," but perhaps "mud season" is a better description of current conditions ... Muddy and Snowy Conditions

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