Along The Way February 14, 2010 - My morning was free and after an assessment of my mental state, it was obvious I needed to get out of the house. Thus, this photo gallery begins with photos of my drive along the way to St. Elmo from my home in Buena Vista. Adjacent are two photos from Chaffee County Road 321 (often referred to as "Rodeo Road") with a pretty view of Mt. Antero.
	I pulled over onto Chaffee County Road 327 to photograph Mt. Princeton. This will likely be tomorrow's Mt. Princeton photo of the day on my web site dedicated to the mountain: www.mtprinceton.org. :)
	Inside Chalk Creek Canyon, I only spotted one young bighorn sheep in the vicinity of the wildlife refuge & observation area. Here are my other wildlife pages: Elk Herd Bighorn Sheep Yellowstone National Park
	Up the canyon I continued.
	Very typical snowy scenery on Chaffee County Road 162 in the winter.

St. Elmo, Colorado The grand view of Mt. Mamma (alt. 13,634 feet). That mountain gets little respect, because it doesn't reach the magic number of 14,000 feet, but I intend to show how majestic it is up there. Stay tuned!
Two historic structures with aspens.
The edge of town with a fork to Chaffee County Road 294 (which leads to a dead end) and Tincup Pass.
The historic St. Elmo schoolhouse.
Yes folks, St. Elmo does have a public restroom. Thank heavens this outhouse was in operation during my visit! ;)
Three photos of the same block. Without question this block is the most photographed spot in the town ... so much that I snapped three variations of the same view. :) If you are on this page and seeking to learn about other central Colorado ghost towns, here are others: Vicksburg & Winfield Bonanza Independence Hancock Turret
I was particularly intrigued by this view because Mt. Princeton's summit can be seen way out there. The second photo was used as the Mt. Princeton photo of the day for February 14. :)
The town hall.
Yours truly. It was a nice morning in the mountains! Photos by Steve Garufi in Buena Vista, Colorado. Please keep in touch ... join my fan page on Facebook or follow me on Twitter! Facebook: ColoradoGuy.com Fan Page Twitter: @stevegarufi ColoradoGuy.com on Facebook