Winter Snow Scenes - Snowy Drive To St. Elmo Ghost Town

Photos of Winter Snowfall, Snowy Roads and Snowy Mountain Scenery In Chaffee County, Colorado - December 23, 2010

Winter Snow In The Colorado Rocky Mountains It has been a very snowy week in Colorado's mountains, and the ski areas of our state have been hammered with snow. Today I traveled from Buena Vista to the St. Elmo Ghost Town, located in the heart of the Sawatch Range. If you love snow and winter scenery, I trust you will enjoy the photos below. Above: Approaching St. Elmo, Colorado from the east on Chaffee County Road 162. Once a bustling mining town during Colorado's settlement and early mining era, only three people live here all year round.

	West of Agnes Vaille Falls and Cascade Falls (as one travels from Nathrop to St. Elmo), the road climbs and reaches the old railroad grade that served as the main form of transportation 100 years ago. As you can see, I enjoyed the snowy road conditions!
	A bend to the right.
	Continuing through a snowy winter wonderland.
	I pulled over to sit next to this large roadside snowman. :)
	As I traveled farther into the canyon, it began to snow like crazy. Adjacent is a shot that shows snowflakes coming down.

Approaching St. Elmo.
Approximately 20 to 25 original buildings remain standing in St. Elmo. All of them are privately owned. Visitors are welcome to take pictures from the road, but it is prohibited to trespass on people's private property.
There's nothing like a Colorado winter with its huge amounts of snow in the mountains! Adjacent is a shot of probably the most photographed building behind me.
St. Elmo is a very popular lauching point for snowmobilers. The snowmobile trails in the region are many, including paths leading to Hancock Pass, Williams Pass, the Alpine Tunnel and Tincup Pass.
It began to snow really hard! Other St. Elmo pages and nearby spots: www.st-elmo-colorado.com (St. Elmo Photography) Poplar Gulch Trail Grizzly Lake First Visit To St. Elmo Mt. Antero Hike Mt. Princeton Hike 4WD Over Tincup Pass Mary Murphy Mine Driving on Chaffee County 162 (Video)

	Visibility wasn't the greatest, but I liked the mountain on the other side of the canyon.
	Snowfall continued to come down hard.
	Such a beautiful winter snow scene.
	My final photo was taken near the "soft shoulder" that has a stunning view of Alpine Lake below. A small cluster of aspens are positioned beside the overlook. If you enjoy my website, let's stay connected on Facebook ... ColoradoGuy.com on Facebook

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