We left Wyoming on a back road and crossed into Colorado. We drove to Colorado Springs and toured the Garden of the Gods. It was an amazing place to drive through.
We took the Gold Camp Road to Cripple Creek, an old gold mining town on the southern side of Pikes Peak. The road was a challenge with many curves and one lane tunnels and cuts through the mountains. It was a road made for two young people in a Porsche, but it must have been a challenge back in the mining days.
Cripple Creek was an interesting place to visit. Lots of very old houses, miner’s shacks, old churches, and a main street out of a western movie, complete with board sidewalks, hitching posts, and a dirt street. We enjoyed poking around in some of the old shops and saloons. It was all very interesting and quite colorful.
We went through Victor and onto an unpaved County Road 67. It was a great road to head south on...a beautiful drive. When we got to the Florence and Wetmore area, the road was paved, but still a pleasure to drive in a sports car.
We drove through the San Isabel National Forest to Lake Isabel on Hwy. 165. It was an incredibly beautiful drive and the lake was picture postcard perfect! We camped at the edge of a crystal clear stream, working its way over big boulders and small, and down to the lake. We woke up with snow on our heads.
The next morning, we drove on down the mountain to the little town of Rye. It made a lasting impression on us!
All too soon we were on the last part of our journey. We headed back to Lubbock and reality! It was a shock, but we had so many great memories of our adventure.
As a footnote, I will report that we traveled 4,320 miles. Keep in mind the low cost of gasoline in those days and the Porsche got great mileage. We spent $36.00 on fuel for the entire trip! Now that’s a story from “back in the good old days.”
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