Handlebars (Silverton)

Destination #4: New Mexico and Colorado

Silverton is just a picture perfect old western mining town high up in the Rocky Mountains.  With adorable shops and restaurants there's lots to explore from old time saloons, candy shops and tons of other stuff to check out that feels like a real trip back in history, when the West was the new frontier. We stopped for lunch at Handlebars Food and Saloon and were greeted up our arrival by an a guy dressed in late … [Read more...]

Old Hundred Gold Mine Tour (Silverton)

Destination #4: New Mexico and Colorado

When Isaac heard we were going on the Old Hundred Gold Mine Tour it's all he could talk about-he was determined to find some nuggets. We drove a little up into the mountains to get to the mine and the scenery was incredible, in fact the road followed a real "babbling brook" that flowed down to the river below. After checking in we Got dressed up in our gear-which consisted of a hard hat and a yellow "lab coat" type … [Read more...]