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<blockquote data-quote="TerryMiller" data-source="post: 2731276" data-attributes="member: 7900"><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px">I've been remiss in posting photos, largely because of having been dealing with the health issues of one of our sons. While both the wife and I spent a month in OKC with helping to care for him, she had to stay while I came back to Colorado. Since I've not been out and around to take new photos, I thought I'd just throw in a few that were taken in different parts of the state of Colorado over a number of years.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px">This first one isn't scenic so much, but it is interesting because of its construction. This is called "Bishop's Castle," and it is a structure that has been built over the decades by someone that really seems to enjoy "messing with the government." He (and his father before him, I think) has done a lot of mason work to build much of this, welding to construct expanded metal walkways in various parts of the structure, and much else. He even has a gas line going to the head of the dragon with which he can make it breathe fire. I'll leave those that are interested in this to look up the place on the internet. Bishop's Castle is located south of Florence, Colorado on highway 165.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><a href="http://s1190.photobucket.com/user/TerryandJo/media/Colorado%20Beauty%20and%20Such/DSC_6838_zps1dcbc732.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i1190.photobucket.com_albums_z458_TerryandJo_Colorado_20Beauty_20and_20Such_DSC_6838_zps1dcbc732.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px">This photo was taken from the metal structure at the very top of the tall tower of Bishop's Castle. Getting around on the structure means that one doesn't want to have a fear of heights, and my wife even made sure to stay close to the building itself when walking on any of the outside metal walkways.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><a href="http://s1190.photobucket.com/user/TerryandJo/media/Colorado%20Beauty%20and%20Such/DSC_6935_zpscf6c582c.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i1190.photobucket.com_albums_z458_TerryandJo_Colorado_20Beauty_20and_20Such_DSC_6935_zpscf6c582c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px">This is a view of the Great Sand Dunes National Park from the area of Zapata Falls.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><a href="http://s1190.photobucket.com/user/TerryandJo/media/Colorado%20Beauty%20and%20Such/Zapata%20Falls/DSCN5561_zps8c936a99.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i1190.photobucket.com_albums_z458_TerryandJo_Colorado_20Beauty1c894f4d6ed29866c462a92dc7f57f5a.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px">This stream and area of trees is located at Zapata Falls. The falls themselves are back inside of a cave, so the falls are not visible from outside. This next image is taken from the perspective from the trail to the cave and looking north towards Great Sand Dunes National Park.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><a href="http://s1190.photobucket.com/user/TerryandJo/media/Colorado%20Beauty%20and%20Such/Zapata%20Falls/DSCN5555_zpsb9b0d2cf.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i1190.photobucket.com_albums_z458_TerryandJo_Colorado_20Beauty150d0aa22783fb5c11028671f070c916.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px">The couple in this image are at the mouth of the cave. Incidentally, if one wants to go back inside and see the falls, it may require walking in the stream itself to get there, depending on water levels and flow. Oh, and the water is definitely cold.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><a href="http://s1190.photobucket.com/user/TerryandJo/media/Colorado%20Beauty%20and%20Such/Zapata%20Falls/DSCN5554_zpsad970abc.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i1190.photobucket.com_albums_z458_TerryandJo_Colorado_20Beautyf9b4c551cbd9d0fed850c726a56edee2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px">This next image was taken in 2009 when we were near Pagosa Springs for a two week vacation. This image was taken in the area of some bluffs that are near the Piedra River, which is about 16 miles northwest of Pagosa Springs.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><a href="http://s1190.photobucket.com/user/TerryandJo/media/Colorado%20Beauty%20and%20Such/Piedra%20River%20Bluffs/DSC_3033_zpsyv3mncsz.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i1190.photobucket.com_albums_z458_TerryandJo_Colorado_20Beauty9494fcd4df706e3e632cb0bd59697460.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryMiller, post: 2731276, member: 7900"] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3]I've been remiss in posting photos, largely because of having been dealing with the health issues of one of our sons. While both the wife and I spent a month in OKC with helping to care for him, she had to stay while I came back to Colorado. Since I've not been out and around to take new photos, I thought I'd just throw in a few that were taken in different parts of the state of Colorado over a number of years. This first one isn't scenic so much, but it is interesting because of its construction. This is called "Bishop's Castle," and it is a structure that has been built over the decades by someone that really seems to enjoy "messing with the government." He (and his father before him, I think) has done a lot of mason work to build much of this, welding to construct expanded metal walkways in various parts of the structure, and much else. He even has a gas line going to the head of the dragon with which he can make it breathe fire. I'll leave those that are interested in this to look up the place on the internet. Bishop's Castle is located south of Florence, Colorado on highway 165. [URL=http://s1190.photobucket.com/user/TerryandJo/media/Colorado%20Beauty%20and%20Such/DSC_6838_zps1dcbc732.jpg.html][IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i1190.photobucket.com_albums_z458_TerryandJo_Colorado_20Beauty_20and_20Such_DSC_6838_zps1dcbc732.jpg[/IMG][/URL] This photo was taken from the metal structure at the very top of the tall tower of Bishop's Castle. Getting around on the structure means that one doesn't want to have a fear of heights, and my wife even made sure to stay close to the building itself when walking on any of the outside metal walkways. [URL=http://s1190.photobucket.com/user/TerryandJo/media/Colorado%20Beauty%20and%20Such/DSC_6935_zpscf6c582c.jpg.html][IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i1190.photobucket.com_albums_z458_TerryandJo_Colorado_20Beauty_20and_20Such_DSC_6935_zpscf6c582c.jpg[/IMG][/URL] This is a view of the Great Sand Dunes National Park from the area of Zapata Falls. [URL=http://s1190.photobucket.com/user/TerryandJo/media/Colorado%20Beauty%20and%20Such/Zapata%20Falls/DSCN5561_zps8c936a99.jpg.html][IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i1190.photobucket.com_albums_z458_TerryandJo_Colorado_20Beauty1c894f4d6ed29866c462a92dc7f57f5a.jpg[/IMG][/URL] This stream and area of trees is located at Zapata Falls. The falls themselves are back inside of a cave, so the falls are not visible from outside. This next image is taken from the perspective from the trail to the cave and looking north towards Great Sand Dunes National Park. [URL=http://s1190.photobucket.com/user/TerryandJo/media/Colorado%20Beauty%20and%20Such/Zapata%20Falls/DSCN5555_zpsb9b0d2cf.jpg.html][IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i1190.photobucket.com_albums_z458_TerryandJo_Colorado_20Beauty150d0aa22783fb5c11028671f070c916.jpg[/IMG][/URL] The couple in this image are at the mouth of the cave. Incidentally, if one wants to go back inside and see the falls, it may require walking in the stream itself to get there, depending on water levels and flow. Oh, and the water is definitely cold. [URL=http://s1190.photobucket.com/user/TerryandJo/media/Colorado%20Beauty%20and%20Such/Zapata%20Falls/DSCN5554_zpsad970abc.jpg.html][IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i1190.photobucket.com_albums_z458_TerryandJo_Colorado_20Beautyf9b4c551cbd9d0fed850c726a56edee2.jpg[/IMG][/URL] This next image was taken in 2009 when we were near Pagosa Springs for a two week vacation. This image was taken in the area of some bluffs that are near the Piedra River, which is about 16 miles northwest of Pagosa Springs. [URL=http://s1190.photobucket.com/user/TerryandJo/media/Colorado%20Beauty%20and%20Such/Piedra%20River%20Bluffs/DSC_3033_zpsyv3mncsz.jpg.html][IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i1190.photobucket.com_albums_z458_TerryandJo_Colorado_20Beauty9494fcd4df706e3e632cb0bd59697460.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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