It was a relaxed day, drizzly and gray. While Sue zoomed three QuaranTUNES Dulcimer Festival classes in the afternoon, Rouse, Noah, and Susanna paid a visit to nearby St. Elmo, elevation 9,961 feet.
Founded in 1889 at the beginning of the gold and silver mining era, St. Elmo is located in the heart of the Sawatch Range. It's now a ghost town, but back in the day nearly 2,000 people lived there.
When they returned to the cabin, we all enjoyed putting together a jigsaw puzzle, then had some "quiet" time. Mid-afternoon, the sun came out!
We drove to Brown’s Canyon National Monument where we hiked along the river to a landmark dubbed "the suck hole." It was nice walk, suitable even for gimpy Sue. We saw some rafters having fun on the river.
On the way home we had a delicious dinner at the Rock House Kitchen in Buena Vista. We had intended to eat in a socially-distanced manner on their nice patio, but a tremendous thunderstorm rolled into town. We ordered take-out and ate in the car!
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