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Mountain streams in Ouray County, Colorado run yellow because of the tailings from the gold mills (LOC)

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  • Colorado Kid 42 said:
    I think all the gold mines in this area are now closed. My father-in-law worked at the Camp Bird mine in the fifties. It was the last one in operation.

Improvised protection for a stream bank, Ridgway, Colorado (LOC)

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  • perfgeek said:
    Danger Bridge Out indeed - if that is protection for a stream bank, it would seem to be more of a levee than a dam.
  • roderickbodine said:
    Cool folk art born from necessity. Yes, there is a dwelling in the background. The structure was probably built to protect the house during major rain events.

Million dollar highway [U.S. 550] is cut through massive rocks in Ouray County, Colorado (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • Quick Prose said:
    The last time I went over this those guard rails were still in place. The first time I took my kids on this route my son looked out at the canyon and said, "My gosh, is this REAL?"
  • ruchitapatel75 said:
  • BRCheese said:
    2013, I think those blocks are still there. One of the more incredible places in North America, if not on earth!