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Mayflower Gulch saved from mining -- let's post some pics!

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Posted by Todd Caudle on November 28, 2009 at 6:25 PM
I know a lot of RMNPers, including me, adore this place. Summit County has acquired the gold mine property high up in the basin and will protect it as open space. When I was up there last summer, I encountered a locked gate right below the oft-photographed cabins right past timberline. Maybe the county will either remove the gate or provide enough room to park a couple of cars.

Details HERE.

In celebration, howzabout we post some pics of Mayflower Gulch/Boston townsite? I'll put some up once I'm back to my desktop pc.
Posted by Jody Grigg on November 28, 2009 at 6:39 PM
Thats good news, one time I actually mountained goated my way up the hillside to the building that is barely hanging on to the rock. Pretty sweet views from there.
Posted by Doug Andrews on November 28, 2009 at 6:59 PM
Maybe the county will grade the road up there a little. It was getting pretty rough recently.
Posted by Todd Caudle on November 28, 2009 at 7:48 PM
Maybe the county will grade the road up there a little.

No thank you...
Posted by Joshua Hardin on November 28, 2009 at 7:50 PM
Good news. In the spirit of the thread, I'll post a couple images from different seasons. Here's winter.
Posted by Joshua Hardin on November 28, 2009 at 7:50 PM
And one from summer.
Posted by Justin Peterson on November 28, 2009 at 9:53 PM
Josh,

Wow, these are both great shots. I REALLY like that winter one...awesome!
Posted by Morris McClung on November 28, 2009 at 11:56 PM
Excellent shots, Joshua, and that is great news, TC. Thank you for bringing the good news. Here's one I took a long time ago.
Posted by Bob Karcz on November 29, 2009 at 2:49 PM
Probably my favorite spot in Summit County. Great sunsets if you hit it right. A few shots from the last few years both with film and digital.

Bob Karcz
Silverthorne, Co
Posted by Bob Karcz on November 29, 2009 at 2:53 PM
one more from Mayflower Gulch

Bob Karcz
Silverthorne, Co
Posted by Nat Coalson on November 29, 2009 at 3:15 PM
Very timely, Todd.. today I printed a 20x30 of this for a corporate order. Off- camera, gold reflector held by CAZ ;-)

Truly a special place, worth protecting.
Posted by Kelly Black on November 30, 2009 at 4:10 AM
That is great news, this is a place that is so beautiful and magical. Happy to hear it's being protected. Very nice images.
Posted by Jesse Speer on November 30, 2009 at 1:24 PM
Very, very good news. I am actually in my Mayflower Gulch files from 2006, as I overhaul my Lightroom database. Here's one just processed (compression is killing it though) ...
Posted by Roger Rouch on December 1, 2009 at 6:47 PM
Good news indeed! Hopefully the road will get a little rougher :smile: