Saguache, Colorado (A Small Town In The San Luis Valley - October 14, 2006)
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October 14, 2006 - I had nothing to do on a cloudy Saturday
afternoon and wound up driving south into the northern San Luis Valley. I arrived in Saguache and
found this small town with no traffic lights quite endearing ... and quiet!
Just outside of town, here are a couple of views of the mountain scenery.
The San Luis Valley has a great amount of desert terrain that gives it more of a feel like
New Mexico.
I spotted the main avenue and found the sleepiness of it to be very charming!
About half of the buildings on the main avenue were unoccupied for commerical purposes.
TOP: The historic Saguache County Bank building that appears as though it is being used as a private residence.
MIDDLE: The Saguache Hotel & Restaurant, which is no longer in operation.
BOTTOM: A bright yellow building that was once occupied by the Saguache Crescent newspaper.
A boarding up building that serves as a suprette on Highway 285.
The Saguache County Museum.
Ah, but there is one bank that is in operation in downtown Saguache.
The First Southwest Bank is open Monday through Friday! :)
A creative photo of two campaign signs. From what I
could gather, Linda Joseph and Ed Nielsen are competing for the same county commissioner seat in the county.
After wandering around Saguache,
I headed west on Highway 114 to photograph
North Cochetopa Pass on the Continental Divide.
