8/3/16 - Leadville, CO

Today we drove to the historic mining town of Leadville over the Top of the Rockies Byway.  We walked through town and talked to an ex-sheriff who told us about the town and some things to see.  At the height of the mining boom this was the second largest town in Colorado with a population over 100,000.  We went to the National Mining Hall of Fame and saw a couple of old homes.  We had a beer at Periodic Brewing and went into a resale shop.  I got some women’s magazines for 25 cents each.  On the drive back to Frisco we went by the open pit Climax Mine, a major producer of molybdenum.  Then we stopped stopped at Turquoise Lake.  When we got to Frisco we walked around town for some steps and went to Prosit, a German beer bar.  We shared a a Hofbrau Marzen beer and then we went to mail Jim's sister two postcards.  Dinner was at Ollie’s tonight -- it was $3 burger night.