Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Go West XXXIV - Silverton

Main Street of Silverton, Colorado  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved
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The small town of Silverton began as a silver mining camp in the 1870's. But the past evolves into present and instead of mules and horses tied-up in front of these establishments, pickup trucks and SUVs park. Instead of communicating to the outside world via telegraph, there is satellite TV, and instead of mining for silver, they mine for tourists (the area is now a National Historic District). To add a bit of local color denizens dress-up in period costumes,
playing their part of the Old West.


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18 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 17, 2012 at 3:15 AM

    Wonderful contrasts Doug!

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  2. Frank de JolJuly 17, 2012 at 3:25 AM

    I love such small, traditional towns..
    I wonder whether it looked so colorful in the past?
    Probably not, but now looks charmingly.
    Excellent picture, allowing us to feel like in the Wild West

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  3. JoeJuly 17, 2012 at 5:32 AM

    Fantastic colours for the desert. We also have a town in outback NSW called Silverton founded on silver mining. It was used as a set for filming Mad Max. I visited once and was surprised to find wild camels roaming through the dust.

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  4. OlaJuly 17, 2012 at 5:34 AM

    I wonder wheter it was also so colorful in the old times...

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  5. GunnJuly 17, 2012 at 7:54 AM

    Like a scene from old films..... I did look for the horses.
    Perfect location for some many photo shots.
    Could have been even fashion shots here:)

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  6. KateJuly 17, 2012 at 8:31 AM

    Positively delightful. Terrific way to pull in tourists, but Ola has a point about the past.

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  7. brattcatJuly 17, 2012 at 9:22 AM

    would you dress up if you lived there? like wild bill, perhaps?

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  8. fabrizioJuly 17, 2012 at 11:30 AM

    lovely frame in perfect light

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  9. ZielonaMilaJuly 17, 2012 at 11:34 AM

    Fantastic photograph, fantastic colours. I am greeting

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  10. franzJuly 17, 2012 at 12:39 PM

    the same old colourful saloons, but with very different horses tethered in front ...

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  11. ....peter:)July 17, 2012 at 5:48 PM

    I like your POV in this shot very much Doug... i see that you are still enjoying your tour of the old west... keep safe and avoid any man carrying a gun outside his pants lol:)....peter:)

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  12. john4jackJuly 17, 2012 at 5:54 PM

    very cool town. lots of history there

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  13. CharlesJuly 17, 2012 at 8:21 PM

    Nice vivid colors. Great setting. Nice shot.

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  14. Karen @ Pieces of ContentmentJuly 19, 2012 at 7:16 AM

    A wonderful mix of the historic and modern times. The colours of the buildings are very bold, the hills provide an interesting backdrop. Very well composed Doug.

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  15. Traveling HawkJuly 19, 2012 at 3:45 PM

    I love these old houses, looking like in a Western moovie.

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  16. georgeJuly 20, 2012 at 9:28 AM

    Sparsely covered bluffs overlooking colourful wooden houses. Perfect, just how I imagined the (not so) Wild West to be.

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  17. rianJuly 29, 2012 at 2:07 PM

    those storefronts still look charming though.. nice shot! :)

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  18. DomLOrthaJuly 30, 2012 at 11:47 AM

    Wonderful painted houses: they offer a great combination of colors with the green hills and the blue sky. Nicely done!
    Have a nice day.

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