The Carson mining camps rest atop the continental divide at almost 12,000 feet. You needed to be some of the hardiest of people to make it through the winter here.

Alta was a small town between Telluride and Ophir that sits at 11,800 feet. It was founded after gold was discovered in the area and only a few hundred people lived here at one time.

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