Glenwood Springs, Colorado

The famous Hot Springs Pool and waterslides. My grandfather often raved about Glenwood Springs and the hot springs he would go to when he was younger. Here is the pool as seen from the pedestrian bridge which crosses the Colorado River and the rail tracks.



The historic railroad station Grandpa would disembark at...



... the benches he would sit at as he waited for the return trip train. Amtrak now uses this facility.



The famous and historic Colorado Hotel next to the Hot Springs. This hotel and the Hotel Denver across the river were the places to stay "back in the day."



Below are 2 existing light shots of the lobby area to give a truer replication of the colors and mood of the inside. "Class" is exuded everywhere, which is probably why Presidents Teddy Roosevelt and Taft stayed here as well as less reputable guests as Al Capone and Diamond Jim Brady.







Atop the hillside just south of the downtown is Pioneer Cemetery, a short but vertical 1/2 mile hike up, which features the memorial to Doc Holliday, a dentist turned gambler and gunslinger and best known for his friendship with Wyatt Earp and fighting by his side at the Gunfight at OK Coral. Doc never lived in Glenwood Springs, but came there about age 37 to treat his tuberculosis at the hot springs. Unfortunately he died there a few months later of pneumonia.