October 2002 - Hartsel is a small and unincorporated town in Park County, Colorado.
One piece of trivia: The geographical center of Colorado is in the vicinity of Hartsel.
This town reminded me a lot of Villa Grove
in the San Luis Valley.
It is very small, has a major highway running through it and
tall snow-capped mountains stand in the background.
Hartsel is officially in the area of South Park. South Park existed long before the TV show was created. :)
This building, I believe, was originally a one room schoolhouse in the old days.
Well, it turns out Jim Gardner did win the election and served as
county commissioner. Sadly, he passed away a few years later. He and I corresponded by e-mail after
he won the election and was very generous in dispensing his extensive knowledge about Park County. Thank you and RIP Jim.
More buffaloes! I must have spent about 15 minutes on the
side of the road just taking pictures. (I'm not sure if they should be called bison or buffaloes, but the photos speak for themselves.)
Looking southeast-east, you can see the
Pikes Peak Range from afar.
