RICO, COLORADO! (alt. 8,827 feet, Between Cortez & Telluride) - August 2003
Rico, Colorado!
Located between Telluride and Cortez in the Dolores River Valley!
This is a really small and former mining town with old
Victorian buildings ... kind of like Cripple Creek
but much more "homey" and personable.
Now this is a small mountain town with character!
I had a nice discussion with the woman inside the liquor store and got a picture of her posing outside the store. :)
A Rico Freako?!
I dined at the Theater Cafe and met another friendly local. His name is Willie and I was very
intrigued by his "Rico Freako" cap. Talk about having pride in your town ... Great nickname! :)
And YUM! I ordered the burrito dinner and it was huge!
The Rico Post Office! :)
A nice shot of the Dolores River just outside of town.
There is not much on the main drag, but there was a neat shop
that had homemade beeswax candles. I had yet another
good conversation with a Rico local (right)
who makes the candles and ships them out all over the world. I got a photo of the owner proudly standing beside his candles.
Lastly I love the label which reads, "Ridiculously long burn times."
