About 100 straight south of Salida, CO, stands the shell of what was once a mission church at Las Mesitas, Colorado. Just three years before it’s bicentennial, a fire ravaged the building, leaving nothing behind but the walls. On rare occasions, you can still find a wedding or mass going on inside the skeletal structure. On less rare occasions, you can lie in the nave and see the clouds or stars!
Oh looky there, Travel and Leisure is telling all our local secrets. Well, not the hidden jumps the teenagers make every year. Those you’ll just have to find on your own. Happy riding, y’all!
Lichen speckled rock outcroppings! Go on, say it aloud for poetic effect. Lichens abound in these high desert...
The video is of the upper pools at Valley View Hot Springs. This time of year, you can have them all to yourself! The water temp hovers just below 100°, so it’s really quite perfect for a sunny day soak.
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