17 August, Monday

What can I say, another beautiful day. We headed out for the Buffalo Tramway just off of the Stoney Pass road. This took us up to over 12,000 feet again to the top of the Buffalo Tram that transported ore from the mines to the processing mill in the valley. Much of the building was still intact. It is hard to imagine how all the building parts and equipment was brought to this height and assembled.

After the Buffalo trail we headed to Picaune Pass and Placier Gulch. Again, several old buildings were there for us to explore. Nearing the pass we saw the tent the Basque uses and his herd of sheep on the hill side across the valley. Did not see him or his dogs, but there were over 500 head of sheep grazing. After decending thru Placier Gulch we drove thru Animas Forks, once a thriving community.