The three-mile narrow-gauge trip on the Georgetown Loop Railroad and heads up to Silver Plume and back. It’s about a 75-minute journey. (Catharine Hamm / Los Angeles Times)
Because of the brevity of the train trip, it’s ideal for younger children. (Catharine Hamm / Los Angeles Times)
Up near the Lebanon Mine, where remnants of the past give the flavor of the 1800s. (Catharine Hamm / Los Angeles Times)
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Guide Kelsey talks about the dry room, where the furnace was the key to keeping miners’ clothes dry. (Catharine Hamm / Los Angeles Times)
The entrance to the Lebanon Mine, which was worked from 1876-1896 about 45 miles west of Denver. (Catharine Hamm / Los Angeles Times)
Miners caused a cave-in to seal off the Lebanon Mine. They hoped silver prices would increase and if they did, they would pick up where they left off. That didn’t happen. (Catharine Hamm / Los Angeles Times)
